This summer we have been absolutely bombarded with stories about the summer heat wave in the United States.

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This was, after all, the year of the epic summer heat wave, the hottest August ever recorded in the northern hemisphere.

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Australia has been gripped by a summer heat wave with near-record temperatures and the action of court is promising to be just as hot.

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