Heatwave in Europe: WHO Calls for Better Heat Protection for the European Population
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WHO Highlights Deadly Heat Crisis in EuropeMore than 200,000 heat-related deaths occurred in Europe over four years amid rising global temperatures.
- Europe is warming faster than any other continent, resulting in thousands of heat-related fatalities.
- The WHO urges expanded heat protection efforts, focusing on vulnerable groups like the elderly and ill.
- Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, severe, and prolonged, increasing health dangers significantly.
- New protective measures were introduced in cooperation with German officials for immediate implementation.
Europe is warming faster than any other continent—and we are paying for it with people's lives.— Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, on the occasion of the German Heat Action Day in Berlin.
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