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Climate change slows heat waves, prolongs misery
By Agence France-Presse
Mar 31, 2024 12:05 am

CLIMATE change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures longer than ever before, a study published in Science Advances said Friday.

While previous research has found climate change is causing heat waves to become longer, more frequent and more intense, the new paper differs by treating heat waves as distinct weather patterns that move along air currents, just as storms do.

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