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    18 hours ago

    France racked up about 6,000 dead. I wonder how much of it is response, and how much is simply heat intensity.

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      6 hours ago

      What do you mean response? It’s 5700 excess deaths due to heat, meaning 5700 more than expected (since a number of people die every year, for a variety of reasons).