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Austria estimates nearly 1,000 heat deaths in record summer
Original: Austria estimates nearly 1,000 heat-related deaths during record-hot summer
Austrian authorities estimate that close to 1,000 people died from heat-related causes during the country's record-hot summer. The figure highlights the growing public health toll of extreme temperatures in Europe, where repeated heatwaves have pushed mortality rates up. Officials and health experts are drawing attention to the need for stronger heat protection measures as summers grow hotter.
Why now: The record-hot summer and its high death toll have just been quantified, prompting concern about climate change impacts in Europe.
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