Spain records 1000 heatwave deaths
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Spain recorded more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in June, national mortality-monitoring data showed, and authorities warned a new heatwave could drive temperatures higher in coming days.
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Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
June 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear.
Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...
by Sonia I. Seneviratne Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Alessandro Tagliabue
🥵 Europe has been affected by a terrible heatwave, with impacts across the continent & record-breaking temperatures in many countries. The @ipcc.bsky.social #AR6 conclusions show that that heat extremes have become more intense & more frequent across the world due to human-induced climate change.
June 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM
🥵 Europe has been affected by a terrible heatwave, with impacts across the continent & record-breaking temperatures in many countries. The @ipcc.bsky.social #AR6 conclusions show that that heat extremes have become more intense & more frequent across the world due to human-induced climate change.
A large number of people are dying prematurely due to record heat in Europe. New research indicates “the record-breaking heat and humidity in Europe this past week would not have been possible without climate change”
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records — The Associated Press
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave. Extreme temperatures also sparked wildfires in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool dow...
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June 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
A large number of people are dying prematurely due to record heat in Europe. New research indicates “the record-breaking heat and humidity in Europe this past week would not have been possible without climate change”
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With heat waves shattering temperature records across the globe, leading to needless deaths, let me just say that history will not look fondly on those who put fossil fuel profits above saving the planet.
June 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
With heat waves shattering temperature records across the globe, leading to needless deaths, let me just say that history will not look fondly on those who put fossil fuel profits above saving the planet.
Reposted by Peter Thorne, Pavel Kratina, Fabrice Ardhuin , and 1 more Peter Thorne, Pavel Kratina, Fabrice Ardhuin, Leah Stokes
Globally, 84% of the heatwave days people were exposed to in 2020-24 would not have occurred without climate change.
The rate of deaths associated with heat exposure increased by 23% from the 1990s, reaching 546,000 deaths annually.
Look where people are dying.
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The rate of deaths associated with heat exposure increased by 23% from the 1990s, reaching 546,000 deaths annually.
Look where people are dying.
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June 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Globally, 84% of the heatwave days people were exposed to in 2020-24 would not have occurred without climate change.
The rate of deaths associated with heat exposure increased by 23% from the 1990s, reaching 546,000 deaths annually.
Look where people are dying.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The rate of deaths associated with heat exposure increased by 23% from the 1990s, reaching 546,000 deaths annually.
Look where people are dying.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Brian J. Enquist, David Johnson
Human-caused climate change is increasing the risk of hotter temperatures, including these dangerous heat waves. Watch the entire distribution shift to the right.
I'm afraid these headlines about record heat are only going to become more common. 🌡️
Visualization by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/
I'm afraid these headlines about record heat are only going to become more common. 🌡️
Visualization by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/
June 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Human-caused climate change is increasing the risk of hotter temperatures, including these dangerous heat waves. Watch the entire distribution shift to the right.
I'm afraid these headlines about record heat are only going to become more common. 🌡️
Visualization by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/
I'm afraid these headlines about record heat are only going to become more common. 🌡️
Visualization by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/
For those mentioning that some people "enjoy" that weather, it should not be forgotten that heatwaves lead to numerous deaths & that heat deaths can already be attributed to human-induced climate change, also in Switzerland & Europe:
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The footprint of human-induced climate change on heat-related deaths in the summer of 2022 in Switzerland
The footprint of human-induced climate change on heat-related deaths in the summer of 2022 in Switzerland, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M, de Schrijver, Evan, Schumacher, Dominik L, Ragettli, Martina S, Fischer, Erich M, Seneviratne, Sonia I
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June 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
For those mentioning that some people "enjoy" that weather, it should not be forgotten that heatwaves lead to numerous deaths & that heat deaths can already be attributed to human-induced climate change, also in Switzerland & Europe:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by Timothy D. McBride Reposted by Daniel S. Goldberg
About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave www.politico.eu/article/abou...
About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave
Several events have been canceled or postponed in the country to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their breaking point, especially in the Paris region.
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June 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave www.politico.eu/article/abou...
Reposted by Richard Betts
Europe's record-breaking heat wave is a public health emergency.
🇫🇷 France estimates 1,000 excess deaths in just 3 days, with daily deaths surging from 900–1,000 to 1,400+. 85% of victims were aged 65+.
