----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Randal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change To: "globalchange" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:45 PM Subject: [Global Change: 2007] European heatwaves 'have doubled'
> > The team found that heatwaves lasted an average of three days now, > with some lasting up to 13 days. This compares with an average of > about 1.5 days in 1880. " > > The article's behind a paywall, but the abstract can be found here: > > http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2007JD008510.shtml > > Phil > > Climate control to the rescue? About 15,000 people died in France during the 2003 European heat wave: Lack of Air-Conditioning Cited in France's Death Toll August 22, 2003, Friday By JOHN TAGLIABUE (NYT); Foreign Desk Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 3, Column 1, 814 words DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Staggering number of deaths in France during heat wave--5,000 or more--is finally drawing country's attention to questions of who died and how; most victims were found in Paris and other large cities, inside apartments, houses and hotels with no air-conditioning; --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
