Summer heat causes 50,000 deaths in Europe
A study has reported that the record heatwaves that struck Europe in the summer of 2026 resulted in over 50,000 deaths, a figure that is 71% higher than the toll in summer 2022. The study noted that about one-third of the deaths occurred during a heatwave from June 17 to early July, when temperatures were 5.3 degrees Celsius above normal, with some cities like Rome experiencing increases of up to 12 degrees Celsius above the average. Researchers confirmed that the infrastructure in many European cities is not sufficiently equipped to cope with the high temperatures caused by climate change.
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