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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Heat-wave ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Earth hits record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods and NASA prepares for Artemis II launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Monday, March 23, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PZ63UgQbnpaep94MPFGAc3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:10:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4h3YnrGVZkV35EriiDxmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive 'heat dome' is bringing 'extremely dangerous' temperatures to the eastern half of the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weather forecasters have warned of extreme and dangerous temperatures as a major heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern U.S. states. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9T3u4mW9TZHxKWJQ23hB5V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The heatwave is expected to hit New York City and many other areas on the East Coast next week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the New York City skyline at sunrise before a major heat wave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient civilizations knew how to keep cool in deadly heat. We need to resurrect that lost knowledge now. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:43:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:43:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adriana Zuniga-Teran ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ze3g3efZZBqS5t6G5ZzjEP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling techniques. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a middle eastern mansion]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's weather is getting weirder. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xH3bLSa75V3mj7TTdRLRV6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What is causing the uptick in strange weather events?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[4 panel image showing from left to right, flooding, hurricane, wildfires and lightning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LxthuopJ8gHPa9qEBbAjSi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thompson Fire in Oroville County, California on July 2, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thompson Fire in Oroville County, California on July 2, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heat dome triggers record-breaking temperatures across US West Coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scorching temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit are expected across the U.S. West Coast in the coming days, as a heat dome hovers over the region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLDwCXBVkaKJhcGzWANApe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Triple digit temperatures ascend on the high desert as a pedestrian walks from a bus stop past the Joshua Tree library digital temperature thermometer on June 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man walks on the sidewalk in front of a temperature monitor that reads 104 F in Joshua Tree, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Mysterious, slow-spinning cloud 'cyclone' hugs the Iberian coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 2017 satellite photo shows an unusual cloud "cyclone" nestled up against the coastline of Spain and Portugal. Researchers are unsure what caused the strange structure's spin, but ocean eddies and an extreme heat wave likely played key roles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:00:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEZ2n69rFYBsmBQrwGvqLn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large cloud spiral was spotted nestled perfectly along the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers are not sure exactly what caused this unusually perfect shape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spiral of cloud nestled along a coastline]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 10 billion snow crabs starved to death off the coast of Alaska. But why? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large population of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019 that multiplied the crabs' caloric needs and drove them to starvation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnUvxPDZLqi2kmH696KG5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A population of snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up picture of a snow crab in a transparent tank.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This was the hottest summer ever recorded on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June through August 2023 were the hottest three months ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:27:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aimee Gabay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bjMLVwDvuZt9i5AUv8Ythc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth just had its hottest summer in recorded history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[World map of global temperatures in July, 2023.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida waters now 'bona fide bathtub conditions' as heat dome engulfs state ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The unprecedented water temperatures — reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in some places — could intensify storms and hurricanes in the Sunshine State. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:03:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tuR2eAqyELjP8gbqNScCgj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Waters off the coast of Florida have soared to alarming temperatures and could intensify the heat wave on land.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blazing sun beats down on the ocean and colors it orange.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For the first time, scientists have named a heat wave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, authorities have given a heat wave a name. Scientists hope that naming extreme heat events will help the public protect itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iAr2WdUQiYpTAq9s2fPJW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[With extreme heat events becoming more common, authorities are looking for ways to warn the public about dangerous temperatures.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wiping sweat from his face under the hot sun. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why heat waves kill so quickly ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Britain broke an all-time heat record this week, and a heat wave in the U.S. stretched from California to the South. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C9g8wCgdFxf5LQbKVuE2bN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When core body temperature gets too high, everything breaks down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A male construction worker wipes sweat off his forehead.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wildfires blaze in London during record heatwave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fires such as those caused by a recent record-breaking heatwave in Europe will likely become more common as the climate warms, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:48:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3iNsN4QAte9onKKA4AqruM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A British flag flies amongst the smoldering ruins of houses as fire services tackle a large blaze on July 19 in Wennington, England. A series of grass fires broke out amid an intense heatwave.