HealthHeat killed a staggering 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
A study estimates that heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, with scientists attributing about two-thirds of the deaths to human-caused climate change. Heat-related death rates were highest in Malta, Italy and Hungary; researchers also said health problems, loneliness and poverty compounded the toll.
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Heat killed a staggering 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
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