'Our infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists': France's unfinished reckoning with increasing heatwaves
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France documented approximately 1,000 deaths exceeding normal levels during an unprecedented summer heat wave in late June, with authorities noting the actual toll likely surpasses this preliminary count. The mortality surge disproportionately affected elderly residents, who accounted for the majority of casualties. The extreme temperatures shattered records across multiple European countries, causing significant damage to infrastructure and power generation systems.
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In 2003, an unprecedented heatwave struck France in the middle of August while the government was on vacation.
It killed 15,000 people.
While this public health shock transformed the alert system and the management of heat-related illnesses, France has failed to learn any lessons regarding its necessary adaptation to climate change. ...