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Scientists Confirm March 2026 Southwest Heat Wave Driven by Climate Change

Scientists say fossil-fuel-driven warming added 4.7–7.2°F to March 2026 Southwest heat wave temperatures, making the event nearly impossible without human influence.

  • Unprecedented and deadly weather extremes are becoming more frequent due to climate change, putting more people in danger.
  • The recent record-breaking March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change.
  • The area of the U.S. being hit by extreme weather has doubled in the past 20 years, and the country is breaking 77% more hot weather records now than in the 1970s.
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Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

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Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

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