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Europe's summer heat killed 50,000, two-thirds blamed on climate change
Original: Europe's killer heat this past summer claimed 50,000 lives; climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
A new assessment finds that this past summer's heatwaves in Europe caused roughly 50,000 deaths, with scientists attributing about two-thirds of those fatalities to human-driven climate change. The findings have renewed debate over heat preparedness, urban cooling measures and the mounting health toll of rising temperatures across the continent.
Why now: The scale of the death toll and its direct link to climate change make the findings striking and alarming.
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- Europe's killer heat this past summer claimed 50,000 lives; climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths · Japan Today
- Europe's killer heat this past summer claimed 50,000 lives; climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths · Japan Today
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