Eco Film Tour: Europe is Heating Up - How Heat Waves Are Changing Our Lives

[Europe is Burning - How Heatwaves Are Changing Our Lives](https://oekofilmtour.de/filme/europa-gluht-wie-hitzewellen-unser-leben-verandern) Documentary, 53 minutes, 2024 Directed by Mike Plitt Written by Mike Plitt Cinematography by Robert Cöllen Edited by Thomas Bernecker Producers: Alexander Lahl & Max Mönch Editorial Team: Bettina Oberhauser Production Company: mobyDOK GmbH Broadcaster: HR / ARTE Country of Production: Germany Protagonists: François Michaud Nérard - Former Director of Paris Funeral Services, Erich Fischer - Climate Physicist, Fernando Valladares - Environmental Scientist, José María Martín-Olalla - proMETEO Sevilla, Boris Kingma - Human Physiologist, Lisa Klous - Human Physiologist, Roland Pellenq - Physicist, Raphaëlle Nayral - Secretary General, Fraîcheur de Paris, Agustín Bautista - Olive Farmer, Daniel Reggio - Fisherman, Karina von Schuckmann - Oceanographer, Tristan Estaque - Marine Biologist Extreme heat is increasingly affecting Europe more frequently, for longer durations, and with greater intensity. The film illustrates how heatwaves strain our bodies, cities, agriculture, and oceans – and why they are becoming one of the greatest challenges of our time. Science is seeking answers to the crucial question: How can we adapt to the new reality of heat? Film screening followed by a public discussion with Prof. Dr. Jens Schröder (State Competence Center for Forestry Eberswalde), Axel Steffen (former Head of Department at the Ministry of the Environment), Carsten Linke (Ministry of Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg), and Dr. med. Christine Montag (Specialist in Occupational Medicine). Moderation: Eco Film Festival