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A man wipes perspiration from his head in Tokyo on July 24, 2018, as Japan suffers from a heatwave. – An “unprecedented” heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said on July 24, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a “natural disaster.” (Martin BUREAU / AFP)
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The first undeniable climate change deaths

In Japan, in 2018, more than 1 000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming

  • Daniel Merino
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