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Study links heatwave deaths in London and Paris to climate change
2016-07-08 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Brief: Study links heatwave deaths in London and Paris to climate change In 2003, more than 70,000 people across Europe died in a sweltering heatwave that spanned much of the summer. France was among the worst-affected countries, with 15,000 deaths in August alone. In the UK, the summer saw more than 2,000 heat-related fatalities. A new first-of-a-kind study works out how many of the deaths in Paris and London are down to the heatwave being intensified by human-caused climate change. The findings...
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