- Record heatwaves are currently affecting infrastructure and daily life across Europe.
- Severe heatwaves are causing high mortality rates and breaking temperature records across Spain, Italy, and England.
Heatwaves are increasingly common across Europe, specifically affecting Spain and Switzerland.
8 reports, 3 independent
Updated Aug 12
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- Repetition
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What happened
Heatwaves are increasingly common across Europe, specifically affecting Spain and Switzerland.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
The entities involved
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Europe
terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia
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Spain
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
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Switzerland
country in Central Europe
Related events
- A heatwave affects Western Europe, leading to heat alerts in Italy, early closures, and school schedule changes in the Netherlands.
- Europe participated in studies regarding the impacts of the current extreme heatwave.
- A study found that emissions since the Paris Agreement increased the intensity of heat waves in Spain and Portugal.
- Spain and Portugal experienced intense heatwaves leading to blazes, with reports noting the largest percentage of burned land in the EU.
- Heatwave conditions are building over the European continent.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- swissinfo.ch
- ibtimes.co.uk
- rand.orgIs Summer the New Winter for European Health Systems?