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More frequent and intense extreme heat is one of the major impacts of climate change.
To assess how the incidence of extreme heat has changed over time, Carbon Brief has examined which regions experienced all-time daily heat records in each year since 1950.
The analysis shows that over the past decade, approximately 40% of the Earth’s surface experienced its warmest temperatures on record.
