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Wildfires, Drought, Storms Hound Europe Even as Heatwave Recedes
Scientists blame climate change as fires, drought and storms strain water supplies, disrupt shipping and force evacuations across the continent.
- Successive early summer heatwaves pushed Western Europe to unprecedented temperatures on Friday, with the average high reaching 27.5 degrees Celsius, 4.2 C above the 1961-1990 normal for July 17.
- Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, warned last week of "more deadly weeks ahead," reporting "nearly 10,000 excess deaths" and criticizing governments for "still treating heat as a weather event rather than a health emergency."
- Firefighters backed by 30 aircraft struggled Friday to contain a massive wildfire near Ores, Aragon, which expanded to more than 12,000 hectares, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 people as vegetation remained tinder-dry.
- As heat receded, violent storms killed three people in France and Germany, while firefighters tackled additional blazes near Guadalajara and in Mueritz National Park, where around 320 hectares burned Thursday due to unexploded ammunition.
- Spain's weather agency AEMET warned temperatures may reach 42 to 44 C in Andalusia and La Mancha next week, while shallow water on the Rhine River continues hindering shipping in Germany despite recent rain.
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n1info.rsFirefighters with the support of 30 aircraft were today trying to bring under control a large forest fire in the northeast of Spain.
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Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes
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Europe's extreme heatwave claims ten thousand lives, a climate change crisis. Europe is currently reeling under a severe and deadly heatwave caused by climate change. According to new data from the continent, nearly 10,000 people have died this year due to unprecedented temperatures and heatwaves. Record-breaking heatwaves in late June alone resulted in 6,830 additional deaths in Germany and more than 1,747 in Belgium. Experts warn that rising g…
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