Joan Carles March's Column when Extreme Heat Becomes Deadly

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Given the record temperatures of 2025 and the increase in heat waves, Andalusia rekindles the alarms due to the ravages of heat in public health. Labor tragedies and excess mortality show that prevention measures are urgent and necessary. What is a heat stroke? This is a serious emergency that occurs when the body cannot regulate its temperature, reaching levels above 40 °C, which can cause brain damage, multi-organ failure and even death. The m…

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As canicular episodes multiply in France, some cities are harder hit than others. Nîmes, located in the south of the country, cumulates the aggravating factors and many people say that this city is unbearable in summer. Because of the temperatures regularly exceed 40°C, the nights are stifling and there is a worrying overmortality. In 2024, more than 180 heat-related deaths were recorded in the Gard, most of them in Nîmes. Faced with this realit…