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Deadly Heatwaves Push Ageing France To Prepare For A Hotter Future
Historic high temperatures, arriving ever-earlier in the year, have sparked unprecedented wildfires near Paris, shuttered schools and strained ill-equipped hospitals.
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France Temporarily Shuts Down 3 Nuclear Reactors Amid Heatwave
The measure is an environmental protection requirement to avoid discharging too much hot water into rivers already warming from the heatwave.
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France Wildfires Burn Twice As Much Land As Last Year: Report
Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday.
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France Records 30% Rise In Deaths During June Heatwave: Report
Deaths in France jumped nearly 30% during June's record heatwave, with Paris hospitals bracing for a toll that could rival the deadly 2003 crisis
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France Records Around 1,000 Additional Deaths As Extreme Heat Breaks European Records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization.
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1,000 More Deaths In France's Worst Heatwave, Total Rises To Over 4,000
Most of the fatalities involved older people and that it expected the mortality rate to rise as more information became available about deaths in residential care and homes.
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Record-Breaking Heatwave In France Leaves 68,000 Homes Without Power
The outage, which involved a transformer on the electricity grid, was related to extreme temperatures and did not injure anyone.
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40 Drown Across France As It Sees Its Hottest Day Ever
France experienced its hottest day on record on Tuesday, a Meteo France forecaster said, with a peak of 44.3 degrees Celsius (111.74 degrees Fahrenheit) in one town in the southwest.
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2 Children Found Dead In Car In France As Europe Sizzles Under Heatwave
The children, aged two and four, were found in their family car in a residential parking lot in Carpentras, where investigators said they believed the heatwave was the most likely reason for the deaths.
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France Restricts Public Alcohol Consumption And Outdoor Sports Due To Heatwave
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is convening a new government heat crisis meeting Sunday, and ordered government ministers to plan for better adapting France to heat waves in the future
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58% Rise In Drowning This Year Between June-July Due To Heatwave: France
France's public health authority said on Friday that more than 100 people had died from drowning between June 1 and July 2 this year
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France Registers Second-Warmest June Since Records Began In 1900
France registered its second-warmest June since records began in 1900, said the country's ministry for ecological transition on Wednesday, as Europe swelters under an early summer heatwave.
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France Shuts Schools, Top Floor Of Eiffel Tower, As Heatwave Grips Europe
Some 1,350 schools will be fully or partially closed due to the heat, up significantly from around 200 on Monday. The top floor of the Eiffel Tower will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, with visitors advised to drink plenty of water.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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2nd-Hottest Summer On Record In France After 3 Heatwaves Since June
Three heatwaves since June produced France's second-hottest summer since records began in 1900, the Meteo France weather service said Tuesday, warning that scorching temperatures will be increasingly common.
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Deadly Heatwaves Push Ageing France To Prepare For A Hotter Future
Historic high temperatures, arriving ever-earlier in the year, have sparked unprecedented wildfires near Paris, shuttered schools and strained ill-equipped hospitals.
-
France Temporarily Shuts Down 3 Nuclear Reactors Amid Heatwave
The measure is an environmental protection requirement to avoid discharging too much hot water into rivers already warming from the heatwave.
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France Wildfires Burn Twice As Much Land As Last Year: Report
Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday.
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France Records 30% Rise In Deaths During June Heatwave: Report
Deaths in France jumped nearly 30% during June's record heatwave, with Paris hospitals bracing for a toll that could rival the deadly 2003 crisis
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France Records Around 1,000 Additional Deaths As Extreme Heat Breaks European Records
France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization.
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1,000 More Deaths In France's Worst Heatwave, Total Rises To Over 4,000
Most of the fatalities involved older people and that it expected the mortality rate to rise as more information became available about deaths in residential care and homes.
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Record-Breaking Heatwave In France Leaves 68,000 Homes Without Power
The outage, which involved a transformer on the electricity grid, was related to extreme temperatures and did not injure anyone.
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40 Drown Across France As It Sees Its Hottest Day Ever
France experienced its hottest day on record on Tuesday, a Meteo France forecaster said, with a peak of 44.3 degrees Celsius (111.74 degrees Fahrenheit) in one town in the southwest.
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2 Children Found Dead In Car In France As Europe Sizzles Under Heatwave
The children, aged two and four, were found in their family car in a residential parking lot in Carpentras, where investigators said they believed the heatwave was the most likely reason for the deaths.
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France Restricts Public Alcohol Consumption And Outdoor Sports Due To Heatwave
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is convening a new government heat crisis meeting Sunday, and ordered government ministers to plan for better adapting France to heat waves in the future
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58% Rise In Drowning This Year Between June-July Due To Heatwave: France
France's public health authority said on Friday that more than 100 people had died from drowning between June 1 and July 2 this year
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France Registers Second-Warmest June Since Records Began In 1900
France registered its second-warmest June since records began in 1900, said the country's ministry for ecological transition on Wednesday, as Europe swelters under an early summer heatwave.
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France Shuts Schools, Top Floor Of Eiffel Tower, As Heatwave Grips Europe
Some 1,350 schools will be fully or partially closed due to the heat, up significantly from around 200 on Monday. The top floor of the Eiffel Tower will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, with visitors advised to drink plenty of water.
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Fires Break Out And Most Of France Put On Heatwave Alert
French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek.
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2nd-Hottest Summer On Record In France After 3 Heatwaves Since June
Three heatwaves since June produced France's second-hottest summer since records began in 1900, the Meteo France weather service said Tuesday, warning that scorching temperatures will be increasingly common.
