Currently, Europe is experiencing a massive heat wave which has killed thousands. The heat wave is linked to the effects of climate change and global warming. Climate change is a long-term change in climate patterns (ex. temperature, pressure…). Global warming is a long-term change in Earth’s average surface temperature.
The heat may get up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. On X, the World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since the 21st of June are “linked to high temperatures in Europe”. This shows that the heat is extreme and many humans aren’t able to take it. People who are homeless or don’t have a place to be able to take cover are vulnerable to these conditions. This would cause even more deaths then the ones already currently happening.
The heat wave also has been disrupting people’s daily life. Many schools have been closing, which affects education. This also can affect the parents if they have to go to work and there is no one to look after their children.
A CBC news article by John Mazerolle states, “In Germany, extreme heat caused the surface of the A2 motorway to buckle and rupture over several lanes on Thursday evening. Below, hot air shimmers as workers try to repair the damage near Burg, Germany, on Thursday.” The heat is affecting many people’s lives.
This is how Europe’s massive heat wave has killed thousands and interrupts daily routines. This heat wave has been the second one to hit Europe since May. Once in a life time weather events are now annual. This has affected many people’s lives.