This event is ~200× more likely than it was 20 years ago.
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🇫🇷 France estimates 1,000 excess deaths in just 3 days, with daily deaths surging from 900–1,000 to 1,400+. 85% of victims were aged 65+.
This event is ~200× more likely than it was 20 years ago.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
France has experienced a surge in deaths during its record-breaking heat wave, according to the country's public health agency
www.independent.co.uk
June 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Europe's record-breaking heat wave is a public health emergency.
🇫🇷 France estimates 1,000 excess deaths in just 3 days, with daily deaths surging from 900–1,000 to 1,400+. 85% of victims were aged 65+.
This event is ~200× more likely than it was 20 years ago.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
🇫🇷 France estimates 1,000 excess deaths in just 3 days, with daily deaths surging from 900–1,000 to 1,400+. 85% of victims were aged 65+.
This event is ~200× more likely than it was 20 years ago.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
by Rebecca Solnit Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Rupert Read
"For days, officials across France have scrambled to cope with the searing heat, shutting down three nuclear reactors after the surrounding cooling waters became too hot..." So much for nuclear as a climate solution.....
UK and Switzerland record hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge in Europe
Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alert
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June 29, 2026 at 12:51 AM
"For days, officials across France have scrambled to cope with the searing heat, shutting down three nuclear reactors after the surrounding cooling waters became too hot..." So much for nuclear as a climate solution.....
Reposted by Julia Lynch
France recorded ~1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave this past week, with 85% of the deaths being people aged 65 and over. The sharpest increase are people dying at home in the Île-de-France region that includes Paris and its suburbs.
France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave
Public Health France said areas under red alert for heat had been particularly badly affected, and 85% of the deaths had been those aged 65 and over
www.lemonde.fr
June 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
France recorded ~1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave this past week, with 85% of the deaths being people aged 65 and over. The sharpest increase are people dying at home in the Île-de-France region that includes Paris and its suburbs.
by Gernot Wagner Reposted by Peter Thorne, Stefan Rahmstorf, Aaron Sojourner
In any sane, political climate, this sort of thing should lead to mea culpas by anyone who's been arguing that the effects of climate change have been overstated, and emergency summits by leaders looking for ways to avoid things getting even worse
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Global warming has made Europe’s heatwave 2-4°C worse
The continent is warming faster than any other
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June 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM
In any sane, political climate, this sort of thing should lead to mea culpas by anyone who's been arguing that the effects of climate change have been overstated, and emergency summits by leaders looking for ways to avoid things getting even worse
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The air conditioning moralism is a sideshow. Europe didn’t use to face these conditions. They are new. Of course it takes time and money to realize it’s not a fluke and start to rebuild a whole country. But it’s imperative, people are dying.
France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave. Extreme temperatures also sparked wildfires in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool dow...
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June 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The air conditioning moralism is a sideshow. Europe didn’t use to face these conditions. They are new. Of course it takes time and money to realize it’s not a fluke and start to rebuild a whole country. But it’s imperative, people are dying.
"blame the victim" (in this case, the french people who traditionally have not needed air conditioning) is a classic #NewClimateWar (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) tactic.
A dispatch from this week’s heat wave in Paris, where temperatures reached 113 degrees Fahrenheit and air-conditioning remains hotly contested. www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Scenes from the Paris Heat Wave
During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France.
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June 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"blame the victim" (in this case, the french people who traditionally have not needed air conditioning) is a classic #NewClimateWar (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) tactic.
France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/w...
France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
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June 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/w...
🔴⚠️🌡️🌊The unprecedented #heatwave over #Europe is bringing its effects also to the Mediterranean Sea. In the last few days the #Copernicus Sea Surface Temperature has rapidly increased and the latest anomaly data exceed 8°C
⬇️SST daily anomaly on 27 June 2026 #climateemergency
⬇️SST daily anomaly on 27 June 2026 #climateemergency
June 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🔴⚠️🌡️🌊The unprecedented #heatwave over #Europe is bringing its effects also to the Mediterranean Sea. In the last few days the #Copernicus Sea Surface Temperature has rapidly increased and the latest anomaly data exceed 8°C
⬇️SST daily anomaly on 27 June 2026 #climateemergency
⬇️SST daily anomaly on 27 June 2026 #climateemergency