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Heatwave and storms during Paris Games a sobering reminder of climate crisis

China's Zheng Qinwen tries to cool down during a break between her tennis match at the Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris on July 31, 2024. AFP - CARL DE SOUZA

The scorching temperatures in western Europe and north Africa, and which have seen athletes and spectators boiling at the Paris Olympics, would have been impossible without human-caused global warming, recent analysis has shown.

Stunning images of athletic prowess and the beauty of some of Paris's Olympic venues have made it on to front pages around the world.

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