{"id":356556,"date":"2026-06-29T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-this-the-summer-that-pushes-europe-to-adapt-to-extreme-heat-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:00:20","slug":"is-this-the-summer-that-pushes-europe-to-adapt-to-extreme-heat-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-this-the-summer-that-pushes-europe-to-adapt-to-extreme-heat-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the summer that pushes Europe to adapt to extreme heat? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LiybH4jGA-A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is this the summer that pushes Europe to adapt to extreme heat? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LiybH4jGA-A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>From cracked highways to record-breaking temperatures, Europe is feeling the impact of an extraordinary heatwave. But is this more than just another hot summer? Could it become the moment that pushes Europe to prepare for extreme heat?<\/p>\n<p>DW News spoke with Professor Mojib Latif of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, one of Germany&#8217;s leading climate scientists, who has studied global warming and extreme weather for decades. We also asked DW political correspondent Jenny Graham about how German authorities are responding to the heat.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 WHO reports over 1,300 excess deaths<br \/>\n00:20 Germany breaks heat record for third straight day<br \/>\n00:40 Denmark records highest temperature ever<br \/>\n01:30 Elderly most at risk in Europe<br \/>\n02:00 Heat damages infrastructure in Germany<br \/>\n02:25 Professor Mojib Latif: Unusually early heat<br \/>\n03:52 What\u2019s driving the heat \u2014 El Ni\u00f1o or global warming?<br \/>\n06:21 How can Europe adapt?<br \/>\n09:07 Are climate targets slipping out of reach?<br \/>\n11:32 DW&#8217;s Jenni Graham: Heat exposes social inequality<br \/>\n14:05 Climate policy vs economic priorities  <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #europeheatwave #climatechangeimpact <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From cracked highways to record-breaking temperatures, Europe is feeling the impact of an extraordinary heatwave. 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