Guardian Science Weekly

The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot

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Ian Sample hears from the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent, Ajit Niranjan, about the reporting he has been doing for the launch of our new Europe edition. He talks about Osijek, a Croatian city that has the highest heat mortality rate in Europe … but no one knows why. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
21 Sep 2023 English United Kingdom Science · Nature

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