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Re:US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming by refurb on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:40AM (#27771181)
Look at the temperature records in Canada.

Of the 13 provinces and territories, 9 of the 13 records were set in the 1930's or earlier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_i...

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Re:US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming by fabbari on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:55AM (#27771310)
Interestingly enough: the highest temperature recorded in the 1930's is 4.6C lower than the current record.
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Re:US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming by refurb on Thursday July 08, 2021 @09:18AM (#27771559)
Yet routinely gets into the low 40C range every year.
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