As temperatures rise to record highs and red alerts proliferate over the continent, Europe’s early heatwave continues to wreak havoc. In France, yesterday was the hottest day ever, resulting in fatalities and power outages. Concerns that pupils cannot be kept safe in hot buildings have led to the closure of hundreds of schools in the UK.
While 16 towns in Italy have received excessive heat warnings, there is encouraging news in Spain as the weather starts to lessen.A heat dome that is trapping hot air over much of Europe is the cause of the harsh weather.
According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, temperatures in Europe have been rising twice as quickly as the global average since the 1980s, making it the continent with the fastest rate of global warming.
Particularly in Southeast Europe, scientists caution that human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of heat and dryness, increasing the region’s susceptibility to wildfires and health effects.
The World Health Organization’s Europe division reported this month that over 200,000 individuals in Europe had died from heat-related causes over the past four years, with the majority of those fatalities being avoidable.
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