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European data record over 10,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave

The vast majority - more than 9,000 - were among people aged 65 and above, according to data published by EuroMOMO, a network backed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and WHO.

|ByREUTERS
Smoke billows from a wildfire that has been ravaging mountain vegetation for several days, amid a heatwave affecting a large part of the country, at sunset near Die in the Drome department, France, July 9, 2026.
An illustrative image of Israeli and the European Union flags with a division between them.

A hotter Europe needs Israeli science - opinion

The recent heat dome that swept across the continent pushed temperatures to record levels, strained electricity grids, disrupted transport, and forced governments to issue public health warnings.

|BySHARON PARDO
AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench at a hilltop, amid telecom shutdown across the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2025.

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says

The UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026, released on June 16, found that 41% of Afghanistan’s roughly 21 million children are exposed to multiple climate shocks, including floods and droughts.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
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|ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

Trending: Stay cool

Whether you are on vacation or only dreaming of it – with the heat soaring to new heights – this is the time to try to reduce the stress.

JULY 4, 2019ByNERIA BARR
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