Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

Synopsis

The “staggering” death toll, modelled using historical relationships between heat and health in 854 cities, was the worst on record, the study found. The study found people over the age of 85 made up almost half of the death toll, though younger people were not immune, with 833 people between the age of 20 and 44 also thought to have died due to the heat.

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