Heat waves are now everyday disasters. Governments need to do more to protect people

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May 14, 2026, 10:40 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
Heat waves are a growing global threat to human health, well-being and livelihoods. Across 12 major European cities during the summer of 2025, a 10-day period of extreme heat led to 2,300 deaths—1,500 of them were attributed to climate change amplifying temperatures by 1°C–4°C. Heat waves were responsible…

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