Europe's Second Heatwave This Year Could Prove Deadlier Than the First

A second major heatwave beginning June 22 arrives as Europe's population and health systems are still depleted from the first. Historical precedent—2003, 2022—shows mortality spikes when exhausted bodies face renewed extreme heat. Soil moisture deficit from the first event intensifies ground heating during the second. Power grids across Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK already strain under compounding demand.