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Iran: Unprecedented heat wave triggers emergency holidays

The high temperatures have widely been linked to the overall impacts of climate change, which is hitting Iran twice harder than global averages, according to official data.

A correspondent in Tehran
A correspondent in Tehran
Aug 1, 2023
A man rinses his face with water from a bottle to cool off during a heat wave in Tehran on July 11, 2023.
A man rinses his face with water from a bottle to cool off during a heat wave in Tehran on July 11, 2023. The beginning of July was the hottest week on record for the planet, according to early findings on July 10 from the World Meteorological Organization, after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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