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Spain Faces Highs of 45°C as Report Finds 2022’s Heat Wave Killed 61,000+ in Europe

HeadlineJul 13, 2023

Southern Europe is baking under an unrelenting heat wave, with parts of Spain forecast to top 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit. This week a report in the journal Nature Medicine found Europe’s historically hot summer last year resulted in more than 61,000 premature deaths.

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