Heat claimed more than 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022: WHO

The WHO reported that over 200,000 lives have been lost to extreme heat in Europe since 2022. WHO Europe Director Hans Henri Kluge called heat a 'silent killer' but preventable. Most deaths were preventable. Europe is warming faster than any other continent. The WHO issued new guidelines urging heat-warning systems, green spaces, and social checks for vulnerable groups. A record-breaking early summer heatwave hit western Europe in late May. Spain recorded highest May heat-related deaths since 2015.

The WHO reported that over 200,000 lives have been lost to extreme heat in Europe since 2022. WHO Europe Director Hans Henri Kluge called heat a 'silent killer' but preventable. Most deaths were preventable. Europe is warming faster than any other continent. The WHO issued new guidelines urging heat-warning systems, green spaces, and social checks for vulnerable groups. A record-breaking early summer heatwave hit western Europe in late May. Spain recorded highest May heat-related deaths since 2015.

The WHO reported that over 200,000 lives have been lost to extreme heat in Europe since 2022. WHO Europe Director Hans Henri Kluge called heat a 'silent killer' but preventable. Most deaths were preventable. Europe is warming faster than any other continent. The WHO issued new guidelines urging heat-warning systems, green spaces, and social checks for vulnerable groups. A record-breaking early summer heatwave hit western Europe in late May. Spain recorded highest May heat-related deaths since 2015.

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