🌍✨ Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted
Why we’re watching: Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that estimate the deaths caused by Europe’s record-breaking summer heatwaves. In France, the national public health agency reported 2,025 excess deaths over the wee…
An analysis from climate scientists in Carbon Brief found that France saw more than 2,700 heat-redeaths over 17 days in June. 💚
Separate research estimated there had been 2,700 heat-related deaths in the UK’s May and June heatwaves – 42% of which had been caused by human-caused climate change.
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- 📌 Key signal: Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that estimate the deaths caused by Europe’s record-breaking…
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Carbon Brief.