About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave – POLITICO
On Sunday, most of France was no longer on red alert, after more than a week of scorching heat, including several record-breaking days and nights. High temperatures are now moving eastward. The heat wave — the worst to ever to hit Western Europe — could not have occurred without humans heating the planet by burning fossil fuels, scientists said. Spanish researchers are attributing more than 210 fatalities to the heat — a number expected to increase. In France, several events have been canceled or postponed over the weekend, such as the Pride festival and the Solidays music festival, to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their breaking point, especially in the Paris region. ...
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About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave – POLITICO
On Sunday, most of France was no longer on red alert, after more than a week of scorching heat, including several record-breaking days and nights. High temperatures are now moving eastward. The heat wave — the worst to ever to hit Western Europe — could not have occurred without humans heating the planet by burning fossil fuels, scientists said. Spanish researchers are attributing more than 210 fatalities to the heat — a number expected to increase. In France, several events have been canceled or postponed over the weekend, such as the Pride festival and the Solidays music festival, to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their breaking point, especially in the Paris region. ...
#About #1000 #deaths #France #attributable