07/12/2025
Heatwave deaths triple in Europe
Climate change tripled the number of heat-related deaths across European cities, according to a study from the World Weather Attribution group of researchers.
The researchers said heatwaves, which were up to 4ºC hotter across cities compared to a world without climate change, were “quietly devastating”.
The study, led by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, focused on 10 days of heat from June 23 to July 2.
It calculated that 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths were the result of climate change – equating to a tripling of the number of deaths in the heatwave due to global warming.
