In the first months of the year, everything showed that 2020 would be one of the hottest years since the measurements began, said Claire Noulis, a spokeswoman for the organization in Geneva.
Cities need to be prepared now to protect their citizens, even if the pandemic of the colon makes it more complicated. In the past, in hot weather, people used to find shelter in air-conditioned rooms, while neighbors regularly visited the elderly who lived alone. Today, due to the pandemic, everything has changed and hospitals are less prepared to treat heat stroke patients in the middle of a pandemic.