Heatwave Could Lead to over 350 Excess Deaths Across UK, Experts Warn

Heatwave could lead to over 350 excess deaths across UK, experts warn

The ongoing heatwave could lead to more than 350 excess deaths across the UK, researchers have warned.Four days into the second heatwave within a two-week period, a study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) predicted that the UK will experience the fifth most heat-related deaths out of European countries between 30 June and 4 July.An estimated 920 deaths are estimated to take place across Germany, follo…

expert reaction to UK heatwave

Scientists comment on the UK heatwave.   Dr Malcolm Mistry, Assistant Professor in Climate and Geo-Spatial Modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), said: “Every individual extreme weather event requires its own formal evaluation to determine how likely or intense the event would have been in a pre-industrial climate. “However, researchers have carried out several similar analyses in recent years and have established…