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Climate change linked to 16,500 heat deaths in European cities this summer

The Eiffel Tower closed temporarily during this summer’s extreme heat, as researchers linked thousands of deaths in European cities to climate change. AP - Christophe Ena

Rising heat driven by climate change caused an estimated 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, researchers said Wednesday.

The study, led by scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, used climate modelling to estimate the impact of global warming between June and August.

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