Saturday, Aug 15, 2020, 8:50 am

By:Tony Williams

#10 European Heatwave 2003

14,802 deaths in France resulted from the European Heatwave of 2003. Severe forest fires added to the heat in Portugal, killing about 2,000 people, and 300 died in Germany. With most of the homes in Europe built within the fifty years prior to 202, they were not built with air conditioners, because they were unneeded due to mild temperatures.