Heat storms, massive heat waves covering at least 1% of the globe for five consecutive days, have become increasingly frequent and severe. These storms were rare in the 1960s, but now average 102 per year, causing widespread heat-related deaths, wildfires, and droughts.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/climate-heatstorms-science/
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