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Put health systems at the centre of European heatwave plans

Nature作者：Chirantan Chatterjee2026年8月4日正文已收录本站
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  • Indrajit Adhikari1 &
  • Benjamin K. Sovacool2
  1. Chirantan Chatterjee

    1. University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

  2. Indrajit Adhikari

    1. University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

  3. Benjamin K. Sovacool

    1. Boston University, Boston, USA.

Extreme heat is increasingly becoming a persistent silent killer in Europe. This year’s heatwaves have shown that heat lacks the visible devastation of floods or storms, yet it quietly worsens cardiovascular, renal and mental-health risks (see Nature 655, 288–290; 2026). It also increases pressure on health-care systems.

Nature 656, 266 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02426-3

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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