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Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe
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NYT World
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Jeanna Smialek and Koba Ryckewaert
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15 Aug 2026 · 11:03 UTC
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Climate Collapse
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1 min read
Summary
Documents real-world climate disaster and institutional failure to protect vulnerable populations from extreme heat, exemplifying how environmental collapse creates lethal consequences for unprepared systems.
Treating a 77-year-old woman for heat-related illness last month at MontLégia hospital in the Belgian city of Liège.
heat wave deaths
climate crisis
infrastructure failure
public health vulnerability
systemic unpreparedness
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