WHO attributes 1,300 deaths in Europe to record heatwaves | ABC NEWS

Europe’s record-breaking heatwave has been linked to the deaths of over a thousand people, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO and the EU's climate change service agree that Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average.
Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, professor of climate science at the Australian National University, says countries in Europe need to adapt their infrastructure and behaviour to extreme heat.

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