In 2003 Europe, in particular France was hit with a colossal
heat wave recorded as the hottest summer since 1540. The heat wave lead to health
crises in many different countries and combined with a drought created a shortage
in crops in Southern Europe. In total the heat wave killed over 70,000 Europeans.
"Though heat waves rarely are given adequate attention,
they claim more lives each year than floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes
combined," warns the EPI. "Heat waves are a silent killer, mostly
affecting the elderly, the very young, or the chronically ill.[1]"
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