Europeans resist air conditioning, even amid rising deaths in high heat
- By Leigh Kiniry June 29, 2026 / 11:32 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google France's record heat last week has been linked to around 1,000 deaths of mostly elderly people.
- Heat danger is a problem being felt across Europe, which has the oldest population of any continent and is also the world's fastest-warming continent.
- The continent also has more heat-related deaths per capita than anywhere else in the world, yet it has fewer hot days.
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- By Leigh Kiniry June 29, 2026 / 11:32 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google France's record heat last week has been linked to around 1,000 deaths of mostly elderly people.
- Heat danger is a problem being felt across Europe, which has the oldest population of any continent and is also the world's fastest-warming continent.
- The continent also has more heat-related deaths per capita than anywhere else in the world, yet it has fewer hot days.
Sources: CBS News