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Europe Likely Had Hottest Summer In 500 Years
A 2003 European heat wave killed about 19 000 people and set temperature records across the continent. Researchers from the University of Bern analyzed tree rings and soil data to show European winters and annual temps from 1973–2002 were the warmest in five centuries, with August deaths peaking in England, Wales, and France reporting roughly 14 802 fatalities in France and 2 000 excess deaths in the UK.
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