It’s hot this summer.

It’s so hot in Washington that Republicans and Democrats are sharing air-conditioned cabs.

It’s so hot in New York City that Mayor Mamdani is allowing citizens to turn thermostats down to 77 degrees.

Regrettably, it’s so hot in Europe that millions of people are suffering.

The World Health Organization reports nearly 6,000 heat-related deaths across the continent this summer, with France alone seeing more than 2,000.

This is not the first deadly European heat wave.

In 2003, more than 70,000 people died across the continent, with 15,000 in France alone. During heat waves in 2019 and 2022, thousands more perished — most of them elderly residents in homes and nursing facilities without air conditioning.

While 90% of U.S. homes have air conditioning — as do 91% of Japanese homes — only about 20% of European homes have it, with the majority of those units........

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