Climate change tripled death toll from European heatwaves this summer, study says

Climate change intensified temperatures across Europe this summer, leading to an additional 16,500 deaths, according to leading climate scientists and epidemiologists.

In a new study, experts looked at 854 European cities and found that climate change was responsible for 68 per cent of the 24,400 estimated heat deaths this summer, increasing temperatures by up to 3.6°C.