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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Yuriko Schumacher, Alex Ford and Erin Douglas

EXPLAINED: Climate change has sent temperatures soaring in texas | Rare Historical Photos

Cotton plants grow in a field while a dust storm blows ahead of a late summer thunderstorm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Terry County, Texas. (Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)
A dust storm blows over cotton fields ahead of a late-summer thunderstorm in Terry County in August 2022. A Texas Tribune analysis shows that extreme heat is becoming more common across Texas due to climate change, but the effects aren’t felt the same everywhere. (Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)

Record-breaking heat is becoming the new normal in Texas, an analysis of temperature data by The Texas Tribune shows, as climate change steadily warms the planet and shifts the range of typical temperatures higher.

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