Experts: Climate change made state’s heat wave five times more likely

It’s been dangerously hot for days now.

There was a heat advisory in effect for the Tampa area Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. Meteorologists expected a high of 94 degrees with a heat index between 105 degrees and 112 degrees.

A thermometer at Tampa International Airport recorded a temperature of 95 degrees on Tuesday, but the National Weather Service said the heat index hit a record-high 119 degrees around 2:30 p.m…

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