Fossil Fuels Blamed for 32,000 European Heat Deaths
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Heat-related deaths in European cities passed 50,000 during the summer of 2026, as record-breaking temperatures hit the continent repeatedly from late May through August.
More than 32,000 of those deaths were linked to human-caused global warming, mainly from burning fossil fuels, according to studies published in Nature Health.