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Explainer-The Health Risks of Extreme Heat
Date: July 18, 2022
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Europe is sweltering under a record-breaking heatwave, with a number of governments issuing health emergency alerts. WHAT ARE THE RISKS? Heat affects health in a number of ways. Heat exhaustion, which can include dizziness, headaches, shaking and thirst, can affect anyone, and is not usually serious, providing the person...
Heatwave Scorches Europe; Health Warnings Issued
Date: July 15, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Kylie MacLellan LEIRIA, Portugal/LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in the coming days. More than 1,000 firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft, have battled since Tuesday to...
UK Issues First Extreme Heat Warning as Record Temperatures Loom
Date: July 15, 2022
By William James and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s weather forecaster issued its first-ever red “Extreme Heat” warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday when temperatures are forecast to reach record highs, triggering a “national emergency” alert level. Much of Europe is baking in a heat wave that has pushed temperatures into the...
As Europe Bakes in Heatwave, Wildfires Rage From Portugal to Croatia
Date: July 14, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Antonio Bronic LEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia (Reuters) – Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40Cs in some countries. In Portugal’s central Leiria district, tired firefighters battled...
The Role of Climate Change in Contentious M&A
Date: July 14, 2022
Climate change and wider ESG elements are becoming increasingly common in international commercial disputes. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of disputes involving a climate change element has snowballed. What began in the US as a few isolated cases is now a firm legal trend, numbering 2,000+ cases filed in more than...
Scorching Heatwave Sparks Wildfires in Europe
Date: July 13, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LEIRIA, Portugal (Reuters) – Nearly 20 blazes raged across Portugal and several burned in western Spain on Wednesday, menacing villages and disrupting tourists’ holidays amid a heatwave that meteorologists expect to push temperatures into the high 40s Celsius. In France, about 800 firefighters, supported by six water-bomber aircraft, were...