More than 2300 people died in Europe due to heat

The destructive wave of abnormal heat that covered Europe last week claimed the lives of more than 2300 people in 12 European cities. Such shocking data is presented in a new express study conducted by scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, reports Reuters.

Researchers analyzed a 10-day period when a significant part of Western Europe was in the grip of merciless heat. In Spain, thermometer readings exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, while in France, large-scale forest fires raged.

Particularly alarming is the scientists' conclusion that approximately 1500 deaths are directly linked to climate change. Global warming has made the heat wave more intense and deadly for the population of European cities.