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Swiss Study Shows Doubling of Heat Waves Since 1880

As part of recent climate change workshop inĀ  Switzerland, a researcher at Switzerland's Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology presented findingsĀ  that showed since 1880 the duration of heat waves in Western Europe has doubled, and the number of unusually hot days in the region has nearly tripled.

Workshop website :Climate Variability and Extremes During the Past 100 Years
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