Climate change tripled deaths in European cities during recent heatwaves – study

Climate change tripled deaths in recent European heatwave, a rapid study found (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Climate change tripled the number of heat-related deaths across European cities in the recent heatwaves, a rapid analysis by scientists has estimated.

Global warming, caused primarily by humans burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests, made the searing heat that gripped much of Europe in late June and early July much more intense, researchers found.