Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
3 sources·Updated October 23, 2026
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- NPR News Now·4h agoEurope's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.
Read at NPR News Now → - Irish Independent World·6h agoEurope's killer summer heatwaves claimed 50,000 lives, study says
Experts in a ‘Nature Health’ study blame climate change for two-thirds of those deaths
Read at Irish Independent World → - Guardian World·8h agoHeat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in…
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