People from all over the world are struggling with promoting warm temperatures filled with climate change. The first summer wave of summer has a strong grip on southern Europe, America and parts of the UK.
The National Weather Agency said that the temperature in southern Spain reached 46 ° C (115 ° F) on Saturday, a new record for June. Barcelona has set a new record for its hottest month of June.
The Mediterranean Sea officials have urged people to take shelter from heat. France and Italy, among others, tourists have sent ambulances to the hotspot to treat people suffering from heatstroke.
France and Türkiye were fed with summer and strong winds on Sundays, while Greece and Italy have defeated the fire associated with unusually warm and dry conditions.
Last week, Chinese authorities issued their second largest heat warning for the capital Beijing and other regions, one of its hottest days ever. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says that Asia is hot than double the rest of the world due to its large landmas.
What is the effect of heat on people and societies?
Summer waves are Types of extreme weatherHundreds of thousands of people annually due to heat related reasons. Especially weaker people have more than 65, pregnant women, children and people with old or underlying health conditions.
The heat waves of the first starting season are particularly fatal, as people are often less prepared and their bodies are not yet charged for high temperatures.
There are three main physical risks associated with waves: dehydration, overheating, as well as heat and heat.
Serious heat not only does the body, but obstructs society because we know it. And children’s fund UNICEF One of the 5 minors – it is close to half a billion in total – live in the area that experiences very hot at least twice per year as he had done six decades ago. Many do not have air-conditioning in the form of infrastructure-research, which help them to cope.
In May, Pakistan experienced a nationwide heat wave, which saw that the temperature was 45 degrees Celsius in the most populous province of Punjab in the country. Many others cut school hours or started summer holidays. This year, summer waves in South Sudan and Philippines have disrupted school education.
Equally, excessive heat effects when people can work. Some countries traditionally take a “Siesta” break in the warm parts of the world. Now, other people in other cooler locations are talking about how to manage working hours when temperature rises.
The discovery of infrastructure in the form of roads, railways and bridges is affected by the fugitive heat. Standard asphalt road surfaces are not made for hot weather and it can really melt, while railway tracks can buckle, and can expand and distort bridges.
How are hotter templates associated with climate change?
Continuing a trend, 2024 saw the hottest 12 months on the record. Based on six international datasets, WMO recently reported that the record is one of the top ten for record braking temperatures every year in the last decade.
WMO general secretary Celeste Saullo said, “We have not only one or two record-breaking years, but a full ten-year series. It is devastating and extreme weather, with raising sea levels and melting ice, which is operated by breaking the greenhouse gas for all human activities,” said Salestaye Shaholo said.
Human-causing climate change increased the frequency and intensity of summer waves since the 1950s. Each degree of warming, and will inspire the subject to be even stronger and more often.
Coal, oil and gas are the largest contributors ever in climate change. When these fossil fuels are burnt in a power combination engine, generates electricity, forming plastic and heat homes, they release greenhouse gas emissions. Thesis acts like a blanket, covers the atmosphere of the Earth, implicates the sun’s heat and contributes to increasing the waves of heat.
Extreme heat can therefore pose a greater risk of other types of disasters, discovering as a drawt and wildfire.
How can we live with rising heat?
Healthcare experts recommend people that whenever possible, to avoid strong activity and drink lots of fluids – but not alcohol or caffeine.
The houses can be preserved to some extent by pulling blind or curtains and closing windows during the day. The wind is cold. Dressing in light colored clothes that reflect heat and sunlight can help, as electric fans can, if the environment temperature is below 35 ° C.
Long-term strategies to make the heat more tolerant include climate-proofing cities by planting trees with green spaces and roads. It not only provides shadow, but also reduces the heat stuck in the concrete.
Overall, experts say that promoting green energy infections using renewable duties of energy that do not release heat-traditions, it is important to keep the global temperature low.
In 2024, 40% of the world’s electricity was generated using renewable energy. According to a report by Global Energy Think Tank Amber, Solar was the main driver of this trend.
Edited by: Tamsin Walker
