Weather and Emergency Management

During August, 2003, France was hit with an extraordinary heat wave that virtually paralyzed the country. During the first week of August, temperatures remained at 36°-37° degrees C. and some stations reported temperatures of 40° C. An estimated 11,400 people died and, again, most of them were elderly (Crabbe, 2003; Vandentorren, et. al., 2004). ................
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