{"id":2009544,"date":"2026-06-25T05:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009544"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:02:38","slug":"working-mums-agricultural-labourers-and-bill-payers-whos-hit-hardest-by-heatwave-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009544","title":{"rendered":"Working mums, agricultural labourers and bill payers: Who\u2019s hit hardest by heatwave costs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/21\/05\/1200x675_cmsv2_aa99b792-0607-5373-9b55-fe04ceb0b30a-9812105.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2904497-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904497\" data-cid=\"9811363\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904497-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/13\/63\/189x106_cmsv2_884a1f49-b4e9-50eb-91ab-a9b5a3fb1d59-9811363.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hotels are a home away from home - but we could all behave a little better when we check in \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Residences<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Buffet raids and kettle laundry: Strange hotel guest habits revealed\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904624-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904624\" data-cid=\"9811970\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904624-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/19\/70\/189x106_cmsv2_9c21a4d9-eaf4-5e3d-a215-705ce8095d6c-9811970.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Station F building \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Station F turns nine with one eye on France&#8217;s looming election\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904662-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904662\" data-cid=\"9812249\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904662-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/22\/49\/189x106_cmsv2_81073867-26cd-5eb5-ac78-c821543fb534-9812249.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The study found that seven of 10 widely used add-ons either had no measurable effect on fertility outcomes or were supported only by limited, low-quality evidence.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Costly IVF add-ons fail to show benefits, new study finds\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904094-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904094\" data-cid=\"9809129\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904094-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/91\/29\/189x106_cmsv2_36a2c281-89de-571b-b972-7568e05a065d-9809129.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ein mit Waren gefuellter Einkaufswagen steht am 10. 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Juni 2009 in einem Supermarkt in Dresden. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which European countries are the cheapest and most expensive?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          Climate<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Working mums, agricultural labourers and bill payers: Who\u2019s hit hardest by heatwave costs?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/21\/05\/1536x864_cmsv2_aa99b792-0607-5373-9b55-fe04ceb0b30a-9812105.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A woman and children go for water fountain in a park Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Paris. \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A woman and children go for water fountain in a park Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Paris.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Thomas Padilla<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Thomas Padilla\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspAngela Symons\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1782363758\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-06-25 07:02:38 +02:00\">25\/06\/2026 &#8211; 7:02 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Europe\u2019s heatwave endangers lives as well as incomes.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>This week\u2019s punishing heatwave is hitting Europeans where it hurts \u2013 and not only in terms of physical discomfort. Household costs are spiking as power prices hit record highs, parents scramble for emergency childcare and outdoor workers lose hours they can\u2019t afford to miss.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New research published this week by Climate Analytics reveals that combined heat and drought events are reducing average household incomes by almost three per cent across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>If global warming reaches 2.7\u00b0C by 2100 \u2013 the trajectory under current global policies \u2013 the average European household could see its income fall by 27 per cent. Limiting warming to the Paris Agreement\u2019s 1.5\u00b0C would cut this down to seven per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe massive heatwave now sweeping across Europe is already threatening people\u2019s health, livelihoods and ability to work,\u201d says Jessie Schleypen, lead author of the study and senior climate economist at Climate Analytics. \u201cWhere extreme heat coincides with drought, the damage can be much greater.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Record power prices \u2013 and why they matter for your bill<\/h2>\n<p>The most immediate financial hit is to <strong>Europe\u2019s energy bills<\/strong>. Power prices rose to record highs on Tuesday evening (23 June) as surging demand for air-con collided with supply-side weakness, according to real-time energy market newswire Montel News.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium recorded a new all-time high quarter-hourly power price of \u20ac1,038.25\/MWh \u2013 the quarter-hourly price tracks the cost of electricity in 15-minute intervals and directly affects customers on variable tariffs. This is more than 10 times the average wholesale electricity price in the EU, which typically ranges from \u20ac50 to \u20ac100\/MWh outside of crisis periods.