France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
The heatwave causing mass excess deaths matches the prophecy of 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes' as signs of the end times. While this is a natural weather phenomenon rather than supernatural judgment, it represents the type of ecological crisis and mass mortality described in the 'birth pangs' leading to the end. The recurrence and intensification of extreme weather events align with the 'in various places' language of widespread upheaval.