US EditionClimate Change Linked to 16,500 Heat Deaths in European Cities This Summer: Study
- Researchers estimated that 16,500 deaths in 854 European cities this summer were caused by rising heat linked to climate change.
- They used climate modelling comparing current temperatures to a cooler world, showing global warming increased heat by 2.2°C.
- Most affected were people over 64, who accounted for 85% of the deaths, with Rome, Athens, and Bucharest having the highest death rates per capita.
- Friederike Otto said if fossil fuels had not been burned, most of the 24,400 estimated heat-related deaths in Europe would have been avoided this summer.
- The findings imply a growing public health risk from heat that requires urgent fossil fuel reductions as adaptation limits have been reached.
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According to estimates by Imperial College in London, more than 24,400 people died of heat in European cities this summer alone. Researchers have calculated that about two thirds of deaths can be attributed to the effects of climate change - about 16,500.
Human-induced global warming was the cause of two out of three heat-related deaths in Europe this summer, according to an analysis by researchers at Imperial College London.
The heat waves in the continent have become more frequent, prolonged and severe. In cities in the south, such as Madrid, Rome or Athens, temperatures have reached historic peaks for weeks, while in the north, traditionally more temperate, unprecedented records have also been exceeded. This combination of extreme heat and lack of preparation in infrastructure and health services has contributed to the high number of victims, mostly elderly, chron…
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