Recent heatwaves in Europe have resulted in a significant increase in heat-related deaths, with studies attributing this to climate change. Research indicates that heatwaves in late June and early July were up to 4C hotter than in a world without climate change. A study estimated that human-driven global warming was responsible for approximately 65 percent of the deaths across 12 major cities. Experts emphasize that heatwaves, while often unnoticed, can be profoundly destructive, with even minor temperature increases leading to thousands of deaths.
Recent heatwaves have seen the number of heat-related deaths triple across Europe, with a study saying that climate change is to blame. The heatwaves in late June and early July were up to 4C hotter across European cities compared to a world without climate change.
In the first rapid study to estimate the number of deaths linked to climate change in a heatwave, researchers found human-driven global warming was responsible for around 65 per cent of the deaths that occurred across 12 cities.
Dr Ben Clarke, researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, stated: Heatwaves don't leave a trail of destruction like wildfires or storms. Their impacts are mostly invisible but quietly devastating. A change of just 2 or 3C can mean the difference between life and death for thousands of people.
Our study shows how dangerous climate change already is with just 1.3C of warming. However, we could see even more extremes if global temperatures continue to rise.
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