Heatwaves in France: Nearly 5,400 Deaths a Year and Inequalities in Heat Exposure

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As France faces its second heat wave of the year, Oxfam publishes a report entitled "Health and climate: fever is rising". ...

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According to an Oxfam study, the repetition of canicula episodes is more worrying than ever: French public policies are inadequate, the NGO denounces.

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In a report on the health effects of climate change released on Thursday, 18 June, the NGO points out that heat waves, such as the one affecting Hexagon this week, increase the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. Women and the poorest are the most at risk.

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In an unpublished report, the NGO Oxfam lists the sometimes unexpected effects of climate change on health: heat waves, severe thunderstorms, forest fires or the proliferation of new species...