Europe recorded 10,000 excessive deaths just last month, and authorities are blaming it on the heatwave. Temperatures in Spain, Germany, and France soared over 104 degress Fahrenheit, or 40 degress Celsius.

June was a record-breaking month for Western Europe. People living there experienced the hottest June on record, with temperatures reaching a new record national high of 41.7°C in Germany. This record was achieved after Germany broke temperature records on three consecutive days. At the same time, France also logged its hottest day ever, with temperatures reaching 43.8°C.

This heatwave contributed to heat-related illnesses and deaths, such as drowning, across the region.

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Extreme heat can kill a person by causing heat stroke or exacerbating cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Older people are definitely among the most vulnerable to heat-related death.

Henri Kluge, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Europe, warned last week that European countries must prepare for “more deadly weeks,” as another heatwave was already forming over the Atlantic.

“To have this kind of excess at this time of year is unusual. It’s really high,” Lasse Vestergaard, chief physician at Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut, which hosts EuroMOMO, told Reuters, as reported by RT. “It is difficult to explain this high excess mortality by anything but the extreme heat,” he added.

The EuroMOMO data are based on national mortality statistics from 27 European countries for the week of June 22-28, when the heatwave peaked across much of Western Europe. Researchers told Reuters there were no other known major factors, such as COVID-19 outbreaks, that could explain the spike to 10,650 excess deaths. –RT

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If you are living in areas experiencing a heatwave, prepare as well as you can. Make sure you’re staying cool, remain in the shade if you have to be outside, and stay hydrated!

One inexpensive solution to the heat is a solar-powered attic fan. It can help reduce the temperature in your home while protecting it against moisture.  For a 40-watt cooler, you’ll pay around $200. This will cool off spaces of up to 2200 square feet. While this won’t be an air conditioner, it’s a more affordable option for those strapped financially.