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UPDATED Oct 25, 2026 at 6:09 AM ET
Oct 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM ET
Analysis attributes over half of Europe's summer heat deaths to climate change
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A new analysis published in two peer-reviewed papers in Nature Health found that more than 50,000 people died during Europe's summer 2026 heat wave and attributed over half of the deaths to climate change driven by fossil fuel pollution. Temperatures averaged 2.9 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, with southern and western Europe worst affected.
WHO: Researchers publishing the analysis in Nature Health
WHAT: Researchers found that more than 50,000 people died during Europe's summer 2026 heat wave and attributed over half of the deaths to climate change driven by fossil fuel pollution.
WHEN: Reported Oct 25, 2026 at 5:36 AM ET
WHERE: Europe
WHY: The analysis attributed over half of the heat-related deaths to climate change driven by fossil fuel pollution.
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