Heatwave-Hit Europe Logs over 30,000 Excess Summer Deaths: First Figures
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Mortality in Europe by heat leaves record deaths in Germany, France and Spain in recent months.
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Heatwave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: first figures
PARIS — Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heatwaves and drought which scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures. Between mid-July and mid-August, the continent's EuroMomo monitoring platform estimates that Europe saw more than 32,000 excess deaths — with summer yet to come to an end. While EuroMomo does not publish breakdowns of deaths by country, various…
This summer's historic heat waves have already caused more than 30 000 deaths in Europe, according to the European Surmortality Monitoring Platform (EuroMomo).
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Between mid-June and mid-August, the European surmortality monitoring platform estimates that more than 32 000 excess deaths in Europe are due to high heat.
Several countries have registered a clear increase in the number of deaths during the weeks and days of the summer when Europe was hardest hit by heat waves.
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