Europe Swelters Under Early Heat Wave As France Records 40 Drowning Deaths

Gelombang haba Eropah ragut 3,700 nyawa 

PARIS: Perancis, Belanda dan Belgium merekodkan 3,700 kematian sepanjang gelombang haba bulan lalu yang menyebabkan suhu melonjak di seluruh Eropah. Pihak berkuasa memberi amaran angka tersebut masih awal dan berkemungkinan meningkat. Pakar berkata, gelombang haba yang berlaku sekitar 20 hingga 28 Jun itu merupakan antara paling teruk pernah direkodkan di Eropah, menyebabkan gangguan kepada penjanaan ... Read more The post Gelombang haba Eropah ragut 3,700 nyawa appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Record-breaking heat across Europe leaves dozens dead

At least 40 people have died from drowning in France since the weekend as a major heatwave brings record temperatures to Europe. Much of France was set to experience temperatures around 40 °C as Spain also swelters in extreme heat. In the UK, attending the climate innovation forum, UN chief Antonio Guterres warns, saying ‘London is cooking’ as Britain is on course to smash a 1976 June record. Shadia Edwards-Dashti reports.

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France sees 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave

France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the blistering heatwave sweeping Europe, the public health agency said on Sunday, warning that the true figure was likely to be higher. Detailing its preliminary count of excess ‌deaths, Sante Publique said most of the fatalities involved older people and that it expected the mortality rate to rise as more information became available about deaths in residential care and homes. Europeans have been enduring blistering conditions during a heatwave...

Is Europe embracing air conditioning as deadly heat waves become more common?

Many Europeans have long seen air conditioning as an unnecessary, costly, carbon emissions-heavy indulgence. But as the continent's summers get hotter, claiming more lives as they do, that appears to be changing. Over the last week, 40 people died in France from drowning as they sought relief from extreme heat. In Spain, temperatures hit 111 degrees, and the U.K. is enduring its hottest June on record. Every year, heat claims an average of 175,000 lives across Europe, according to the World Health Organization...