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Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show
More than 9,000 of the deaths were among people 65 and older, and scientists said climate change made the heatwave 3°C to 4°C hotter.
- European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that engulfed the continent's west in late June, according to official data released Monday.
- Data pooled from 27 European countries identified 10,650 excess deaths during the week of June 22 to 28, with scientists noting no other major factors, such as COVID-19 outbreaks, contributed to the spike.
- More than 9,000 of these deaths involved people aged 65 and above, according to EuroMOMO, a network backed by the World Health Organization; France and Belgium logged "very high excess" mortality.
- A separate study estimated 2,700 heat-related deaths in England and Wales alone during the May and June heatwaves, with Imperial College London researchers finding 42% were caused by extra heat from climate change.
- Chief Physician Lasse Vestergaard of Denmark's Statens Serum Institut described the mortality spike as "really high," while scientists said such extreme heatwaves would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change.
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The record temperatures that hit Europe at the end of June could cause more than 10,000 additional deaths, and the elderly were the most affected.
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A heat wave swept across Europe in June.
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More than 10,000 additional deaths recorded in Europe amid record heat in JuneEuropean countries recorded more than 10,000 additional deaths during record heat in late June. Most of the victims are human over the age of 65, and scientists link it to climate change.
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