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Deadly future heatwaves could kill thousands in Britain, warn scientists
2014-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Today's children will face deadly heatwaves which could kill thousands more people by the end of the century, the Royal Society has warned. If governments do not get a handle on global warming by 2100, Britain will experience three times as many heatwaves as it does now with the death toll rising Around 2,000 people die each year in the UK because of hot weather, with the elderly at most risk. But that could rise to at least 6,000 in the next century and probably higher because the percentage...
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