France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
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"France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo, Fortune and DW.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more" trending?
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Coverage (3)
- One for the history books: what we know about the European heatwave Yahoo · 6h ago
- Brutal heatwave in France is killing 2,000 people per week Fortune · 6h ago
- Heat wave: European countries report 3,700 excess deaths DW.com · 6h ago
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