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Climate change fuels record European heatwave, overwhelming hospitals

A severe European heatwave has overwhelmed hospitals, particularly in London and France, with record-breaking temperatures causing hundreds of deaths. Scientists from World Weather Attribution have definitively linked the extreme heat to human-caused climate change, stating that such an event would have been virtually impossible without it. The heatwave, described as the most severe ever recorded in the studied region, is now shifting eastward, with continued warnings of further misery. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a major climate event with significant societal impact (overwhelmed hospitals, deaths) and a clear scientific attribution to climate change. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Climate change fuels record European heatwave, overwhelming hospitals

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    European hospitals overwhelmed by heatwave, more misery to come

    A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was shifting east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. At least 101 million Europeans have roasted for several days…