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Climate extremes: Sweltering heat waves

August 6, 2025

Record heat is pushing people to their limits. Japan has logged a new record (41.8 Celsius/107.2 Fahrenheit), heat is killing reindeer in Finland and Europe is bracing for yet another round of peak temperatures.

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A woman cools off from the heat with a paper fan in Skopje, North Macedonia
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