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“During the spring and summer, Europe faced an assault of back-to-back heat waves.”
“They specifically looked at deaths in 854 urban areas across 30 countries.”
“As climate change continues to raise temperatures, experts stress that more needs to be done to address extreme heat.”
“Analyses revealed that 50,391 deaths in those cities could be attributed to higher temperatures.”
“Marcelo del Pozo via Getty Images Western Europe faced its hottest summer ever this year.”
“Quick fact: Deadly spring The researchers didn’t even include deaths related to excessive springtime heat, which they estimate killed about 1,500 people between May 21 and 31.”
“Other scientists who weren’t involved in the study, however, believe the estimates should be interpreted with caution.”
“They used published peer-reviewed research to build computer simulations of how many people would have died between June and August both with and without the effects of climate change.”
“And it was the third toastiest summer on record for the entire continent, which is warming faster than any other.”
“Now, scientists have calculated a death toll from the season’s sweltering temperatures: more than 50,000 people across the continent’s cities.”
“The summer was especially deadly for people ages 85 and up, who represent about 22,500—nearly 45 percent—of the mortalities.”
“In this study, however, Barnes and her colleagues took a different approach.”
“The numbers are likely an underestimate, says Kristie Ebi , a climate epidemiologist at the University of Washington who wasn’t involved in the study, to Science .”
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“Scientists Estimate That Europe’s Scorching Summer Heat Killed More Than 50,000 People in Urban Areas The new research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed but was accepted for publication, suggests that climate change is responsible for two-thirds of the deaths Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent October 26, 2026 10:47 a.m.”