SMS Heat wave alert as Europe swelters

To deal with the heat wave hitting Europe, governments are rushing to put in place emergency measures. The southern region of Andalucia (Spain) has already put in place a text-messaging alert system to warn the elderly and the infirm living alone, as well as parents of young children, of impending high temperatures above 41 degrees Centigrade. [via Cape Times]

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