![]() (Photo by Ronda Churchill / AFP) (Photo by RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images) Gabriel Ambrus de Moraes, 29, (L) is photographed by his twin brother Pedro, both of Los Angeles, as he stands next to a digital display of an unofficial heat reading at Furnace Creek Visitor Center during a heat wave in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California, on July 16, 2023. Extreme heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the United States, according to official data, with the elderly, the very young, people with mental illness and chronic diseases at highest risk. Global surface temperatures have increased by about 2F (1.1C) since 1880, making extreme heat more frequent. Climate scientists are sounding alarm about the impact of human-caused global warming, and warning 2023 is on track to be the warmest since records began. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Satya Soviet Patnaik shields himself from the sun while waiting in line to take a photo at the historic Welcome to Las Vegas Sign during a heat wave in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 14, 2023. A heat dome over Texas that has expanded to California, Nevada and Arizona is subjecting millions of Americans to excessive heat warnings, according to the National Weather Service. ![]() (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 16: Dee Lee, 34, cools off amid searing heat that was forecast to reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit on Jin Phoenix, Arizona. A persistent heat dome over Texas that has expanded to California, Nevada and Arizona is subjecting millions of Americans to excessive heat warnings, according to the National Weather Service. PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 16: In an aerial view, a billboard displays the temperature that was forecast to reach 115 degrees Fahrenheit on Jin Phoenix, Arizona. India, Pakistan, and Japan have been hit by devastating floods and landslides, and people are being forced to ration water due to a drought in Costa Rica. Spain, Switzerland, Lebanon, and Greece are also battling wildfires. Much of Europe has been afflicted by a heat wave named Cerberus, the multi-headed dog that guards the underworld of Greek myth. ![]() The extreme weather is not isolated to the U.S. Meanwhile, smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke cities in the Northeast, while a massive swath of states in the southern half of the country remain under heat warnings. ![]() Tornadoes have hit Denver, Chicago and Boston, while five people – including two children – died after being swept away by flash flooding in Pennsylvania. The first two weeks of July have seen a striking surge of wildfires, extreme heat, flooding, and drought across the globe. ![]()
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