AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoExtreme Heat & Wildfires: A new EEA-Eurofound study says 85%+ of people in southern and central-eastern Europe have faced climate disruption, with Greece reporting wildfire smoke impacts for 41% of respondents—far above the EU average—while southern Europe continues evacuations and even Tour de France spectator bans as record heat fuels blazes. Heat Costs & Cooling Inequality: The same research flags that nearly 40% of Europeans can’t afford to keep homes cool during summer peaks, underlining how heat risk is also a housing and income problem. Greece in the Climate Spotlight: Copernicus satellites tracked wildfire smoke drifting from north-west Portugal across the Atlantic, while Greece remains among the hardest-hit countries in the survey’s wildfire-smoke figures. Local Climate-Health Context: With heat and smoke both stressing the heart and lungs, the coverage points to heightened danger for children, older adults, and people with existing conditions.
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