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.
Young children and old people can have problems regulating their body temperature, if someone’s internal body temperature exceeds normal living range, they die.
If you want scary, look up Wet Bulb events.
Every woman you know over a certain age has fucked thermoregulation.
Guess what estrogen does
Mmm, I had a close call a couple of weeks ago with overheating it was genuinely scary … as in, I couldn’t feel my hands, and I was prepared to pass out.
I’m “of a certain age” but on bucketloads of HRT :-/