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More than 2,700 Died in Heatwaves in England and Wales
Researchers said climate change drove about 42% of the deaths, after record heat in May and June pushed temperatures 3C-4C higher.
- On Monday, researchers from Imperial College London reported that over 2,700 people died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during May and June, with 42% attributed to climate change.
- Human-Caused climate change significantly increased heatwave severity, making maximum daytime temperatures around 3 to 4 degrees hotter than they would have been without global warming.
- The May heatwave resulted in about 550 deaths, while the June heatwave, which reached above 37 degrees, caused nearly 2,200 deaths in England and Wales.
- Lea Berrang Ford, head of the UKHSA's Centre for Climate and Health Security, said the models "help illustrate the scale of risk associated with extreme heat and the growing threat climate change poses to our wellbeing."
- The Climate Change Committee warns the UK remains unprepared for extreme heat, estimating that 92% of British homes could be too hot by 2050 without significant adaptation.
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Heatwaves in May and June may have killed more than 2,700 people in England and Wales
More than 2,700 individuals may have lost their lives due to heat-related causes during the extraordinary heatwaves that struck England and Wales throughout May and June, new research estimates suggest.The findings come from a collaborative study conducted by Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.June proved to be England's hottest on record, with the mercury soaring to a remarkable 37.7C …
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