Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists

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🔬 Scientific Rating: CRITICAL

📊 Importance Score: 85/100

📅 Published: March 20, 2026

🏛️ Source: The Guardian

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Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of yearThe record-breaking heatwave scorching the US west this week would have been “virtually impossible” if not for the climate crisis, a team of scientists has determined.Millions of Americans from the Pacific coast…

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