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Scientists predict major increase in heatwave deaths as world warms

Thomson Reuters Foundation The death toll from heatwaves could rise by up to 2,000 per cent in some parts of the world by 2080, according to a study released on Tuesday, as large parts of the northern hemisphere reeled from unusually high temperatures. Scientists have long warned that climate change will bring more extreme weather across the […]