Spain Records Nearly 4,500 Heat-Related Deaths Since June 1st
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Spain records nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths since June 1st
Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19th, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the public Carlos III Health Institute consulted by AFP Thursday.
This figure, compiled by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's public health authority, provides information on the estimated number of deaths linked to heat waves—made more intense and frequent by human-caused climate change—up to August 9. But with autumn still a month away, Germany, the most populous country in the European Union with its 82 million inhabitants, has already shattered the previous record set in 2018, when it recorded an …
Spain recorded the highest number of heat-related deaths since 2022 between June 1 and August 19 of this year, nearly 4,500. This was reported by the national Carlos III Health Institute following inquiries by the French news agency AFP.
Europe heatwaves: Germany and Spain report over 18,000 heat-related deaths this summer
Germany's public health authority said around 9,600 of its 14,000 heat-related deaths occurred in one late June week. Spain's public health institute reported 4,458 such deaths from June 1 to August 19, the most for the period since 2022.
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Noticias ao MinutoSpain is one of the European countries particularly exposed to the effects of climate change and has recorded in recent years the most frequent and prolonged heat waves, with temperatures that regularly exceed the 40th Celsius
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