Tag: Heat
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20 heat-induced deaths recorded in Malta during 20th-26th July – Momentum demands more information
Following a Freedom of Information request by Momentum, the Health Ministry confirmed that 20 deaths recorded between 20 and 26 July were directly or indirectly related to the extreme heat. Momentum, however, is demanding information on the localities where the deaths occurred, which the Health Ministry declined to provide through the FOI request. Momentum is…
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Citizens end up taking care of animals as Animal Rights Ministry remains inconspicuous
Citizens have been taking it upon themselves to care for abandoned animals, as the Animal Ministry seems completely absent at a time of national crisis, with most of the electricity grid having been down for more than a week. Comedian James Ryder managed to raise funds for a generator for the CSAF animal sanctuary in…
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13 deaths by hyperthermia recorded yesterday alone
Dozens of persons most of them sick and the old-aged are dying as a result of hyperthermia with 13 deaths recorded of such cases yesterday alone. Heat stress can induce heat stroke and other conditions especially among vulnerable individuals. The deaths bring up memories of 2023 during when deaths by heat increased significantly during record…
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Air-condition use in Europe nearly doubles in six years
According to the latest Eurostat figures, the consumption of energy cooling for households in the European Union has doubled in six years, reflecting the soaring and year-on-year record breaking temperatures in Europe. Malta comes second in Europe with the highest energy consumption to cool homes with 15% of energy consumed for cooling in 2025, coming…
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Europe counts the dead after record heatwave
Europe is counting the dead after record temperatures were recorded across the continent last week, including in France, Britain and Spain. France has recorded around 1,000 excess deaths during the heatwave, according to public-health authorities. Daily deaths rose above 1,200 on 24 June and exceeded 1,400 on 25 and 26 June, compared with around 900…
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Temperatures in Europe and across the world continue to rise
According to the latest EU’s climate bulleting, the latest climate data for March confirms what has become an increasingly difficult trend to ignore: temperatures continue to rise, both globally and across Europe, with no sign of slowdown. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, March 2026 was the fourth warmest March ever recorded globally, with…
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Climate crisis is here, but the government still has no plan
Last year, up to a dozen people died due to heat-induced deaths as the nation experienced a blackout, with the power grid literally melting from unprecedented heat levels. Since then, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli announced increased spending to improve the power grid and a new gas turbine that will be purchased from Shanghai Electric. Just…
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This is a good time to start panicking on climate change
Heat levels in every scenario seem to be going parabolic and it seems to be an unstoppable trend. Climate catastrophe is gradually becoming ever more a real prospect. Many parts of the world will become unhabitable. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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2023 may set new heat records in Europe once again
It is scary to know that the general public and politicians alike are not taking the threats of climate change very seriously. Europe may yet again face record-breaking heat records this year and exceed last year’s records. A record of 15,000 people also died in Europe last year due to the heat. In Malta, the…