Deaths, Melting Tram Tracks, Cooking Food Under Sun: Battles of Europe Heatwave
WHO says Europe’s fastest-warming continent faces dangerous heat as schools close, grids buckle and 150 million people endure extreme temperatures.
- On Sunday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported more than 1,300 deaths linked to extreme heat across Europe since June 21, warning that 150 million people currently face dangerous conditions.
- A new study from the Europe-based World Weather Attribution reported Friday that record-breaking heat would be virtually impossible without climate change, with the continent warming at twice the global average.
- Authorities in France reported over 1,000 excess deaths last week, while temperatures in Germany and The Czech Republic reached up to 41.1 Celsius, with the World Meteorological Organization warning daytime highs often exceed 35 Celsius.
- Experts note that European homes, workplaces, and schools were not designed to withstand these temperatures, forcing several countries to repeatedly reduce electricity production or shut down nuclear reactors this summer.
- The WHO is urging governments to implement Heat Health Action Plans, while campaigner Lisa Rose called for fossil fuel companies to pay for climate damage and Sanders criticized Trump for calling climate change a 'hoax.
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