Texas' Unrelenting Heatwave: Climate Change to Blame?
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Texas is experiencing a brutal heat wave, with record high temperatures and a heat index of 125 degrees in Corpus Christi. Experts say that climate change is making the heat wave at least five times more likely. The heat wave is caused by a heat dome, which occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. Heat waves kill more people in the US than all other weather-related disasters combined. The heat wave is expected to continue through the weekend and possibly through at least the Fourth of July.
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