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Events on Thursday 1 July 2010 1
2010Russian heat wave and wildfiresRecord temperatures spark deadly smog crisisAn extreme summer heat wave brought record temperatures to western Russia, sparking widespread peat and forest wildfires. Smog blanketed Moscow for weeks, and the combined heat and pollution were linked to tens of thousands of excess deaths. The heat wave also devastated grain harvests, prompting Russia to ban wheat exports.