The silent killer threatens the old continent

& nbsp; every year the waves of heat increases, due to the cause of a number of deaths increasing annually, exceeding the average annual deaths due to wars or terrorism, but it remains less than the number of victims of road accidents or air pollution, which made them call it & laquo; the silent killer & raquo; the severe heat is no longer rare but rather the new natural situation, it has reached the heat wave that strikes Europe Its climax, due to a high air pressure system, accompanied by a highly hot air current from North Africa and abnormal warm oceans, covering the area from Portugal to the United Kingdom, in what is called & laquo; the thermal dome & raquo; It is an air phenomenon in which the high -pressure system remains dry and hot air fixed for a long period of time. Population is accustomed to heat waves, as many European countries have not designed their infrastructure to deal with severe heat waves.

rises & nbsp; Population congestion, and the high temperature is sometimes associated with high humidity, which reduces the body’s ability to cool through sweating, and prevents the thermal dome that form clouds and rain, which leads to dryness and deterioration of air quality. Healthy warnings in amber in large parts of England, and warnings were issued from heat in most parts of France. In Marseille, the authorities in the second largest French city ordered to make public swimming pools free to help the residents tolerate the heat, and a map of air -conditioned public places has been published. The fans of the isolated elderly, and the firefighting teams were mobilized, where 84 administrative areas were placed out of 101 administrative regions in the country. & nbsp;

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