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Study finds rapid growth in heat extremes in northern Amazonia
A new analysis identifies a large area of the central northern Amazon where dry-season temperature extremes have intensified especially quickly.
The 16 September report describes research using temperature and rainfall data from 1981 to 2023. Changes in the hottest conditions differ from changes in average temperature. The findings concern long-term regional patterns, rather than a forecast of the weather in a particular place today.
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