Unprecedented Heatwaves: Climate Records Shattered Worldwide

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Canada's Northwest Territories experienced an unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures over the weekend smashing previous records. The region saw some of the hottest days ever recorded, with Fort Good Hope reaching the highest temperature ever recorded that far north in Canada. Climate experts warn that each summer is getting hotter, and the Arctic is warming two-to-four times faster than the rest of the planet due to climate change. This extreme weather comes as Canada battles its worst wildfire season, with hundreds of fires burning across the country and residents being forced to flee.
- Canada's Northwest Territories smash previous temperature records BBC
- 'Natural forces combined with human-caused climate change' unleashing extreme record heat worldwide FRANCE 24 English
- World has "hottest week on record" as study says record-setting 2022 temps killed more than 61,000 in Europe CBS News
- Opinion: Look around — the climate has already changed Yakima Herald-Republic
- Why are so many climate records all breaking at once? Fast Company
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