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2016, North America and India The United States recorded a major heat wave from July to October 2016. The most-af- fected areas included western United States, with the highest-recorded temperature of the continent being 126°F (52.2°C) in Death Valley, California. In 2016, India faced even more terrible heat waves. On May 16, India recorded a tem- perature of 123.8°F (51°C) in Phalodi, in the state of Rajasthan. It was the highest tempera- ture ever recorded in India. As of April 2017, about 4,620 deaths caused by the heat waves of the previous four years were recorded in India.

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● ● During the 2010 heat wave, temperatures in central Russia rose 18°F (10°C) above normal, killing more than 50,000 people. ● ● During the 2003 European heat wave, the Alpine glaciers’ mass lessened by almost 10 percent. Climate Facts

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