09 Jul , 16:14
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Deadly heat: abnormal heat in Europe claimed more than 2300 lives in 12 cities. Reuters published the shocking results of a new study by British scientists.
Specialists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine conducted a rapid analysis of the consequences of a 10-day period of extreme heat that covered a significant part of Western Europe. In Spain, the air temperature exceeded the critical mark of 40 degrees Celsius, and French regions were engulfed by devastating forest fires.
The study revealed a particularly alarming fact: about 1500 deaths are directly linked to climate change. Global warming significantly increased the intensity of the heat wave, making it deadly for residents of European cities.
