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DISASTER● ELEVATEDJun 23 · Jun 23, 2026, 9:48 AM

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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