# Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T08:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-europe-killer-summer-climate-blamed.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/europe-s-killer-heat-this-summer-claims-50-000-lives-climate-change-bl-09f7aa/

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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