Day: July 4, 2025

Manila: As millions across Europe endure a blistering heat wave, with record temperatures triggering emergency alerts from Spain to the UK, experts are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a silent and increasingly deadly global crisis. In recent days, temperatures in parts of southern Europe exceeded 46°C (114.8°F). In Spain’s Catalonia region, two people died and 20,000 others were placed under lockdown due to a blazing wildfire that spread at 28 kilometers (17 miles) per hour, one of the fastest ever recorded in Europe. Spain and England also recorded their hottest Junes on record. According to Philippines News