Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/climate/europe-heat-wave-protective-measures.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.GrXK.m4h4YRAXpyHg

as greenhouse gas emissions rise, the pace of heat waves keeps accelerating. Of France’s 52 official heat waves since 1947, half have occurred in the past 16 years

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