Tag: summer
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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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Europe braces for another heatwave week
Europe is bracing for another week of extreme heat, with temperatures expected to intensify across large parts of western and southern Europe towards the middle and latter part of the week. Current forecasts put temperatures at around 40°C in Madrid, 39°C in Paris and Rome, and 35°C in London by Thursday, while Athens is expected…
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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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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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Ferry bottlenecks signal Summer of congestion and strain on Malta’s infrastructure
The long queues reported for the fast-ferry service in Valletta emerge as a warning sign for the Summer bottlenecks and traffic in Maltese roads as the number of tourists coming to the Islands keeps increasing. The fast-ferry service to Gozo was introduced as part of a wider plan to increase alternative methods of transport with…
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Summer power cuts making a comeback as Malta’s June temperatures reach record yearly highs
Extensive summer power cuts are making a slow return, serving as grim reminders of the 2023 blackouts, which caused more than a dozen of fatalities due to extreme heat. Earlier this week on 9th June, the daily temperature reach a yearly record high with up to 35.6 °C. Power cuts have been reported today in Sliema…
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The Nationalist Party has indeed been on holiday
While the Labour Party has been compelled to stay busy over the summer due to its internal meltdown, the Nationalist Party has literally been on holiday, with the Parliamentary Group not having met for the last two months. A little bit of politics by Facebook while the country keeps going further into crisis and then…
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Out of her depth
I don’t think I ever remember this kind of crass incompetence and criminal negligence by a government minister in my lifetime. It’s also so disconcerting to see the same minister speak so confidently yet, so unaware of the wide and material implications of her gross stupidity. Apart from appointing an energy drinks salesman as Enemalta’s…
