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Record share of Europe hit by strong heat stress this summer

Original: # EU Around 80% of the continent experienced 'strong' heat stress, or feels-like temperatures above 32C, during an excep

Around 80% of Europe experienced strong heat stress, with feels-like temperatures above 32C, during the exceptionally hot summer that gripped the continent this year. Figures indicate a record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress, the highest proportion on record, underlining the growing human-health impact of extreme heat across the continent.

Why now: Europe has just come through an exceptionally hot summer, and new figures showing record heat-stress exposure are drawing attention to the scale of the impact.

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• # EU Around 80% of the continent experienced 'strong' heat stress, or feels-like temperatures above 32C, during an exceptionally hot summer A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the… · Snoro · 4

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