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July 31, 2020

Baghdad Posts Record 125 Degree High as Middle East Swelters
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In climate news, a record-shattering heatwave has settled over the
Middle East, with temperatures soaring across Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia and Syria. Baghdad recorded a high of more than 125 degrees
Fahrenheit on Tuesday - the highest temperature ever recorded in Iraq's
capital city.

Meanwhile a months-long Arctic heat wave in Siberia has spread to Norway
and northern Canada, melting permafrost, sparking wildfires and bringing
Arctic sea ice extent to a historic low.


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