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Longer, hotter heatwaves leading to rise in heat stress around the world
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Heatwaves around the world are getting hotter and lasting longer according to a new study. Scientists analysed a global dataset of human heat stress and found some subtropical countries are experiencing 50 more days per year of at least strong heat stress compared with the 1970s.
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