Europe’s current heatwave is just a ‘dress rehearsal,’ WHO warns

WHO links heatwave in Europe to over 1,300 excess deaths

WHO linked this week's European heatwave to 1,300+ excess deaths since June 21; Germany, Poland, Czech Republic hit 41–42°C. Damaged infrastructure (highways cracked, transit halted) exposes critical gaps in cooling and disaster recovery—core concerns for CTO planning mission-critical resilience.