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June Was Earth’s Hottest on Record. August May Bring More of the Same. [1]
['Delger Erdenesanaa']
Date: 2023-07-20
Why It Matters: Many places have suffered sweltering heat and humidity.
Many daily temperature records were set in June across the Southern United States, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. Temperatures in Laredo, Texas, reached 100 degrees on more than 20 days in June. Austin, El Paso and San Antonio reached triple digits on more than 10 days each. The heat index, which also accounts for humidity, was well past 100 much of the time in all of these cities.
Extreme heat can be dangerous for anyone’s body, but older people and outdoor workers are at particular risk. Summer heat waves in Europe last year may have killed 61,000 people across the continent, according to a recent study.
This year’s heat and humidity have been devastating in northern Mexico, where more than 100 people have died of heat-related causes, according to reports from the federal health ministry.
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[1] Url:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/climate/hottest-june-in-history-noaa.html
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