Deaths in Spain from heat stroke and dehydration in the hottest months of 2022 -- the hottest year on record -- jumped by 88% compared to the same period in 2021, the National Statistics Institute said Tuesday.
The Institute said 122 people died of heat stroke and 233 of dehydration between May and August last year when temperatures soared in a succession of heat waves. A total of 189 people died from the two conditions in 2021.The data came as Spain sizzled in its first official heat wave of the year, with the state weather agency, AEMET, predicting temperatures to hit 44 degrees Celsius in much of the country during a hot spell expected to last until Thursday.
The weather agency noted that heat waves have become more common during the month of June over the last 12 years. Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said the country's rising temperatures put vulnerable populations at risk, and more work is needed to understand how to prepare for longer, hotter summers.
The institute said excess heat increased deaths especially among people over 75 years of age and with prior health ailments such as lung disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
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