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Climate change is making Northwest Arkansas summers even hotter
Northwest Arkansas experienced seven days this summer with scorching temperatures made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change, per a new Climate Central analysis.
- That's 8% of the season's 91 days.
Zoom out: 326 million people β or 97% of the U.S. population β experienced at least one summer day with temperatures notably influenced by human-caused climate change in 2023, per Climate Central, a climate research and communications nonprofit.