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Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people
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The article argues that heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and deadly global disasters, citing 2,300 deaths across 12 European cities in summer 2025 and calling for stronger government action to protect populations from extreme heat.
Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people
Heatwaves are a growing global threat to human health, wellbeing and livelihoods.
Across 12 major European cities during the summer of 2025, a ten-day period of extreme heat led to 2,300 deaths – 1,500 of them were attributed to climate change amplifying temperatures by 1-4°C. Heatwaves were responsible for nearly half a million global deaths every year from from 2000 to 2019.
In addition to their health risks, European heatwaves in 2025 contributed to regional glaciers melting and wildfires hi
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