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Met Office Heatwave Death Claim Was Fake News
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Watts Up With That?
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THATBy Paul Homewoodhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/world/europe/heat-europe-excess-death-fire.htmlAccording to the New York Times:Europeans are being crushed by deadly temperatures.
Record-breaking heatwaves across much of the continent have claimed thousands of lives and created a perfect storm for destructive wildfires, as The New York Times reports.
The Met Office claim was made a few weeks ago:https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2026/more-than-2700-excess-deaths-estimated-in-england-and-wales-during-may-and-june-heatwavesThe claim was fake.
As I pointed out at the time, we did not have the mortality data at the time to make such an irresponsible claim.
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