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So, how hot will Earth get?

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What do these events have in common?

Twenty (and counting) straight days oftemperatures exceeding 110 degreesFahrenheit in Phoenix, Arizona. 126 F measured in China. 120 F at 1 a.m. in Death Valley, California. 109 F in Rome.

They’re all new temperature records. Yes, heat waves are normal. But continuously breaking, nearly breaking, orobliterating heat recordsisn’t normal.Such historic and sustained heatis expected to increase in the coming years as added global warming exacerbates heat waves, and overall temperatures will continue to rise until emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gassesdrop to zero.

So, you might ask yourself:How hot will it get??

The answer is dependent on the most unpredictable part of theclimate…