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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Barcelona, Spain, September 23, Xinhua — Europe has recorded 181,000 heat-related deaths over the past three summers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).
The report warns that climate change is causing a sharp increase in deadly heat waves across the continent. In the summer of 2024 alone, which was the hottest on record, 62,775 heat-related deaths were recorded between June and September. Italy was hit hardest, with 19,038 deaths, followed by Spain with 6,743 deaths and Germany with 6,282 deaths.
After analyzing data from 654 regions in 32 European countries, researchers found that Greece had the highest heat-related mortality rate in 2024—574 deaths per million people. It was followed by Bulgaria with 530 deaths and Serbia with 379 deaths. A total of 15 countries recorded their highest heat-related mortality rates on record.
"Due to climate change, Europe is warming faster than any other continent—twice as fast as the global average. The Mediterranean and southeastern regions have been hit hardest, with significant health impacts and rising heat-related mortality rates," said Natalia Shartova, a research fellow at ISGlobal.
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