Jennie Milligan (@jenniemilligan.bsky.social)

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say Planet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe at the end of June, early analysis covering a dozen cities has found, as experts warned of a worsening health crisis that is being overlooked. Scientists estimate that high heat killed 2,300 people across 12 major cities as temperatures soared across Europe between 23 June and 2 July. They attributed 1,500 of the deaths to climate breakdown, which has heated the planet and made the worst extremes even hotter. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/09/europe-june-heatwave-study-climate-breakdown-tripled-death-toll?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu