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Two-thirds of Western Europe's children faced extreme heat in six months
Save the Children found two-thirds of Western European children faced extreme heat in just over six months of 2026 — triple the 2025 rate and a record stretching back decades.
Cosa sapevamo all'inizio
- Two-thirds of Western European children were exposed to extreme temperatures in the first six-and-a-half months of 2026.
- That rate was about three times the figure for all of 2025 and higher than any full year since 2003.
- In the UK, 75% of children were affected and in Wales 84%, with the six-month UK total exceeding any year since 1995.
Allora ancora aperto
- No exact report title, publication date, or full verbatim warning text beyond the Angeltveit line is available in the sources.
- No detailed breakdown of resulting illness, school disruption, or longer-term effects is established in the sources.
Cosa avevamo detto di seguire
- Whether the rest of 2026 extends exposure further beyond the first-half record.
- Whether health systems, schools and local authorities adopt heat protections built for children.