Heat wave 2021: Climate scientists warn about a new normal
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"Even relatively small increases in average temperatures cause a much bigger shift in the extremes."Extreme weather events, including heat waves, are driven by a complex mix of atmospheric processes and can vary from year to year, but climate change helps amplify the threats, said Philip Mote, a climate scientist at Oregon State University.
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