c/europe · by schizoidman@lemmy.zip · 59d

WHO chief warns Europe heatwave linked to 1,300 excess deaths

https://dpa-international.com/general-news/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:260629-930-300713/

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/67007011

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HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org · 12 pts · 59d (2 replies)

It is likely far higher in the end:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heatwave

The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540.[2][3] Spain, France, and Italy were hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of Southern Europe. The death toll has been estimated at more than 70,000.[4][5]

To put into relativion, in 2020 (the first year of the pandemic) there was a small, barely noticed heatwave in Germany at the begin of August. That heatwave is believed to have killed more people than Covid-19 in Germany in 2020.

CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 58d (1 reply)

To be fair I don‘t expect many people to die of covid this year.

WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 58d

Don't be such a pessimist, 2026 isn't over yet. Plenty of time for more bad things to happen!

ironblossom@feddit.org · 1 pts · 58d

I’ve been told that this is normal climate change, and that we should adapt quicker

purplerabbit@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 58d (1 reply)

Meanwhile, my government [France]: Drink some water and get back to work!

geissi@feddit.org · 1 pts · 58d

Meanwhile the German chancellor: Just because we’re rolling back climate protection laws, the world won’t end tomorrow.