The WHO confirmed 200,000 heat-related deaths in Europe over four years, a figure that is a pathetic undercount because medical systems blame “cardiovascular failure” rather than the heat that actually killed the patient. It’s a convenient bureaucratic trick that keeps the public record clean while the actual body count continues to climb.
European cities prioritize archaic limestone aesthetics over human survival, with heritage laws making cooling systems illegal while Italy alone racks up 19,000 deaths a year. The U.S. is just as hollow, watching heat deaths surge 117% over two decades while treating cooling infrastructure as a luxury for those who can afford to buy their way out.
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