If only we had effective, efficient technology to deal with these crises

I realize this puts me at risk of being one of those people who uses tragedies as an excuse to flog a pet cause, but it's a topic that deserves more attention. Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1,300 deaths' as more records broken by Neil MurphyEurope's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.In a post on X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since 21 June "linked to high temperatures in Europe". If a drugged out Tech Messiah announces that he can make global warming go away with some untested and probably impractical geoengineering project, editors across the country rush to clear out space for the story, but when actual experts recommend a mature and highly…