The heatwave would have been "virtually ‌impossible" without human-caused climate change, according to scientists. PARIS/ROME/ZURICH: Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius in parts of Europe on Sunday (Jun 28) as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave . The French public health agency said most of the heat-related fatalities involved older people and warned the number was expected to rise as more details became available about