France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

The france story

Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days

What is at stake

The implications of france records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as europe braces for more extreme weather will become clearer as more details emerge from BBC.

The background

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of france, records, 025, excess, deaths: Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.