
Europe's heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry
The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is killing thousands and draining its rivers, soils and reservoirs at a record pace
Sanidhya Sharma is a Brooklyn-based music journalist and data visualizer. He is the current Graphics intern at Scientific American and has written for NPR's Politics Desk, National Desk, NPR Music and 032c Magazine. He previously interned at NPR.

Europe's heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry
The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is killing thousands and draining its rivers, soils and reservoirs at a record pace

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