These are the world's worst heatwaves
Karlina Valeiko
23 August 2023
A history of high heat
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1540: Megadrought, Europe
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1743: China
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1895-1903: The Federation Drought, Australia
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1896: eastern USA
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1900: Argentina
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1901: eastern USA
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1906: The Great Heat, UK
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1911: eastern USA
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1911: UK
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1911: France
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1913: California, USA
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1930: The Dust Bowl, North America
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1936: the Dust Bowl, North America
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1976: UK
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1980: USA
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1987: Greece
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1988: North America
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1995: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2002: India
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2003: Europe
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2007: southern Europe
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2009: southeast Australia
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2010: Russia
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2013: Argentina
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2013: Angry Summer, Australia
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2015: India & Pakistan
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2016: the Middle East
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2016: India
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2017: Arizona, Nevada & California, USA
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2019: Australia
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2021: Canada
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2021: Siberia, Russia
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2022: South America
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2022: Japan
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2022: UK
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2022: Europe
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2023: Southeast Asia
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2023: Arizona & Texas, USA
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2023: southern Europe
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2023: South America
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