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|July 04, 2025
SNS: A searing heatwave has descended upon Europe with a vengeance ~ and well before its usual time. Wildfires in Turkey have forced over 50,000 people to flee their homes, while France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and even the typically temperate Netherlands are under weather warnings. This is not just a passing inconvenience. It is a signal of profound planetary imbalance ~ and one that we continue to ignore at our peril. The climate emergency is no longer a prediction for some distant future. It is already reshaping the rhythms of daily life across continents.
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When June starts behaving like the peak of August, with temperatures surging 5 to 10 degrees Celsius above average, it is not just about discomfort or disrupted vacations. It is about altered ecosystems, failing infrastructure, and human lives at risk. Southern Europe is no stranger to heat, but the scale and intensity now unfolding ~ fuelled by climate instability ~ has made the region a frontline of what scientists call the Anthropocene: a geological epoch shaped by human activity. In Turkey, dry, windy conditions have supercharged wildfires, consuming forests and settlements alike. In Spain and Italy, the stifling heat is forcing governments to consider limiting outdoor labour. Even the Rhine River in Germany, a critical trade artery, is running
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