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Estimated 16,500 Climate Change Deaths During Europe Summer: Study

Rome had the highest number of deaths linked to climate change this summer, according a new rapid study (Credit: AFP)

Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.

The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during heatwaves to global warming -- without waiting months or years to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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