Heatwaves intensified across southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and much of the United States on Tuesday as the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of deaths due to the extreme weather.
The World Health Organization's regional director for Europe, Hans Henri P. Kluge, said the world must look ahead while adapting to the "new reality" of killer heatwaves and other extreme weather.
Heatwaves this summer, which saw temperatures climb to 127 degrees Fahrenheit in California's Death Valley and over 52 Celsius in China's northwest, have coincided with wildfires from Greece to theThey have added fresh urgency to talks this week between the United States and China, the world's top greenhouse gas polluters.in Beijing and expressed hope that climate cooperation could redefine troubled ties between the two powers.
Overnight minimum temperatures were also expected to reach new highs, the WMO said, creating the risk of increased cases of heart attacks and deaths. In Italy, tourists have tried to keep cool by splashing in Rome's fountains and standing under giant fans set up outside the Colosseum. Some were forced to queue for taxis for more than an hour in the heat outside the central railway station in Rome due to the capital'sThe health ministry issued red weather alerts for 20 of the country's 27 main cities on Tuesday, with the number expected to rise to 23 on Wednesday.
" got a lot of pain in the head, legs and fingers swelled up and I became more and more dizzy," Elshoy said of her heat-related symptoms.
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