Extreme heat kills hundreds, while millions more swelter on 4 continents as summer begins

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Extreme heat kills hundreds, while millions more swelter on 4 continents as summer begins

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Climate change may help to fuel heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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