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands reached \u20ac902.47\/MWh, Denmark&#8217;s DK1 zone hit \u20ac786.83\/MWh, and Germany \u2013 Europe\u2019s largest power market \u2013 peaked at \u20ac747.10\/MWh.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Extreme heat in Europe: Which countries face the biggest costs?<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Spain\u2019s renewables revolution is paying off: Electricity bills are lower despite energy crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The spikes are concentrated in the evening, when solar generation falls but temperatures and cooling demand remain high. During that window, <strong>grid operators<\/strong> increasingly have to call on gas-fired power plants to meet demand. Under Europe\u2019s \u2018merit order\u2019 system, the most expensive source of energy needed to meet demand sets the price for the entire grid, meaning when <strong>expensive gas<\/strong> is required it erases the gains of cheap renewables.<\/p>\n<p>That problem is compounded during heatwaves, as power generators lose efficiency when faced with high temperatures. <strong>Solar panels<\/strong> lose between 0.3 and 0.5 per cent of their output for every 1\u00b0C their surface temperature rises above 25\u00b0C \u2013 limiting their contribution exactly when demand is at its peak. <\/p>\n<p>Combined-cycle gas turbine plants suffer a similar effect, losing up to 0.9 per cent of their power output per 1\u00b0C above baseline. <\/p>\n<p>In Germany, the amount of electricity demand not met by renewables \u2013 known as residual load \u2013 reached 51.5 GW on Tuesday evening, around 10.4 GW above normal levels for that time of day. The higher the residual load, the more gas is needed, and the higher the price.<\/p>\n<h2>Lost wages: Parents, outdoor workers and the hidden economic toll<\/h2>\n<p>The costs don\u2019t stop at energy bills. Across France and the UK, thousands of <strong>schools have closed<\/strong> or cut their hours this week, leaving parents \u2013 disproportionately mothers \u2013 to absorb the gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchools will shut early, and parents \u2013 let\u2019s be honest, mostly mums \u2013 will be expected to magically appear and fill the gap, burning holiday days or unpaid leave, taking the hit on their pay and their employer\u2019s idea of how \u2018reliable\u2019 they are,\u201d wrote author and women\u2019s rights activist Joeli Brearley on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Her post drew more than 150 responses from parents describing last-minute closures, with one commenter calling for governments to introduce extreme weather payments to cover emergency childcare costs.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>outdoor workers<\/strong>, the losses are even more devastating. Construction workers, delivery drivers, agricultural labourers and factory employees are losing productive hours as heat forces changes to working schedules. <\/p>\n<p>Numerous areas of French have banned fieldwork in the afternoons to reduce the risk of fires from dried-out crops \u2013 a measure that reduces daily earnings for workers, many of whom are seasonal migrants. <\/p>\n<p>Train cancellations across France and Belgium, introduced to prevent overheating rail infrastructure from buckling, are pushing more commuters into cars, adding fuel costs to the households\u2019 financial pressures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/21\/05\/808x539_cmsv2_b1c4ebd6-dfdc-53a9-ae0b-7ef1ca3b9cfb-9812105.jpg\" alt=\"A construction worker drinks water to stay hydrated at a massive construction site as temperatures are expected to reach record highs in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A construction worker drinks water to stay hydrated at a massive construction site as temperatures are expected to reach record highs in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Michel Euler<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>France, Germany, UK: Who\u2019s hit hardest by heatwave costs?<\/h2>\n<p>The Climate Analytics research shows that costs hit low income households first. The poorest 20 per cent of European households lose four per cent of income during compound heat-and-drought events, compared to 1.1 to 1.8 per cent for the rest of the population. <\/p>\n<p>At the regional level, Madrid has recorded income drops of almost 10 per cent during such events, central Hungary 9.4 per cent, and central Spain 8.8 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Despite decades of scientific warnings, Europe\u2019s governments remain dangerously underprepared for the costs of <strong>extreme heat<\/strong>. The UK\u2019s Climate Change Committee said last month that the government\u2019s adaptation plans \u201chave not been fit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018El Ni\u00f1o is a distraction\u2019: Why Europe\u2019s deadly heatwave isn\u2019t down to a natural weather phenomenon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>France\u2019s advisory body, the Haut Conseil pour le Climat, has warned that the gap between adaptation needs and actions is widening. A Climate Analytics study for the World Bank, published in January 2026, found that Germany \u201clacks comprehensive solutions\u201d to protect people from increasing heat stress, with implementation of even regional heat-health plans \u201cstill largely lagging\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of inaction compound over time, Climate Analytics\u2019 study shows. At 2.7\u00b0C of warming, Spanish household incomes would fall by more than one-third and Greek household incomes by more than one-half. Across the continent, the number of people at risk of poverty could rise from 60 million in a 1.5\u00b0C scenario to 127 million at 2.7\u00b0C \u2013 with Greece, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus among the hardest hit.