There’s a deadly heat wave in Europe. Experts are begging media outlets to stop making it look fun

There’s a deadly heat wave in Europe. Experts are begging media outlets to stop making it look fun

Across Europe, a record-breaking heat wave has led to “red weather warnings,” thousands of school closures, and multiple deaths.  But alongside some news articles about this extreme heat are images of crowded beaches and people frolicking in fountains or lounging in parks. Those pictures fail to convey the danger of heat waves, climate experts say—and even risk influencing people not to take extreme heat seriously. Screenshots taken from various…