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Climate change does its damage in a lot of ways—birthing hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Communities can open cooling centers during heat waves, provide early warning systems and design drinking water systems that can handle more intense rainfall and runoff, reducing contamination risks.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Research shows that global warming is making heat waves more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense everywhere.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2025
These affect both the Global North and South, from deadly wildfires in the US, Canada and Europe, to devastating heat waves in Pakistan and deadly floods in Vietnam.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Communities can open cooling centers during heat waves, provide early warning systems and design drinking water systems that can handle more intense rainfall and runoff, reducing contamination risks.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Research shows that global warming is making heat waves more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense everywhere.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2025
These affect both the Global North and South, from deadly wildfires in the US, Canada and Europe, to devastating heat waves in Pakistan and deadly floods in Vietnam.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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