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A new study from researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that more than 61,000 people died in Europe during the summer of 2022 from heat-related death. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo
July 11 (UPI) — More than 61,000 people died from excessive heat in Europe last summer, according to a new study by researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. An estimated 61,672 deaths were attributed to excessive heat between May 30, 2022, and Sept. 4, 2022, as temperatures were hotter than average every week of the summer, according to the study published in Nature. Advertisement
More than 61,000 people in Europe died from excessive heat last summer
