00:00This past July 4th was a record-setting day for our planet,
00:03one which saw global temperatures reach their highest averages ever.
00:07It's a grim reminder that climate change is here,
00:09and now researchers say that issue is an existential one,
00:12and that societies that adapt to a changing world are the ones that will survive.
00:16According to the new report,
00:18the summer heat waves that encompassed many parts of Europe last year
00:21were responsible for some 61,600 deaths.
00:24And in the areas that are historically the hottest,
00:27places like Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,
00:29all saw the highest death rates per capita.
00:32For reference, Portugal saw record-setting temperatures peak at an astounding 116 degrees.
00:37The areas listed are also the least economically advanced compared to the rest of Europe as well.
00:42According to one of the study's authors, Joan Ballister,
00:45countries like France took steps to curb excess deaths from extreme heat after a 2003 heat wave.
00:50Just three years later, when the next one hit,
00:52their mortality rates decreased, and again more recently,
00:56revealing that those measures reduced mortality by 10 times.
00:59This highlights the need for areas and their communities to adapt to a warming planet,
01:03which Ballister says can be done by methods that are either cheap or more expensive,
01:08explaining that on the cheap side,
01:09areas could implement public services to keep the most vulnerable safer,
01:13but redesigns to cities to improve housing conditions,
01:16while expensive, may also be necessary.
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