Key Points

• Amid a heat wave, Météo-France has issued an orange heat wave alert for the departments of Oise and Aisne, and a yellow alert for the region’s three other departments (Nord, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme) for Monday, August 12, and Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

• A regional analysis of emergency room visits indicates an increase in the composite health indicator iCanicule1 (including hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia) during the heat wave. SOS Médecins calls also increased during the heat wave, but the observed figures remained within the same range as those seen since the start of summer. These trends fall within the fluctuations typically expected during heat waves in the region and were observed across all departments.

• Heat poses a health risk to the entire population. The observed health impacts underscore the importance of implementing preventive measures to mitigate the effects of heat.