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France shuts schools, Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave grips Europe
FRANCE, JUL 1 – France closed the Eiffel Tower summit and nearly 1,900 schools amid a heatwave causing temperatures up to 41°C and widespread safety measures, officials said.
- A severe early summer heatwave spread across Europe on Tuesday, prompting widespread health alerts and closures in multiple countries.
- The heatwave occurred as Europe warmed at twice the global average, with human-driven climate change increasing the frequency of such extreme events.
- France closed nearly 1,350 schools and the top floor of the Eiffel Tower, while Italy banned outdoor work during peak heat hours amid record temperatures in Spain and France.
- According to the World Meteorological Organization, heat acts as a 'silent killer' causing thousands of deaths often underreported, and IFRC urged preparedness, saying 'Extreme heat doesn't have to be a disaster.'
- Authorities expanded alerts to protect vulnerable groups and set up cooling centers as the heatwave exposed infrastructure challenges and increased risks across Europe.
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A group of middle-school students first waved at me and then stopped me late on Monday afternoon while I was taking a walk in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels. They were working on a school project, seeking people's views on climate change, especially on the climate actions taken by the European Union.
Burning sun and heat without a break: Lithuania is today experiencing the hottest day of the year. Temperature records are breaking across Europe, and the heat wave, which has been going on for almost a week and a half, is only gaining momentum. In France, authorities have urgently convened a ministerial meeting to discuss how to protect the elderly, children and vulnerable groups from dangerous temperatures. Italy is considering banning outdoor…
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TRIBUNE. While more than 2,200 schools closed on Tuesday, July 1, due to heat, urban planner Gwenaëlle d'Aboville recalls, in a forum in the "World", the urgent need to adapt the city to the new climate.
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