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Future summers could be hotter than any on record
Reducing carbon emissions could cut risk of record-breaking summertime heat in half
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Heat waves affect energy use, farming and other aspects of society.
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How hot will future summers be? According to new research, a lot hotter than in the past.
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The summer of 2012, among others, was a scorcher. In 2012, three summer heat waves struck the U.S.
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June 29, 2012, was the hottest day that year in the eastern U.S.
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The urban heat island effect further raises summer temperatures in cities.
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Grasses turn sere and brown in baking summer sun.
Credit: NSF Konza Prairie LTER Site
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