00:00London Climate Week is taking place under a major heat wave.
00:03And the extreme weather is already changing the conversation.
00:06An event at the London School of Economics focused on extreme heat was canceled
00:11because the venue itself became too hot.
00:14Organizers said the near 100-year-old building posed a public health risk.
00:18More than 75,000 people joined this year's Climate Week.
00:22Across 1,300 events, governments, businesses, investors, and campaigners
00:28called for faster climate action.
00:31The warning is clear.
00:33Extreme heat is no longer a future threat.
00:35It is already affecting schools, workplaces, cities, and public health.
00:40A Lancet report says heat-related deaths worldwide have risen 23% since the 1990s.
00:47That now means an average of 546,000 deaths every year.
00:52In the UK, climate advisors warn heat deaths could exceed 10,000 a year by 2050.
00:58For London, this heat wave has turned climate warnings into reality.
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