Europe is frying in devastating heat, yet is burning more coal
Heatwaves and drought sear the region, but it still has to burn coal
17 July 2022 - 00:00
Southern France was slammed by a heatwave so intense in June that Celine Imart was forced to harvest rapeseed in the middle of the night to avoid searing-hot tractors sparking fires in her fields...
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