Heatwaves Are Getting Deadlier - And It’s Going To Get Worse

热浪正变得致命——而且情况将变得更糟

New Scientist Podcasts

2026-07-08

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Episode 383 As another heatwave takes hold, figures are now showing just how deadly the last one was. With one early estimate suggesting as many as 25,000 people may have died in Europe as a result of June’s extreme heat. Heatwaves across Europe, Asia, Australia and the US hit record highs last month and wildfires are now spreading across southern Europe. And as the effects of climate change increase the intensity year on year, can we be better prepared for the next ones coming our way? In this episode we discuss the urgent need to adapt homes and infrastructure to deal with a warming climate, the impact of extreme heat on the human body - and how you can become better adapted for the coming hot weather.  Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet are joined by New Scientist reporters Michael Le Page and Alec Luhn.  To read more about these stories, visit https://www.newscientist.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Record temperatures have hit the US this July, with 20 states recording temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius,

  • or over 100 Fahrenheit.

  • There has also been a record heatwave in Europe this June, with temperature records being broken on consecutive days.

  • And that was especially notable foreboding, you could say, as June is not even the hottest month in Europe.

  • Right.

  • And work by the World Weather Attribution Group, they were on the podcast last year,

  • shows that those June heat records would not have been possible without climate change.

  • Almost goes without saying but we do have to say it yeah and it's everywhere

  • as well right in june in sydney the record temperatures india and pakistan

  • had a heat wave in april to may where the temperatures got above 46 degrees celsius in many cities

  • and right now we've got wildfires in southern europe so heat waves is what we're getting into today from new scientists