France’s public health agency has revealed a sharp rise in excess deaths during a record-breaking heatwave earlier this year, highlighting Europe’s lack of air conditioning and its vulnerability to high temperatures.
| PULSE POINTS |
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: France reported nearly 6,000 excess deaths during a Europe-wide heatwave throughout June and July. 📺 DETAIL: According to Public Health France, the country experienced 5,764 excess deaths during a historic heatwave which hit the European continent from June 17 to July 2. The agency reported 21,674 deaths during the heatwave, significantly higher than the 15,910 deaths statistically expected based on prior years. The data was released on Wednesday. This constitutes a 36 percent increase in mortality rates and the highest excess death count from a heatwave in France since 2003, when roughly 15,000 people died. Over half of the excess deaths occurred in the immediate run-up to and during the three hottest days of the year, spanning a period between June 25 and June 27. The hottest days of the year were June 24 and June 25. This follows a similar report from the United Kingdom, which revealed that England and Wales experienced almost 3,000 excess deaths during the same heatwave. A joint study by Imperial College London, the Met Office, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine revealed that approximately 2,700 people died during the heatwave. June, the hottest month on record in England, accounted for roughly 2,200 of the reported deaths. 🎯 IMPACT: The data underscores Europe’s vulnerability to heat, raising questions about the continent’s lack of air conditioning. According to the International Energy Agency, only around 20 percent of European households have AC, while roughly 90 percent of U.S. households do. This is driven in part by energy consumption regulations driven by net zero ideology. During the heatwave, the far-left Deputy Mayor of Paris blamed the United States for the heatwave. “As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, you bear a significant amount of responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing,” Pulvar claimed. When Americans online recommended that Parisians install air conditioning, Pulvar replied: “Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room…OMG, this is so rich!” |
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