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At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heat wave

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At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heat wave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data are released, according to an AFP analysis.

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  1. Semafor

    Europe reports 10,000 excess deaths during last month’s heatwave (opens Semafor)

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    This year’s El Niño, which is expected to be particularly strong, is likely to amplify the effects of global warming.

  2. Revolver News

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heatwave: AFP analysis (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heatwave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data is released, according to an AFP analysis.

  4. Jonesboro Sun

    Europe's early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000 (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of the heat wave than would normally have been expected, according…

  5. Phys

    At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heat wave (opens Phys)

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    At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heat wave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data are released, according to an AFP analysis.

  6. Carbon Brief

    Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that...

  7. Phys

    More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June (opens Phys)

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    More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes during the record-breaking May and June 2026 heat waves in England and Wales, according to a new rapid analysis report led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London …

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