France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave. Extreme temperatures also sparked wildfires in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down crowds.

France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country’s public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.

Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend, wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.

Meanwhile, the heat wave slowly moved toward eastern parts of the continent.

Germany marked a new record for the third day in a row with 41.7 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) in Neißemünde, near the border with Poland, which baked under its new all-time high of 40.5 C (104.9 F). The Czech Republic also experienced its hottest day ever with 41.9 C (107.4 F), up from the previous record of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 F) on Saturday.

  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
    292·
    14 hours ago

    Hi. I don’t know about them or really even care, but I’m vegan, commute via bike and train, and make an active effort to keep my consumption minimal and eco-friendly. Everything they said was about understanding climate change is real/manmade, not how much they personally contribute to it.

    Kindly take a metal chopstick, heat it over the stove, and shove it straight up your ass; it’ll be more intellectually stimulating than writing out your drivel.

    • Bogus007@lemmy.zipEnglish
      142·
      11 hours ago

      (1) Why the hack you are putting your nose in this conflict? (2) Why are you defending somebody, who is calling other people „fucking morons“? (3) You make an active effort? What do you think how many people around you in different ages trying to make an effort at their best in their current situation? A poor person, living in the streets, causes less gas emission than you, so let‘s go and live on the streets. Or don’t you want to leave your comfort zone to really battle climate warming?

      • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
        331·
        14 hours ago

        Why are you defending somebody, who is calling other people „fucking morons“?

        Because a) the people they’re calling “fucking morons” are fucking morons and b) so are you, you fucking moron.

            • Bogus007@lemmy.zipEnglish
              111·
              11 hours ago

              I don’t engage at this level anymore, where people show no respect. Many people seem to be dealing with problems in their lives and are looking for an outlet to vent their frustration here. I let myself get caught up in that frustration for a brief moment, but this is silly and a waste of time. Nope, not with me.

              I didn’t expect Lemmy to reach this kind of chan-level behavior so quickly. I’m happy to continue a civil discussion, but otherwise I’ll leave it here and delete my previous comment.