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                                <title><![CDATA[ Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Greece discovers 18 charred bodies as southern Europe wildfires spread ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dangerous US heat wave pushes eastward, capping globe's record July ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Officials in New York City, Washington DC, Philadelphia and other big cities urged people to avoid working or playing outside, to drink plenty of fluids and to check on loved ones and neighbors. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ocean temperatures around US state hit hot-tub levels ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The growing frequency and intensity of severe weather is symptomatic of global, human-driven climate change that is fueling extremes, experts say, with current heatwaves expected to persist through August. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Greece has been particularly hard hit by fires, with authorities evacuating more than 20,000 people in recent days from homes and resorts in the south of the holiday island of Rhodes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Climate change role in July heatwaves 'overwhelming', scientists say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Extreme weather has caused havoc across the planet, with temperatures breaking records in China, the US and southern Europe, sparking forest fires, water shortages and a rise in heat-related hospital admissions. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Wild weather swings have gripped China since April, causing deaths, damaging infrastructure and wilting crops as well as raising fears of its ability to cope with climate change. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ WMO warns of risk of heart attacks, deaths as heatwave intensifies ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Overnight minimum temperatures were also set to reach new highs, according to the WMO, creating risks of increased cases of heart attacks and deaths. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Spain weathers scorching temperatures as heatwaves become more frequent ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Heatwaves in June have become more frequent in recent years, part of a global pattern of rising temperatures, widely attributed by scientists to human activity. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Europe's city schools, hospitals at risk from extreme heat, EU agency says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 03:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Climate change is making heatwaves hotter and more frequent - a trend that, when combined with urban heat islands, poses risks including increased deaths from heat stress to vulnerable populations like the elderly. ]]></description>
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