# Summer 2026 heat toll exceeded 50,000 deaths in European cities, analysis estimates

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T16:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-summer-toll-exceeded-deaths-european.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/summer-2026-heat-toll-exceeded-50-000-deaths-in-european-cities-analys-c74d15/

More than 50,000 heat-related deaths are estimated to have occurred in urban areas across Europe during summer 2026, with around two-thirds attributed to human-induced climate change, according to new research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Imperial College London.

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