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 far more intense.
- 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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Last month's record heat wave killed at least 14,000 people across Western Europe, making it one of the continent's deadliest climate disasters, Politico reports.
According to a statistical study conducted by Politico, focusing on the six European countries most affected by the June heatwave, excess mortality reached at least 14,000 cases last month. These figures are still provisional, but already very worrying. Source link: https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/canicule-en-juin-la-vague-de-chaleur-aurait-cause-la-mort-de-14-000-europeens_249747 Author: Publish date: 2026-07-14 14:29:00 Copyright…
The heatwave that ravaged Europe in late June has claimed at least 14,000 lives. An analysis by Politico reveals that thousands of additional deaths were recorded in the six hardest-hit countries, including the Netherlands. This makes the extreme heat one of the deadliest climate disasters on the European continent.
Record temperatures hit Western Europe hardest, where experts have detected a sharp increase in excess mortality.
Europe was hit by one of the longest and most intense heat waves in history at the end of June. In a single week, more than 10,000 deaths were recorded in European countries, above the usual number. According to experts, similar events can be expected to occur more often due to climate change.
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