1,028 people died in Spain due to extreme heat in June, and 1,000 people also died in France due to extreme heat. Authorities have expressed fears of another severe heatwave in Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the UK next week, and a red alert for extreme heat has also been issued in Portugal._x000D_
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A dangerous heat warning has also been issued in the US. The World Health Organization says that this heatwave is actually a glimpse of things to come, and that the summers of the coming years will be even more severe. They stressed the need for Europe to further expand heat protection measures._x000D_
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The WHO has called an emergency meeting on the heat situation and climate change in Europe on July 6.
