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Akshay Deoras
Academic
Senior research scientist at the University of Reading.
Notable Quotes
"Climate change [is] loading the atmosphere with extra heat and making extreme temperatures far more intense than they would have been in the past."View Story →
"Long-term global warming remains the more significant driver of the UK's rising temperatures and increasing risk of extreme heat."View Story →
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