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A British flag flies amongst the smoldering ruins of houses as fire services tackle a large blaze on July 19 in Wennington, England. A series of grass fires broke out amid an intense heatwave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 17-story-tall 'mountain' of garbage spontaneously combusts during Indian heatwave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A landfill in New Delhi, India spontaneously combusted this week during a record heatwave. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:24:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6HquZdqtbDWnVxiERtDoM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An enormous garbage fire rages in New Delhi on April 26, 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An enormous garbage fire rages in New Delhi on April 26, 2022.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alarming heat waves hit Arctic and Antarctica at the same time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/arctic-and-antarctica-simultaneous-heatwaves</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Simultaneous heat waves have hit the Arctic and Antarctica, raising temperatures by more than 50 degrees in parts of both polar regions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:20:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEJpoq3sU7Hp3KRz3phQkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Simultaneous heatwaves have hit both polar regions and caused temperatures to rise by at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Simultaneous heatwaves have hit both polar regions and caused temperatures to rise by at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ July 2021 was officially the hottest month ever ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/july-2021-hottest-month-ever</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ July 2021 was the single hottest month in history, according to a new NOAA report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:59:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EX7YMUo5HiQtQq6bp6GYtb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[EU satellite imagery shows an extreme heatwave in Greece and Turkey in early August. A new report found July 2021 to be the hottest month on Earth in recorded history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[EU satellite imagery shows an extreme heatwave in Greece and Turkey in early August. A new report found July 2021 to be the hottest month on Earth in recorded history.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Death Valley hits 130 degrees, nearly breaking heat record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit are part of a "heat dome" scorching the western United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:14:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wpA8pEYbrPQw63UmikBfZb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The RaceTrack Playa in Death Valley National Park in California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The RaceTrack Playa in Death Valley National Park in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ June 2021 smashed heat records in North America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite data finds that June 2021 was the hottest June ever recorded in North America. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:18:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axcPAtKboKu5tMULKxGLEb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The floor is lava; June 2021 was the hottest June in North American history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The floor is lava; June 2021 was the hottest June in North American history.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A dangerous 'Omega block' is trapping scorching hot air over the US and Canada ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Undulations in the jet stream have caused a heat dome to descend on the Pacific Northwest, leading to record high temperatures in the US and Canada. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:18:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJPnN8GmXKVC4hZhe7LD97-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scorching temperatures descended over the Pacific Northwest and Canada this week as a heat dome trapped a high-pressure block in place.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scorching temperatures descended over the Pacific Northwest and Canada this week as a heat dome trapped a high-pressure block in place.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Heat dome' scorches western US with record-breaking temps ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/heat-wave-death-valley.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit are part of a "heat dome" scorching the western United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:34:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntp2A5Ky32NqpRXy3qKSTo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dramatic badlands of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley lit by the late afternoon sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The dramatic badlands of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley lit by the late afternoon sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:54:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmYq669oUrR6XFR54QqjX9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Creek Fire rapidly moves near Shaver Lake, California on Tuesday (Sept. 8).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Creek Fire rapidly moves near Shaver Lake, California on Tuesday (Sept. 8).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Hot Blob in the Pacific Ocean Caused 1 Million Seabirds to Die ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/blob-caused-extreme-seabird-dieoff.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five years ago, tens of thousands of emaciated seabirds washed ashore on the Pacific Coast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:49:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBxfHNzgnAH77HEn9eGjoC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of common murres such as this one died and washed ashore as a result of a marine heat wave known as &quot;the blob.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thousands of common murres such as this one died and washed ashore as a result of a marine heat wave known as &quot;the blob.&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Is Heat Exhaustion?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What do football players and sugarcane harvesters have in common? They may all be at risk for heat exhaustion — a hazardous condition that can lead to fatal heat stroke. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:12:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ nhaloupek@gmail.com (Nicole Haloupek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole Haloupek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iAr2WdUQiYpTAq9s2fPJW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Heat exhaustion can result from extreme high temperatures and dehydration.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wiping sweat from his face under the hot sun. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People Are Getting 2nd-Degree Burns from Sidewalks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66052-hot-pavement-causes-second-degree-burns.