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No information is provided whether the rate changed, only that the deaths were attributed to heat. This is the sort of homework I would expect of the journalist
by paulsutter 7y ago
No information is provided whether the rate changed, only that the deaths were attributed to heat. This is the sort of homework I would expect of the journalist
EDIT: regarding CNN, 9% doesn’t add up and the quote is vague. I know I’m crazy to expect journalists to care about numbers but it just bugs me
- Steven_Vellon 7y agoCNN's reporting was better: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/europe/france-heat-wave-deaths-intl-hnk-scli/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/europe/france-heat-wave-death... They report that the mortality rate was 9% higher than baseline during the heat wave.
- ousta 7y agowhat about mortality rate after? probably lower than baseline as well