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• In 2003, the WHO European Region suffered its strongest heat-wave ever. Over 70 000 excess deaths were reported from 12 European countries.
• The elderly are most at risk of death from heat-stroke and cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and metabolic disorders caused by high temperatures.
• Without adaptation, heat-related mortality is projected to increase across Europe, particularly in the South.

_{Source: Ballester J, et al. (2011) Long term projections and acclimatization scenarios of temperature-related mortality in Europe. Nature communications 2, 358.}