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A forest fire burning near a beach resort on Lesvos Island, Greece, on July 23, 2022. Major wildfires in Europe are starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent, doing more damage and getting harder to stop. But, hey, climate change deniers say it's all fine. — AP

It's summer. Which means heatwaves, forest fires and, in the case of the United Kingdom, melting runways that prevent airplanes from taking off.

This is what summertime looks in the climate change era in temperate countries, and even tropical countries are facing high temperatures – Malaysian weather will be scorching until next month at least, while the La Nina weather phenomenon means heavier rainfall amidst the heat (The Star, July 20).

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