Press Briefing: Europe’s Deadly Heatwave & Its Vast Implications
For the second month in a row, heat records across Europe are being shattered as temperatures look to surge as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). With more and more heat-related deaths being reported across the continent, some forecasters are concerned that this heatwave may rival the 2003 extreme heat event that killed nearly 15,000 people.
As this deadly heat continues, join Covering Climate Now for a special webinar highlighting not only how climate change makes heatwaves hotter, longer, and more frequent, but also how this blistering heat is far more than just a weather story.
In this press briefing, meteorologists and reporters will explore the far-reaching implications of this European heat dome, from increasing drowning deaths to bans of public alcohol sales; examine how this event may influence communities’ efforts to adapt in preparation for future heatwaves; and equip journalists with a better understanding of how to make the climate connection in their own reporting during this unbearably hot summer.