<\/p>\n<p>The current <strong>heatwave<\/strong> is forecast to continue across much of Central and Western Europe into early July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2904312-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904312\" data-cid=\"9810349\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904312-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/03\/49\/480x270_cmsv2_9f7c0d2c-0f09-5920-9235-3ba65937edd7-9810349.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Street sweeper works in the sun in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as a heat wave is predicted across Britain.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    What is heat stress and where is most affected in Europe?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904636-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904636\" data-cid=\"9812114\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904636-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/20\/79\/480x270_cmsv2_8e7845e3-5546-5819-bef7-47b59ef4a462-9812079.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - A man cools off at a fountain on a hot, sunny summer day in Madrid, Spain, July 19, 2023. 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(AP Photo\/Manu Fern\u00e1ndez, File)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Heat records shattered as Spain sets double June high<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904548-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2904548\" data-cid=\"9811659\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904548-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/16\/59\/480x270_cmsv2_e7e6dfb3-3e7d-5445-9c37-379668fc3788-9811659.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Parisians bath in the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as the national weather service, Meteo France, placed 54 departments, under a red heat wave alert, June 23, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe heatwave: Power cuts, school closures and 40 deaths in France<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904548-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904548\" data-cid=\"9811659\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904548-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/16\/59\/320x180_cmsv2_e7e6dfb3-3e7d-5445-9c37-379668fc3788-9811659.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Parisians bath in the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as the national weather service, Meteo France, placed 54 departments, under a red heat wave alert, June 23, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe heatwave: Power cuts, school closures and 40 deaths in France<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2900867-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2900867\" data-cid=\"9804724\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2900867-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/79\/32\/41\/320x180_cmsv2_b33813b3-3de1-584a-9517-d210f9cdc236-9793241.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"99 People enjoy a day at the beach on Tel Aviv\u2019s Mediterranean coast in Israel on 15 June 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Flesh-eating bacteria threat looms over Europe&#8217;s coasts<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904232-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904232\" data-cid=\"9809845\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904232-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/98\/45\/320x180_cmsv2_fd813f41-221a-50fb-86b8-6cfc30865d1b-9809845.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman shields herself from the sun with a fan in Rennes, western France, Monday, June 22, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;El Ni\u00f1o is a distraction&#8217;: Why is Europe becoming a deadly heat trap?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904211-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904211\" data-cid=\"9809739\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904211-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/80\/97\/39\/320x180_cmsv2_e92e2892-549c-5af8-b32a-19a31c5567c7-9809739.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a statement during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, March 19, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    UN chief urges AI firms to &#8216;come clean&#8217; 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Who\u2019s most exposed?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2900867-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2900867\" data-cid=\"9804724\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Flesh-eating bacteria threat looms over Europe&#8217;s coasts<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904232-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904232\" data-cid=\"9809845\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;El Ni\u00f1o is a distraction&#8217;: Why is Europe becoming a deadly heat trap?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2902982-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2902982\" data-cid=\"9803758\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Can you turn your garden fence into a mini solar farm?