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Global heat stress health and social impacts

13 clusters · 108 sources · last updated about 5 hours ago

Latest: Climate change exposes 560 million children to extreme heat

In early July 2026, a briefing warned that extreme heat could place up to 70% of the world’s population at risk. By late July, a study of 751 sites in 26 countries projected rising suicide deaths linked to temperature an

European heatwave and drought crisis intensifies

1032 clusters · 4833 sources · last updated about 10 hours ago

Latest: Heatwave expected to persist across Italy into September

The 2026 European heatwave and drought crisis has escalated into a multi-sector emergency with severe economic, agricultural, and public health consequences. In Germany, Greenpeace estimates extreme heat and drought cau

Western Europe heatwave persists, deaths rise

55 clusters · 402 sources · last updated 8 days ago

Latest: Belgium and Luxembourg implement measures for drought and heatwaves

The June–July 2026 heatwave swept Belgium, the Netherlands and France, pushing daytime temperatures toward 40 °C and prompting orange or red alerts across the region. Belgium recorded an excess mortality of 1,747 deaths