Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month due to heat, with average temperatures 3.2 degrees higher than normal. The country experienced a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius, making it the second-hottest June on record.
Heatwave Impact
The heatwave, which occurred from June 1 to 30, led to 165 maximum temperature records and 225 highest minimum temperature records being broken at local measuring stations. At the heatwave’s peak on June 23, 35.7 million people, roughly 73% of the country’s population, were exposed to health risks due to the heat.
The Spanish Health Ministry’s daily mortality monitoring system, MoMo, showed that this June had the most deaths attributed to heat since the same month in 2015. The first heatwave of the summer was exceptional in the country’s north, not only because of its intensity but also due to its duration and persistence.
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