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Dangerous Heat Days Are Expanding Beyond Summer, with Regional Spring-Fall Shifts
Researchers found extreme heat is appearing outside traditional summer months, with dry and humid heat seasons expanding at different rates across the globe.
Extreme heat has become more common—both research and lived experience document this—but when it arrives is a different question. A new study finds that, rather than occurring only during warm seasons, extreme heat events have become more frequent in the months before and after, too.