Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization examined a summer of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere, which has spawned record temperatures and wildfires that have caused devastation, dozens of casualties, and forced thousands to be evacuated in both North America and Europe.

Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

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