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Climate warming ignites "European wake" 4 degrees


Make Climate change caused by the use of fossil energy sources from the recent wave of awakening in Western Europe is more free to four additional degrees in many cities, which exposed thousands of people to a thermal stress dangerous over what has been shown "Fast study" Published on Wednesday. "We see that climate warming exacerbated the heat wave in two degrees to nearly four degrees in most cities" That was studied. "Fast study" Until The Wave wave This left a larger number of deaths associated with the free, which would have happened without climate warming. This study was conducted by more than ten researchers from five European institutions awaiting the official outcome that will not be issued several weeks ago." target ="_Blank"> The heat wave "It was to be two to four degrees Celsius" Without the climate change in the 11 of the 12 cities that were studied. "This exposes some groups to a risk. Some weather is hot and beautiful. But for a large part of the population, the situation becomes dangerous"

Life or death


The study tried for the first time estimating the number of deaths caused by the heat wave in 12 cities and the percentage of them attributed to climate change. /> There were almost 1500 deaths, i.e. two thirds, to record without the additional degrees caused by climate disorders."Text-Align: Jusify">
danger to the elderly

The heat waves pose a danger, especially for the elderly, patients, young children, outdoor workers, and any person who is exposed to high temperatures for long periods without any rest, especially during the succession of hot nights. "Tribal nights" A successive temperature decrease that allows the human body to be compensated. "For thousands of people, a two -to four degrees are an increase in temperature"
added "So the heat waves are a silent killer. The majority of deaths are registered in homes or hospitals away from view and rarely informed them". Such in consecutive free waves have previously caused tens of thousands of early deaths in Europe in previous summer seasons.

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