The death toll for the recent heatwave in Europe is triple the usual rate due to climate change, according to the first rapid study to analyze such an event.

The intense heatwave from June to July is likened to a ‘silent killer’, with preliminary estimates suggesting it has taken more lives than the devastating floods in Valencia last year.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/07/09/climate-change-tripled-death-toll-of-latest-european-heatwave-first-ever-rapid-study-finds