Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount
Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za
Reuters
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A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer. That includes France, where temperatures in parts of the country have soared to 40 degrees Celsius, triggering a wildfire in the southwest. Monte Francis has the details.
LONDON/MILAN — For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialize before dinner.
A woman uses a portable electric fan as she sits on a bench at St. James's Park station of the London underground during a heatwave on Aug. 13 in England.
A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees Celsius. Antonia Kerrigan has the details.
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A woman uses a portable electric fan as she sits on a bench at St. James's Park station of the London underground during a heatwave on Aug. 13 in England.
