Preliminary estimate suggests June heatwave killed up to 25,000 people in Europe
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Michael Le Page
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Europe's most extreme heatwave in June may have killed between 17,000 and 25,000 people, according to preliminary estimates from researcher Christopher Callahan at Indiana University. The estimate is based on a previous study correlating temperature data with excess mortality rates across Europe. The true death toll will take months to confirm, but researchers warn of the urgent need for rapid adaptation investments to prevent future heat-related deaths.
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· 3 pulledThese numbers are preliminary.
But they highlight the need for rapid adaptation investments to avoid these impacts in the future.
We're taking data on temperature and mortality across Europe, and we are correlating how high temperatures relate to excess mortality rates.
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