‘Never occurred before’: How the Arctic is sizzling Texas

‘Never occurred before’: How the Arctic is sizzling Texas
The oppressive heat wave roasting Texas and Mexico is rekindling a scientific debate about the effects that Arctic climate change might have on weather patterns around the world.
Many experts say that rapid warming in the Arctic — where temperatures are rising four times faster than the global average — may cause an increase in these kinds of long-lasting extreme weather events.
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