Key Points

• Corsica experienced three heat waves in mid-July, late July, and late August 2023. During these heat waves, biometeorological alert thresholds were exceeded in both of the island’s departments.

  • Eight SOS Médecins calls were recorded regionally for the iCanicule indicator, along with 61 emergency room visits for the iCanicule indicator, 26 of which resulted in hospitalization. Emergency care visits accounted for up to 0.8% of daily SOS Médecins calls and 1.7% of daily emergency room visits. People aged 75 and older and those aged 15–74 were affected in nearly equal measure during the three heatwave episodes.

  • Across all three heatwave periods that affected our region, 15% of observed deaths are estimated to be heat-related, with approximately half of these occurring among those aged 75 and older.

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