If global warming reaches 2°C, similar heatwaves are predicted to happen every five or six years, a new study warns.

Human-induced climate change made the recent winter heatwave in South America 100 times more likely, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Global warming was the main driver of the extreme weather that scorched much of the continent for most of August and September. Temperatures rose by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius.

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