US EditionDeadly Heatwave Killed 2,300 in Europe, and 1,500 of Those Were Due to Climate Change
TWELVE MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES INCLUDING MILAN, PARIS, LONDON, AND MADRID, JUL 9 – Human-caused climate change increased deaths to about 1,500 during a late June heatwave affecting twelve major European cities, with elderly residents most impacted, research
- A severe heatwave in late June and early July 2025 caused approximately 2,300 deaths across twelve major European cities.
- Researchers linked around 1,500 of those deaths directly to human-caused climate change intensifying the heatwave's severity.
- Most victims were adults aged 65 and older, with over 1,100 of the climate-related deaths among those aged 75 or above, stressing healthcare systems and prompting emergency measures.
- Friederike Otto, a co-author of the study, stated that 1,500 deaths occurred solely because of climate change, attributing these fatalities to the use of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas over the past hundred years.
- Inger Andersen of UNEP urged governments to adopt adaptation strategies for aging populations, highlighting that solutions exist to protect communities and ecosystems from increasing heat risks.
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