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Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China

(UPDATE) SUMMER has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere, but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.

Extreme heat advisories have been issued for more than 100 million Americans with the National Weather Service forecasting, particularly dangerous conditions in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.