Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is deadly

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[{"selector":"#anim-a4109304-e0a8-49f0-aa81-447363d10d33","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65b6e744-88ae-49b6-812d-674415b3e037","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.57534%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Heat-related fatalities in Europe have surged by 30% over the past two decades

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[{"selector":"#anim-a689c1a1-de80-41e6-90e3-e95e422f153a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d93d577-35bf-440f-bbb1-7a3ab076b896","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.57534%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Extreme heat is the deadliest form of extreme weather, according to experts.

[{"selector":"#anim-07925250-82d2-4b3c-ba55-d5c219100620","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-732f35f9-4a87-45c2-b422-fb88927408f0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.57534%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Europe's rapid warming is influenced by its Arctic proximity and oceanic currents