아파트 ‘안개비’·에어컨 ‘육탄전’…지구는 불타는 중? [W 언박싱] / KBS 2026.07.03.

This is W Unboxing, a time to delve deeply into global issues. Here is a high-rise apartment complex in China. Water jets resembling mist are simultaneously spraying from the rooftops. This is intended to lower the surrounding temperature by spraying water. They came up with this method because the weather was simply too hot. China isn't the only one waging a war against deadly heat. The situation in Europe, in particular, is alarming. In front of a large supermarket in France. The moment the doors opened, people swarmed in, tearing the entire entrance door apart. With shouting and physical altercations, the store instantly turned into chaos, and the police eventually had to be called in. This brutal "open run" was caused by air conditioners and fans; a massive crowd flocked to the store because air conditioners, which typically cost at least several hundred euros, were being sold for 179 euros—about 300,000 Korean won. Despite deadly heat exceeding 40 degrees, France's air conditioner penetration rate stands at a mere 24%. This is due to strong environmental awareness and strict installation regulations. However, with the recent unprecedented heatwave causing a surge in demand for cooling devices, even Chinese-made portable air conditioners are selling like hotcakes. [Ulysse Zachary / Paris Resident / Local time 24th: "All I do is open the windows and turn on a fan. I take a shower before going to sleep, and I go to bed with a wet towel wrapped around my body in an attempt to survive and get some sleep."] People are truly waging a desperate battle against the heat; some cover windows with foil blankets to block out the sunlight, while others lose their lives after blindly jumping into canals and rivers to escape the heat. Asphalt has melted like oil, leading to road closures. The situation has even reached the point where a "fried egg" experiment has emerged to gauge just how hot it is. According to preliminary figures, the death toll from the heatwave in France has exceeded 2,000. It is reported that even morgues are overflowing. As the heatwave and dry weather persist, large-scale wildfires are also becoming a problem. In southern France, an area equivalent to over 1,300 football fields has already been damaged by wildfires. The reason Europe is facing a record-breaking heatwave is due to a "heat dome." A strong high-pressure system covers the sky like a lid, trapping heat rising from North Africa and preventing it from escaping. Because the high-pressure system and the low-pressure systems blocking it on either side resemble the Greek letter Omega, it is called an "Omega heat dome." The problem is that this heat dome is forecast to persist throughout this month. With a heatwave forecast for this weekend as well, a state of emergency has been declared across Europe. The heatwave has also spilled over into a political debate: the so-called "right to air conditioning." The argument is to ensure that facilities vulnerable to the heat, such as schools and hospitals, are equipped with air conditioning. However, there is also considerable opposition arguing that the environment must come first. [Monique Barbue / French Minister of Environment / Local time, the 26th: "I am appalled to see people saying, 'Why don't we just install air conditioners everywhere?' Can installing air conditioners really prevent wildfires?"] "Heat stress is a silent killer," is the warning from the World Health Organization (WHO). With increasingly frequent abnormal temperature phenomena, the backlash of climate change and global warming is becoming a reality. This has been W Unboxing. ▣ View Original KBS Article : http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?nc... ▣ Send a Tip ◇ KakaoTalk : Search 'KBS제보' ◇ Phone : 02-781-1234 ◇ Website : https://goo.gl/4bWbkG ◇ Email : [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) prohibited #NewslineW #WUnboxing #KangSooMinForeignCaster #KangSooMinAnnouncer #China #Apartment #ChineseApartment #Rooftop #Fog #Weather #Heat #Heatwave #Europe #DeadlyHeatwave #EuropeanHeatwave #Police #France #AirConditioner #Fan #EuropeanAirConditioner #OpenRun #AirConditionerOpenRun #Euro #Crowd #PenetrationRate #AirConditionerPenetrationRate #FrenchAirConditioner #AirConditionerRegulation #AirConditionerInstallation #Environment #EnvironmentalProtection #Cooling #CoolingEquipment #ChineseAirConditioner #Paris #Struggle #SilverFoil #Window #Sunlight #Canal #River #Asphalt #Oil #Road #Control #FriedEgg #Experiment #HeatwaveDeaths #Dryness #Wildfire #FrenchWildfire #NaturalDisaster #Calamity #Mortar #HeatDome #Omega #OmegaHeatDome #SouthernFrance #SoccerStadium #WildfireDamage #HighPressure #LowPressure #NorthAfrica #Africa #Heat #Greece #WeekendHeatwave #Forecast #WeatherForecast #Emergency #EuropeEmergency #EuropeWeather #EuropeHeat #RightToCooling #Debate #School #Hospital #CoolingEquipment #Envir...