AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis is far from the first time Europe has sweltered under record-breaking heat waves. More than 35,000 Europeans died during the infamous heat wave of August 2003, and last year’s scorchers left a death toll of more than 61,000. AdvertisementAdvertisementThese high-pressure heat systems, which are leaving outdoor laborers to die, travelers to faint, and necessary gadgets like cars and phones to roast, are more than enough to deal with on their own. To be clear, all this work has had a profound, measurable effect, helping to reduce fatality rates from heat waves and cut down on harmful pollution and emissions. If Europe now decides to stop even trying, it can expect future summers to grow successively worse.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2023 02:34 UTC