Reader Q&A: your questions about Europe’s hellish week of heat – live now

Our European environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan answers your questions on the climate after reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of preparation to ways to deal with the heatMagpie74 asks: Which countries that you have reported from – that might not be historically used to extreme heat – have made the best efforts to mitigate it? And what has the response been like to the heat where you are based?One of my favourite solutions is in Denmark, where 1,700 volunteers at a senior citizens association take turns calling up