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.
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…
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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