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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Climate change leading to earlier and earlier heatwaves scientists say - What They Never Told You

A picture taken on May 19, 2022 in Salon-de-Provence, southern France, shows a dead tree in a field during an exceptional heat episode in France. © Nicolas Tucat, AFP

As France grapples with a particularly intense heatwave this weekend, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, meteorologists say the increasingly early arrival of heatwaves is directly linked to global warming due to human activities.

Although heatwaves now happen regularly, this one came as a surprise – a clear indication that the consequences of global warming are being felt earlier and earlier.

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