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Record heatwaves are here to stay - welcome to our warming world

By Michael Le Page

6 July 2018

People on a beach — Scotland has seen high temperatures
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Why are we seeing record heat across the northern hemisphere? Because the planet is getting hotter. And we ain’t seen nothing yet – it’s going to get a lot hotter still.

Scotland hit 33.2°C on 28 June, for instance, passing the previous record of 32.9°C set in August 2003 – though the Met Office says this reading may actually be due to . And in Oman on 26 June, , even at night. That’s…

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