Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA
If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, the European Environment Agency said.
If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, the European Environment Agency said.
Environment
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Archaeology
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Social Sciences
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Nanomaterials
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Archaeology
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Agriculture
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Using fossilized eggs in up to 2,500-year-old feces from Viking settlements in Denmark and other countries, researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and the Wellcome Sanger ...
Plants & Animals
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Social Sciences
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Archaeology
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Social Sciences
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