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News24
5 days ago
- Climate
- News24
Heat-related deaths in Spain surge to over 1100 this summer
Extreme heat in Spain was 10 times deadlier over the past two months than during the same period last year, with an estimated 1 180 people dying due to heat waves from mid-May to mid-July, compared to 114 people in 2024, according to Spain's Ministry of Health. Research center Instituto de Salud Carlos III calculated excess mortality due to heat by comparing total deaths between 16 May and 13 July this year with the historical average between those dates. Spanish authorities issued a total of 76 red alerts for extreme heat over the past two months, compared to none during the same period in 2024. This June was the hottest on record for Spain, with an average temperature of 23.6°C, 3.5°C higher than the historical average between 1991 and 2020, according to meteorological agency Aemet. More than 95% of the people who died this summer were over 65 and close to two-thirds were women, the government said. Most excess mortality was registered in the northern regions of Galicia, La Rioja, Asturias and Cantabria, which historically experienced moderate temperatures in summer so are more vulnerable to extreme heat. The institute's finding of mortality attributable to heat is much higher than the deaths from heat stroke reported by regional authorities in Spain. They reported 10 such deaths over the past two months, the government said. Many experts say heat deaths are undercounted in records because confirming individual fatalities as heat-related is difficult.
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Heat Deaths in Spain Have Surged This Summer Amid Record Temperatures
Extreme heat in Spain was 10 times deadlier over the past two months than during the same period last year, with an estimated 1,180 people dying due to heat waves from mid-May to mid-July, compared to 114 people in 2024, according to Spain's Ministry of Health. Research center Instituto de Salud Carlos III calculated excess mortality due to heat by comparing total deaths between May 16 and July 13 this year with the historical average between those dates. Spanish authorities issued a total of 76 red alerts for extreme heat over the past two months, compared to none during the same period in 2024.
