A series of record-breaking heat waves has affected several continents, leading to high death rates, infrastructure failure, and environmental crises.

一系列打破紀錄的熱浪影響了數個大洲，導致死亡率上升、基礎設施失效及環境危機。

Europe has experienced a severe heat event caused by a 'heat dome,' which trapped hot air from North Africa over the continent. This phenomenon caused record temperatures, including 41.7°C in Germany and 40.5°C in Poland. The French Health Ministry reported that about 1,000 extra deaths occurred between June 24 and June 27, with 85% of these victims being people aged 65 and older. Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated over 1,300 extra deaths across Europe since June 21, emphasizing that European infrastructure was not designed for such extreme heat.

歐洲經歷了一次由「熱穹頂」引起的嚴重高溫事件，將北非的熱空氣困在歐洲大陸之上。此現象導致溫度創紀錄，包括德國達到 41.7°C 及波蘭達到 40.5°C。法國衛生部報告指出，在 6 月 24 日至 6 月 27 日之間，約增加了 1,000 人死亡，其中 85% 的受害者為 65 歲或以上的長者。此外，世界衛生組織（WHO）估計自 6 月 21 日起，全歐洲增加了超過 1,300 人死亡，並強調歐洲的基礎設施並非為應對如此極端的高溫而設計。

These heat waves caused widespread disruptions to essential services. In Germany, melting asphalt forced the suspension of tram services in Leipzig, and the national railway advised against non-essential travel due to unstable tracks. Additionally, wildfires occurred in areas containing old World War II bombs, which made firefighting more dangerous. Energy production was also affected; Hungary's Paks nuclear plant had to reduce its output, and Switzerland's Beznau plant shut down its reactors because river temperatures were too high. In Italy, the Po River's low water levels allowed seawater to flow 18 kilometers inland, threatening local farming.

這些熱浪導致基本服務出現大範圍中斷。在德國，瀝青熔化迫使萊比錫的輕軌服務暫停，而國家鐵路局因軌道不穩定，建議民眾避免非必要行程。此外，部分地區發生山火，而該處含有二戰時期的舊炸彈，使得滅火工作更加危險。能源生產亦受影響；匈牙利的 Paks 核電廠不得不減產，而瑞士的 Beznau 電廠則因河水溫度過高而關閉反應爐。在義大利，波河（Po River）水位過低，導致海水倒灌入內陸 18 公里，威脅當地農業。

At the same time, North America faced extreme heat. The National Weather Service predicted a widespread heat wave across the central and eastern United States, with heat indices expected to reach 115°F. This happened alongside deadly wildfires in the West, which killed three firefighters near the Colorado-Utah border. Meanwhile, a study by World Weather Attribution concluded that these extreme temperatures would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change, noting that such conditions are now 200 times more likely than they were twenty years ago.

與此同時，北美面臨極端高溫。美國國家氣象局預測，美國中部與東部將出現大範圍熱浪，體感溫度預計將達到 115°F。與此同時，西部發生致命山火，在科羅拉多州與猶他州邊界附近導致三名消防員喪生。同時，World Weather Attribution 的一項研究結論指出，若非人類引起的氣候變遷，這些極端溫度幾乎不可能發生，並指出目前出現此類狀況的可能性是 20 年前的 200 倍。

Although temperatures are slowly dropping in Western Europe, the extreme heat is moving toward Central Europe and the Balkans, which means the risk of system failures remains high.

雖然西歐的溫度正緩慢下降，但極端高溫正移向中歐與巴爾幹半島，這意味著系統失效的風險仍然很高。