Extreme heat and wildfires made worse by climate change, say scientists

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Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and wildfires in the western United States forced thousands of people from their homes.
by Associated Press /  / Updated 
Image: Major Wildfire Spreads To 28,000 Acres, Threatens Redding, CA

Smoke rises from the Carr Fire as it burns along a highway near Whiskeytown, Calif., on Friday.Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe, again.

Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90 large fires in the U.S. West burned dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of at least 37,000 people near Redding, California. Flood-inducing downpours have pounded the U.S. East this week.

It’s all part of summer — but it’s all being made worse by human-caused climate change, scientists say.

“Weirdness abounds,” said Rutgers University climate scientist Jennifer Francis.

Japan hit 106 degrees on Monday, its hottest temperature ever. Records fell in parts…

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