The U.S. West Coast has faced a series of record-breaking heat waves in recent years, from California’s Central Valley to Oregon and Washington. Scientists now emphasize that emissions from fossil fuel and cement producers—sometimes called “carbon majors”—have played a measurable role in making these extreme heat events more frequent and more intense. This article reviews…
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