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Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned that extreme heat in Europe, including record-breaking temperatures in France and the UK in May, is a 'brutal reminder' of the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel use. He emphasized that burning coal, oil, and gas is the primary cause of intensifying heatwaves.
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