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Climate change made North America’s deadly heatwave 150 times more likely

Rising global temperatures probably contributed to a week of record-breaking heat in Canada and the United States.
  1. Quirin Schiermeier
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The devastating heatwave that struck parts of Canada and the United States late last month would have been extremely unlikely without global warming, researchers have concluded.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01869-0

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