# Europe’s summer heat killed 50,000, with climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

https://mins.news/en/item/112206

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-23 06:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://bit.ly/4dQJpKT

> A new study finds that more than 50,000 people in Europe died from heat this summer, a record toll. Climate change was blamed for two-thirds of the deaths.

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