The world just experienced its hottest June on record, and unprecedented temperatures have not let up this July – endangering millions of lives and pushing electricity grids to their limits as people crank up their air conditioners, if they have them, to keep cool.
Heat alerts warning of dangerous conditions for human health are proliferating globally – from China, where temperatures recently rose above 50°C, to Tokyo and the Southwestern United States. In Europe, the Cerberus heatwave – named after the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell – has fuelled wildfires, driven a spike in heat-related deaths and caused mobile phones to suddenly give out.
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