Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat
The Guardian environment team is hosting a Q&A session to address the recent record-breaking heatwaves across Europe. The discussion will cover the political implications of climate change, safety tips, and how extreme heat disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.
Why it matters
As climate change leads to more frequent extreme weather events, understanding the social and political impacts of heatwaves is critical for public policy and safety.
Many European countries, including Germany, France, Czechia, Poland and Hungary have experienced their hottest days ever . The UK and others have suffered their hottest ever day in June. Over the past week Ajit, alongside the rest of our environment team and network of reporters, has been following this extreme heat wave as it headed east across the continent. Today, Budapest is expected to hit 40C and other parts of eastern Europe have issued red warnings for extreme heat.
The article reports on a public service Q&A session and summarizes scientific observations regarding heatwaves without taking a partisan stance.
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