‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025 (www.theguardian.com)

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[...] according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.

The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a succession of heatwaves and is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths.

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[-] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

'National Scandal'? Eurofolk online have been calling me a cuck since I was a little kid for daring to have A/c in my house

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