Extreme heat waves are also changing animal life, especially the reindeer.
This summer, Norway, Sweden, Finland and even the Arctic Polar Circle did not get rid of an unprecedented heat vacancy. In Finland, for example, a new national record of 22 consecutive days above 30 ° C. The phenomenon is radically changing, more than in other countries, the way of living in these climates that can no longer be described as very cold.
Some of the first noted effects of heat were the proliferation of toxic algae on the lakes and the Baltic Sea, hospitals overheated to cancel surgeries and, of course, forest fires.
The calls “Tropical Nights” They represent a particularly serious threat to the elderly population and people with chronic health problems. 2018 data cited by indicating that an earlier heat wave was responsible for 750 deaths in Sweden, a number expected to be comparable to 2025 as the records are processed.
The phenomenon, enhanced by climate change resulting from the burning of fossil fuels, made the heat wave at least ten times more likely and 2 ° C more intense, according to a World Weather Attribution report. Each tenth of additional degree matters, there are experts to: since 2018, a global increase of only 0.2 ° C has doubled the likelihood of heat waves of this type.
In countries where buildings are designed to retain heat, the Air conditioning is very rareThen people resort to simple methods: keep blinds closed during the day and open windows at night, or enjoy rivers and beaches, taking advantage of a community coastal culture to cool off.
Returning to the example of Finland, they are the Ice hockey rings Help: This summer were transformed into emergency cooling stations.
In this, the fauna also suffers: the Cleansymbol of Laponia, they move away from natural pastures due to heat and increased insects, approaching dangerously of urban areas and roads.
