As Boston heat records fall, scientists see climate change’s fingerprints
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As Boston heat records fall, scientists see climate change’s fingerprints
Point to a string of 90-plus-degree days in Boston and call it climate change, and someone might tell you: There have always been hot days.
And it’s true. The historical records are full of occasional blips when temperatures soared.
But the relentless heat of this summer — the heavy curtain that has hung over Boston, making the air thick and the going slow — is different, and has been made more likely to happen thanks to climate change, according to scientists. And while these seemingly endless strings of scorching temperatures feel terrible, these experts say they are just a taste of what’s to come.
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