Europe sees 100,000 more extreme temperature deaths due to economic inequality, study finds

Europe sees 100,000 more extreme temperature deaths due to economic inequality, study finds

Economic inequality in Europe is leading to over 100,000 additional deaths associated with extreme temperatures, according to new research. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Health, linked income gaps and poor living conditions to a massive increase in temperature-related deaths each year. Using mortality records from 32 European countries between the years 2000 and 2019, researchers found a clear pattern: regions with hig…

Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe

Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weather