EXTREME HEATWAVE IN EUROPE: OVERHEATED RAILS, RED ALERTS AND STRAINED INFRASTRUCTUREBLIND SPOTS
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BLIND SPOTS
What each country's media omits, downplays, or underrepresents — and who covers those topics.
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Belgian electricity prices surged from 11 to 550 euros per megawatthour on June 18 during peak evening demand, a phenomenon now termed 'Hitzeflaute,' exposing renewable energy limits.
Covered by BELGIQUEResidents in Antwerp's Deurne-Zuid measured 7 degrees Celsius temperature differences between areas where 50 trees were felled for tram infrastructure and remaining tree-covered zones.
Covered by BELGIQUEVdK president Verena Bentele and the German Red Cross alerted to particular risks for the homeless, denied access to cooling facilities, and for elderly and dependent individuals
Covered by GERMANYPrime Minister Sebastian Lecornu chaired an interministerial crisis cell bringing together 14 ministers to coordinate health, educational, and workplace response measures (BFMTV).
Covered by FRANCEGovernment approved ENAAC2030, the nation's new climate adaptation strategy, with Presidency Minister emphasizing Portugal ranks among Europe's most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts.
Covered by PORTUGAL