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United Kingdom: Heatwave latest: Up to 760 killed and total may double as temperatures above 30C are set to continue
2013-07-18 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The heatwave has been responsible for as many as 760 deaths, according to official calculations, as the UK enters the sixth day of plus-30C temperatures. The temperature today is forecast to hit 31.0C, following yesterdays year-high of 31.9C at Heathrow, marking the longest heatwave for seven years. Research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine for The Times has estimated the death toll for the first nine days of the heatwave at between 540 and 760 people in England alone....
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