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Window to tackle Europe’s global heating deaths closing, experts warn

The arrival of the Asian tiger mosquito in France over the past decade has led to the spread of associated diseases, such as chikungunya. © Getty Images - Pawich Sattalerd

Heat killed 62,000 people across Europe in 2024, and deaths related to extreme temperatures rose in nearly every part of the continent over the past decade, a new report has found.

The window for meaningful action to tackle the intensifying impact of global heating on human health is "narrowing", according to the latest Lancet Countdown Europe report, published on Wednesday.

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