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1. Study estimates about 50,400 heat-related deaths in 854 European cities in summer 2026, about 65% attributed to climate change

   El País and AP, citing research by Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, reported about 50,391 heat-related excess deaths from June to August 2026 in 854 large cities across the EU's 27 countries plus the UK, Norway and Switzerland, home to about 173 million people. That is above about 29,480 in 2022 and about 28,462 in 2003 under the same framework, roughly double the 24,572 of summer 2025, and the deadliest summer in at least 26 years; about 32,619 deaths (65%) were attributed to human-caused climate change. Spain's roughly 90 cities accounted for an estimated 6,824.

   Oct 23, 2026 Afternoon