From cracked highways to record-breaking temperatures, Europe is feeling the impact of an extraordinary heatwave. But is this more than just another hot summer? Could it become the moment that pushes Europe to prepare for extreme heat?
DW News spoke with Professor Mojib Latif of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, one of Germany’s leading climate scientists, who has studied global warming and extreme weather for decades. We also asked DW political correspondent Jenni Graham about how German authorities are responding to the heat.
Chapters:
00:00 WHO reports over 1,300 excess deaths
00:20 Germany breaks heat record for third straight day
00:40 Denmark records highest temperature ever
01:30 Elderly most at risk in Europe
02:00 Heat damages infrastructure in Germany
02:25 Professor Mojib Latif: Unusually early heat
03:52 What’s driving the heat — El Nino or global warming?
06:21 How can Europe adapt?
09:07 Are climate targets slipping out of reach?
11:32 DW’s Jenni Graham: Heat exposes social inequality
14:05 Climate policy vs economic priorities
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