Hot town, summer in the city: Heat wave impact differs between countries

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 18:28 in Earth & Climate

Heat waves may cause increased mortality but, until now, there has been no single scientific definition for the occasional bursts of hot weather that can strike during the summer months. Researchers have created a definition that they use to document, for the first time, how heat wave mortality impact differs between European cities.

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