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Europe Hit by Spike in Heat-Related Deaths This Summer
Original: Europe Faced Spike in Heat-Related Deaths This Summer. Climate Change Takes the Blame, Scientists Say
Europe experienced a sharp rise in heat-related deaths during the summer, and scientists attribute the increase to climate change. The finding adds to growing evidence that warming temperatures are already causing mortality across the continent, with older people and vulnerable groups most at risk during prolonged heatwaves.
Why now: Recent summer heatwaves and new attribution studies linking excess deaths to climate change have put the issue back in the headlines.
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- Europe Faced Spike in Heat-Related Deaths This Summer. Climate Change Takes the Blame, Scientists Say · ASIS International
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