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The 2003 heat wave figures in Europe
The 2003 heat wave affected all of Europe, but particularly Italy and France.
The temperature record had been raised in Spain with up to 51.6 ° C.
In France, two thirds of weather stations have temperatures above 35 ° C. In 15% of cities we have temperatures over 40 ° C. These records exceed anything that has been known in the country since 1873.
In the Gard, we reached 44.1 ° C on August 12, 2003! We then have between 4 and 7 days with a temperature of more than 40 ° C in several places in France.
In Paris the temperature exceeds 39 ° C. With 9 consecutive days showing more than 35 ° C. At night it's 25.5 ° C. The previous records were established during the years 1947 and 1974.
In the UK it's 38.5 ° C.
Consequences :
Italy: 20,089 dead,
France: 19,490 dead,
Germany: 7,000 dead,
Portugal: 2,310 dead,
United Kingdom: 2,139 dead,
For the whole of Europe: 70,000 dead.
There have been numerous forest fires that have caused dozens of deaths across the continent.
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