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904548-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904548\" data-cid=\"9811659\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe heatwave: Power cuts, school closures and 40 deaths in France<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904149-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2904149\" data-cid=\"9809398\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain endures worst day of heatwave under red alert<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">This week\u2019s punishing heatwave is hitting Europeans where it hurts \u2013 and not only in terms of physical discomfort. Household costs are spiking as power prices hit record highs, parents scramble for emergency childcare and outdoor workers lose hours they can\u2019t afford to miss.New research published this week by Climate Analytics reveals that combined heat and drought events are reducing average household incomes by almost three per cent across Europe.If global warming reaches 2.7\u00b0C by 2100 \u2013 the trajectory under current global policies \u2013 the average European household could see its income fall by 27 per cent. Limiting warming to the Paris Agreement\u2019s 1.5\u00b0C would cut this down to seven per cent.\u201cThe massive heatwave now sweeping across Europe is already threatening people\u2019s health, livelihoods and ability to work,\u201d says Jessie Schleypen, lead author of the study and senior climate economist at Climate Analytics. \u201cWhere extreme heat coincides with drought, the damage can be much greater.\u201dRecord power prices \u2013 and why they matter for your billThe most immediate financial hit is to Europe\u2019s energy bills. Power prices rose to record highs on Tuesday evening (23 June) as surging demand for air-con collided with supply-side weakness, according to real-time energy market newswire Montel News.Belgium recorded a new all-time high quarter-hourly power price of \u20ac1,038.25\/MWh \u2013 the quarter-hourly price tracks the cost of electricity in 15-minute intervals and directly affects customers on variable tariffs. This is more than 10 times the average wholesale electricity price in the EU, which typically ranges from \u20ac50 to \u20ac100\/MWh outside of crisis periods.The Netherlands reached \u20ac902.47\/MWh, Denmark&#8217;s DK1 zone hit \u20ac786.83\/MWh, and Germany \u2013 Europe\u2019s largest power market \u2013 peaked at \u20ac747.10\/MWh.The spikes are concentrated in the evening, when solar generation falls but temperatures and cooling demand remain high. During that window, grid operators increasingly have to call on gas-fired power plants to meet demand. Under Europe\u2019s \u2018merit order\u2019 system, the most expensive source of energy needed to meet demand sets the price for the entire grid, meaning when expensive gas is required it erases the gains of cheap renewables.That problem is compounded during heatwaves, as power generators lose efficiency when faced with high temperatures. Solar panels lose between 0.3 and 0.5 per cent of their output for every 1\u00b0C their surface temperature rises above 25\u00b0C \u2013 limiting their contribution exactly when demand is at its peak.\u00a0Combined-cycle gas turbine plants suffer a similar effect, losing up to 0.9 per cent of their power output per 1\u00b0C above baseline.\u00a0In Germany, the amount of electricity demand not met by renewables \u2013 known as residual load \u2013 reached 51.5 GW on Tuesday evening, around 10.4 GW above normal levels for that time of day. The higher the residual load, the more gas is needed, and the higher the price.Lost wages: Parents, outdoor workers and the hidden economic tollThe costs don\u2019t stop at energy bills. Across France and the UK, thousands of schools have closed or cut their hours this week, leaving parents \u2013 disproportionately mothers \u2013 to absorb the gap.\u201cSchools will shut early, and parents \u2013 let\u2019s be honest, mostly mums \u2013 will be expected to magically appear and fill the gap, burning holiday days or unpaid leave, taking the hit on their pay and their employer\u2019s idea of how \u2018reliable\u2019 they are,\u201d wrote author and women\u2019s rights activist Joeli Brearley on LinkedIn.Her post drew more than 150 responses from parents describing last-minute closures, with one commenter calling for governments to introduce extreme weather payments to cover emergency childcare costs.For outdoor workers, the losses are even more devastating. Construction workers, delivery drivers, agricultural labourers and factory employees are losing productive hours as heat forces changes to working schedules.\u00a0Numerous areas of French have banned fieldwork in the afternoons to reduce the risk of fires from dried-out crops \u2013 a measure that reduces daily earnings for workers, many of whom are seasonal migrants.\u00a0Train cancellations across France and Belgium, introduced to prevent overheating rail infrastructure from buckling, are pushing more commuters into cars, adding fuel costs to the households\u2019 financial pressures.France, Germany, UK: Who\u2019s hit hardest by heatwave costs?The Climate Analytics research shows that costs hit low income households first. The poorest 20 per cent of European households lose four per cent of income during compound heat-and-drought events, compared to 1.1 to 1.8 per cent for the rest of the population.\u00a0At the regional level, Madrid has recorded income drops of almost 10 per cent during such events, central Hungary 9.4 per cent, and central Spain 8.8 per cent.Despite decades of scientific warnings, Europe\u2019s governments remain dangerously underprepared for the costs of extreme heat. The UK\u2019s Climate Change Committee said last month that the government\u2019s adaptation plans \u201chave not been fit for purpose\u201d.France\u2019s advisory body, the Haut Conseil pour le Climat, has warned that the gap between adaptation needs and actions is widening. A Climate Analytics study for the World Bank, published in January 2026, found that Germany \u201clacks comprehensive solutions\u201d to protect people from increasing heat stress, with implementation of even regional heat-health plans \u201cstill largely lagging\u201d.The consequences of inaction compound over time, Climate Analytics\u2019 study shows. At 2.7\u00b0C of warming, Spanish household incomes would fall by more than one-third and Greek household incomes by more than one-half. 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