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hot days can rapidly bring pavements to sizzling temperatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:20:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MRo8LdmReWAyjCeoAitpuH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whoa! Alaska Is Hotter Than NYC. Here's Why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage, Alaska, reached 90 degrees F (32 degrees Celsius). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:45:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/38Hj7Cbyf6tjBTYGpSYFqf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lifeguard Luke Orot at Jewel Lake on July 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, which is bracing for record-warm temperatures.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lifeguard Luke Orot at Jewel Lake on July 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, which is bracing for record-warm temperatures.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Most of the World to Face Record-High Temperatures Every Year Without Serious Climate Action ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 60% of the world will face record-high temperatures every year for the next 100 years if we don't tackle climate change now, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:06:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4s68rshDY2hMMuxCFQsAcP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A boy quenches his thirst at a water tap during a scorching heat wave, on May 15, 2017, in New Delhi, India.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A boy quenches his thirst at a water tap during a scorching heat wave, on May 15, 2017, in New Delhi, India.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Cropmarks Reveal Traces of Lost Civilizations in England ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fields laden with cropmarks serve as a map for archeological finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:33:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRh6Bk2ckBu92QdRzTXmg9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heat Wave Reveals Cropmarks of Lost Civilizations in England ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dry conditions have revealed unknown archaeological sites hidden beneath England's fields. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:52:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:39:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GmLthKZgRW5fzhErw7d57Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These cropmarks depict a prehistoric settlement in Cornwall. This unusual layout consists of two concentric ditches with an entrance connected by two parallel ditches. The inner ditch could have enclosed a Bronze or Iron age settlement, whereas the outer ditch could have been used as a means to manage livestock later in history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ancient Civilization markings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Death Valley Smashes Heat Record, 2nd Year in a Row ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The hottest place in the U.S., Death Valley, was not left out of this year's record-breaking heat wave. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:04:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3ViPtZT77MRft77TUbqg7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[July in Death Valley was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Death Valley]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shocking Global Map Shows the Extent of a Global Heat Wave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Heat waves swarm across the world, and a new visualization shows just how bad things are. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 22:06:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YfjLzNMDPojjbcZcgB8Xvm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;earth&quot; animation shows global temperatures.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Arctic Circle Burns As Record Heat Broils Northern Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Record temperatures are helping to turn northern Europe into a tinderbox. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qmmEJXu4XQY3zLmceznHjU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A fire vehicle is seen as fire burns in Karbole, Sweden, on July 15, 2018.  The unusually hot and dry weather is helping fuel dozens of fires in the country.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Swedish wildfire. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of 'Boiled' Bats Fall from Sky in Australian Heat Wave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extreme heat in Australia has deadly consequences. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:10:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:57:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hZiXnZcXtFBqYTLbaUi37U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pile of dead bats that &quot;boiled&quot; in Campbelltown in the Australian state of New South Wales.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pile of dead bats that &quot;boiled&quot; in Campbelltown in the Australian state of New South Wales.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ South Asia May Become Too Hot for Humans to Survive by 2100 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By the end of this century, temperatures in South Asia — a region where about one-fifth of the world's population lives — could become too hot and humid for people to survive, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:30:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracy Staedter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B9igTcGguog5yh5oQqgdbR-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Families cool off in a pond during a heat wave on June 2, 2012, in New Delhi, India.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Families cool off in a pond during a heat wave on June 2, 2012, in New Delhi, India.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Hot Will Your City Get By 2100? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Summers around the world are already warmer than they used to be, and they’re going to get dramatically hotter by century’s end if carbon pollution continues to rise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:13:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Kahn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUrxYtS3py8Crk3QhcM8Z-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Map Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Health Across US ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58270-climate-change-health-effects-united-states.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Climate change is poised to affect the health of Americans in every part of the country, a new report says. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:23:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJnoRDLFii5Kq6hHCoYDf5-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The Medical Society Consortium on Climate &amp; Health]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wind, Rain, Heat: Health Risks Grow with Extreme Weather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As climate change proceeds, there will be more extreme weather events, and these events pose a threat to people's health, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:19:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S5ZPjSHnehjZeJmU4Zi9q4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The powerful Hurricane Katrina, a Category-5 storm, is seen here in a satellite image from Aug. 28, 2005.