Europe is suffering from the worst heat wave in history. What the media is writing
Europe has experienced the worst extreme heat wave in history. The number of deaths due to ill health is increasing on the continent, many drown while swimming, so more than 200 people have already died in Spain alone. Paris has banned the sale of alcohol in public places in an attempt to reduce the number of cases of cardiac arrest. Scientists claim that the temperature rise is caused by human activity. What the media write about the European heat is in the Izvestia digest.
Axios: Europe is languishing from record heat
New temperature records have been set in the UK and France in June, while the deadly heat wave covers most of Europe. Extreme heat warnings have been issued across the continent, from Ireland to Slovenia. Spanish authorities have reported at least 212 heat-related deaths. Five deaths have been reported in Italy. In France, 40 cases of drowning related to swimming without adult supervision have been recorded.
Axios
[June 24] In the evening, France recorded the hottest night in the history of observations, with the average temperature in the country at 38.5 degrees, according to preliminary data from the French meteorological agency Météo-France. <...> On the same day, it reported that, according to preliminary estimates, the "hottest day in the history of observations" in the country was recorded in the city of Palloo in western France, when the temperature reached 43.8 degrees.
In the UK, for the second day in a row, a new record maximum temperature was recorded for June, it reached 36.7 degrees. An analysis by the World Organization for the Study of the Effects of Weather (WWA) has shown that the previous June records have been held since the European heat wave of 1976.
The Guardian: Paris introduces a ban on drinking alcohol in public places
Paris residents will be temporarily banned from drinking alcohol in public places, as hospitals in the capital are unable to cope with the deadly heat that has gripped France and most of Europe. Health Minister Stephanie Rist said that in 24 hours, the Paris ambulance service recorded four times as many cases of cardiac arrest as usual. According to her, this also happens among young people.
The Guardian
"We are approaching the saturation point of hospital facilities," Paris police chief Patrice Faure said on June 25. He warned that new measures, including a ban on the sale of alcohol for takeaway, are necessary to curb the increase in the number of hospitalizations. "I have to provide pressure relief," Faure said.
At least 48 people in France have drowned since the heatwave began, and three young children have died from the heat in cars. The Paris authorities have taken a number of measures to help residents cope with the situation. Many schools are closed, and parks remain open around the clock. The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, two of the world's most visited tourist attractions, reduced their opening hours earlier this week due to the scorching heat.
Reuters: European heat wave is "almost impossible" without climate change
The record-breaking heat wave gripping Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without anthropogenic climate change, which has made the current sharp rise in nighttime temperatures 100 times more likely than it would have been just two decades ago, scientists say. The WWA analysis showed that global warming has worsened the situation with heat waves in Europe in just a few decades.
Reuters
According to the study, of the more than 800 European cities that participated in the analysis, 45% have recorded or forecast the highest levels of heat stress for the end of June. Heat stress occurs when the body cannot cool down by sweating. Long-term research by scientists has confirmed that global warming caused by human activity makes heat waves both more likely and more intense.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning coal, oil and gas, have increased the average temperature of the planet by about 1.4 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels of the 19th century. Europe has become the continent that is warming the fastest in the world. The health risks during heat waves are compounded by extremely high nighttime temperatures, which make it difficult for the body to recover from daytime stress.
Politico: record heat wave in France led to criticism of the "National Assembly"
Record-breaking heat has brought climate change to the forefront of national debate ahead of next year's French presidential election, forcing the far-right National Assembly party to reconsider its previous attempts to downplay the issue.
Politico
In 2022, then-party leader Marine Le Pen promised during her presidential campaign to "turn the page on punitive environmentalism." The following year, she criticized the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for excessive "alarmism" after the publication of a report that emphasized that much more needed to be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Deputies from the "National Assembly" repeat long-standing calls for the introduction of more air conditioners. However, it is unclear whether the French will like this proposal, given the country's historical hostility towards them. Two thirds of the respondents believe that air conditioning is a short-term solution and that authorities should focus on measures that do not worsen the extreme heat.
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