Heatwaves will 'boost death rate'
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A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.
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Images from south-eastern Europe where people are experiencing a heat wave.
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Heat-stroke warnings could be issued in weather forecasts for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Xinhua news agency said, after the temperature in the capital soared to its highest May level in more than 50 years.
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A deadly heatwave could be imminent, but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths in the UK, a report says.
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Increases in air ozone levels may contribute to the deaths of thousands of Americans each year, new nationwide statistics suggest.
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The government's chief scientist says UK must prepare for heatwaves and torrential rain.
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California public health officials said Thursday they will conduct a statistical study of deaths from last summer's heat wave to determine whether the number of victims is higher than officially reported.
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NEW YORK  - When ozone goes up in cities,  even for short periods at levels below current regulatory  standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in  Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Greenhouse gas emissions have doubled the risk of European heatwaves similar to last year's, a UK study says.
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A heat wave has killed 64 people in France, a top health official said Thursday. The scorching temperatures, which have lasted about two weeks and prompted a nationwide heat-relief plan, have recalled memories of a 2003 heat wave in which 15,000 people, mostly elderly, died.
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The European Union's goal of keeping the global temperature rise to 2 degrees Centigrade is unlikely to be met, a leading climate researcher has warned.  Professor Martin Parry, who co-chairs the impacts working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that millions, if not tens of millions, would be at increased risk to their lives from a rise above 2 degrees Centigrade (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Parts of Africa would see water shortages, as would Asian and South American zones fed by mountain glacier melt. Crop yields would decline across the tropics; Europe would see an increase in heat waves, he said.
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An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
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Climate change in Sydney will cause a  significant rise in heat-related deaths of people over 65 years  of age by 2050, as Australia's biggest city suffers more heat  waves, bushfires and floods, a new environment report says.
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At least 20 deaths in France this week are probably due to the heatwave gripping much of Europe, officials say.
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A deadly UK heatwave may be imminent, but climate change may mean fewer temperature-related deaths, a report says.
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Human activity has raised the risk of more heat waves like last yearâs, which gave Europe probably its hottest summer since 1500, scientists said on Wednesday.
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By Thomas R. Webber  With the recent heat wave we have all been baking through, it may be hard to believe that this month marks the change of seasons.