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Global warming amplified death toll during 2003 European heat wave

70 percent of heat-related deaths in Paris were due to climate change

2003 European heat wave

DEADLY HEAT   Climate change caused hundreds of heat-related deaths in London and Paris during the 2003 European heat wave, simulations suggest. Red regions experienced hotter July temperatures compared with those measured in 2001.

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By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

Climate change flaunted its deadly side during the 2003 European heat wave, which killed over 70,000 people across the continent.