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Independence Day Scare: Fourth of July was the Earth's hottest day in recorded history

The previous record for Earth’s hottest day was split between July 2022 and August 2016, when the global temperature reached 62.46 degrees Fahrenheit or 17.01 degrees Celsius

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Peru to declare emergency over increased activity of Ubinas volcano 

Over the past few days, the volcano has been shooting ash that has reached as far as 1,700 meters above the summit of the volcano

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Chicago record rainfall causes widespread flooding and power outages

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) reversed the flow of the Chicago River to help alleviate the flooding in the area

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Canadian wildfires place more than 100 million Americans under air quality alerts

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has covered some of the major U.S. cities, such as New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Minneapolis, in a blanket of smoke

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Mexico heat wave leaves at least 112 dead with temperatures peaking at 122 degrees

Most of the deaths were attributed to heat stroke, while a few others were caused by dehydration

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Thousands in southern U.S. left without power as storms and heatwaves hit region

Hundreds of thousands of households in the south were left without power on Monday after several storms hit the region, leaving residents searching for shelter during a heatwave

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Earthquake at 6.4 magnitude rocks Baja California peninsula 

The Mexican civil defense agency suggested that boards and coastal towns take additional precautions due to possible dangerous currents and seawater level variations that could have been caused by the quake

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12 dead and more than 20 missing after extra-tropical cyclone hits southern Brazil, causing floods

Authorities have conducted more than 2,400 rescues across 35 cities over the past two days. The government of Rio Grande do Sul said it is conducting helicopter searches in the flooded neighborhoods to locate the missing individuals

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Deadly tornado streak leaves 3 dead and 75 injured in Texas town

Perryton, a town of about 8,000 people 115 miles northeast of Amarillo was hit by at least three different tornadoes in a span of a few hours

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NBC meteorologist says Puerto Rico heat wave was "at least five times more likely to happen due to man-made global warming"

The Washington Post also reported that the heat wave was due “to a confluence of weather and ocean patterns, as well as human-caused climate change”