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May 16, 2023

Heat Waves Bake China and West Coast of North America
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China's government has issued heat advisories in the capital Beijing and
other major cities as temperatures reached record highs for the date. In
North America, an early-season heat wave has smashed high temperature
records along the west coasts of Canada and the United States, with
Seattle and Portland reporting record highs for several days in a row.
On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta
province, where an intense early start to the wildfire season has forced
tens of thousands of people to evacuate and slashed oil production in
Canada's tar sands region.


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