European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths in 10 days, study finds

Researchers find human-caused climate change raised temperatures by up to 4C, with 1,500 deaths linked directly to it

Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with two-thirds of the deaths directly linked to climate change, according to a new study.

The analysis, published on Wednesday, focused on the 10-day period between June 23 and July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by extreme heat, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Spain and wildfires breaking out in France…(Read full story)