By Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/middleeast/climate-change-heat-humidity-mime-intl/index.html

Published 10:47 AM EDT, Fri August 19, 2022

People cross the Diyala River, a tributary of the Tigris, where decreasing water levels this year have raised alarm among residents near Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29.Hadi Mizban/AP

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London got so warm this summer that newspapers splashed with headlines saying temperatures in the city had exceeded those of scorching hot Dubai.

One after another, European countries such as Spain and Portugal registered record highs this year.

The northern hemisphere did indeed witness record temperatures, with wildfires engulfing parts of Europe and drought threatening food supplies. And, often, European cities witnessed hotter conditions than those in the Persian Gulf.

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But experts say that temperature alone…