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The powerful Hurricane Katrina, a Category-5 storm, is seen here in a satellite image from Aug. 28, 2005.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ June Breaks US Heat Records ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The temperatures for June are in and five Western states saw their warmest June ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:12:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQnFJrpw2Gmw6ncJaAjmzA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heat Wave Deaths May Triple by the 2050s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deaths due to heat waves could rise three to four times in some regions by the middle of this century, according to a new U.K. study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 23:56:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bahar Gholipour ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DRg7NqBFZRGWGbFpVA3iZn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hot Cars Can Kill: 20 Children Already Dead in 2013 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As a heat wave grips the I-95 corridor this week, researchers warn how hot cars can get, posing risks to children and pets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:10:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record-Challenging Heat on the Way for Midwest, East ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extremes continue during the last week of May as some areas go from snow and frost to 90-degree temperatures and record highs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Sosnowski ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRJedEgTLCLoq9Wmnh3goG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record-Warmth in the Desert Southwest into Early This Week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Southwest corner of the nation will remain a focus for sweltering conditions through Tuesday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pvJqMfnGkUcBBAvwWVYKVn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sydney Swelters Through Hottest Day on Record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The population of over 4.5 million suffered through the scorching heat that peaked at 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit (45.8 degrees Celsius) at the Observatory Hill. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:16:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Leister ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YqffVsemNGhPbRgG9YyuhH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best Earth Images of the Week  Jan. 11, 2013 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Snow in Jerusalem, record heat in Australia and 9,000 penguins in Antarctica all topped our favorite images this week. Check out all the awesome photos we found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:27:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:54:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54LRFE4uCM9wX9icqtmkbf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Polar Foundation/Alain Hubert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the elegant occupants of the newly-discovered colony.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[penguins, exploration, exploring Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Australia Heat Sparks Fires, Shatters Records ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Heat is expected to continue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:19:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Accuweather.com ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VWaGu7trvQzvAkGNeViAbX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Australia bushfire image via Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2012: A Year of Weather Extremes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/25757-wild-weather-2012.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A look back at the extreme weather of 2012 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:21:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wZ6Rpjgu4oH8GKGmVvbaLg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA GOES Project.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This GOES-13 satellite image was captured on Oct. 31 at 1240 UTC as Sandy&#039;s circulation was winding down over Pennsylvania. Sandy had been downgraded a remnant low pressure area.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hurricane sandy, frankenstorm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Countdown: 2012's Wildest Weather ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31844-wild-weather-countdown-2012.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A look back at the wildest weather moments of 2012. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:59:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/28pJNCLEPnCeKFUHDbzYYk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carlos Ayala]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A striking image of Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Oct. 29, 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Sandy Brooklyn]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could Pumping Aerosols into the Atmosphere Stop Global Warming? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/22417-aerosols-stop-global-warming.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geoengineering is no longer fringe science as the debate shifting from whether it should be done to how. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:31:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachel Kaufman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2zLT7WAnMGv5Q5KMiQkyJA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hugh Hunt, SPICE project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A British climate-cooling balloon experiment would have sprayed water into the atmosphere to test its effect on reflecting sunlight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SPICE Project]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Heat Waves Can Mean High Death Tolls ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/22050-heat-waves-high-death-tolls.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amid the hottest year on record in the United States comes new research warning just how deadly heat waves can be. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:46:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:44:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7K4jZdCmhix2VojvZDDnqY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA National Weather Service Hydrometeorological Prediction Center]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image released on July 3, 2012, shows the average maximum temperature forecast from July 3-7. Black signifies a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit, bright orange signifies 109 F. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Heat wave map in early July, 2012.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More 100-Degree Temperatures Across the Midwest ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31644-more-100-degree-heat-across-midwest.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Record heat is expected once again across the Midwest this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:15:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dave Samyhel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/voWTjegvJcQktmc9GoUVmM-1280-80.jpg">
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