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Summer of 2026 Broke Records in Europe, and Caused Deaths

Copernicus said the season topped the 2003 record as Germany logged about 22 hot days and an estimated 16,300 heat-related deaths.

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The summer of 2026 was not only the hottest on record in Europe, it also saw a record number of people die. More than 16,000 are thought to have died because of the heat in Germany alone.

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