Hyperthermia

It's set to be another scorching summer, with extreme and prolonged heat waves forecast across many parts of the United States and Europe.

"The persistence of high temperatures for long periods of time is worrying us," says Dr. Kostas Lagovardos - The "hot, dry, windy" phenomenon and the ongoing heat stress on the population

Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent.

In a year of contrasting extremes, Europe witnessed scorching heatwaves but also catastrophic flooding, withering droughts, violent storms and its largest wildfire.

The hospital said the second man died overnight.