Study estimates 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during May and June’s record hot spells

Sommer, Sonne, Hitzewelle – und so viele Badetote wie selten. Im Juni sind in Deutschland mindestens 99 Menschen ertrunken. Bei den Badeunfällen gibt es laut DLRG typische Muster.

Die extreme Hitzewelle treibt die Menschen in Seen, Flüsse und ans Meer. Die dramatische Folge: Im Juni gab es laut DLRG so viele Badetote wie seit mehr als 20 Jahren nicht zum…

Sommer, Sonne, Hitzewelle – und so viele Badetote wie selten. Warum gerade junge Männer besonders oft im Wasser ums Leben kommen und wie man sich schützen kann.

Im Juni sind so viele Menschen beim Baden ertrunken wie zuletzt vor mehr als 20 Jahren. Besonders oft kamen junge Männer bei Badeunfällen ums Leben.

Germany was among the nations hit by a stifling June heatwave in western Europe, which set temperature records in several places across the country as the mercury rose as high as…

Ninety-nine people drowned in Germany last month, the most since a record heatwave swept Europe in 2003, according to official figures.

BERLIN, July 12 — Ninety-nine people drowned in Germany last month, the most since a record heatwave swept Europe in 2003, according to official figures.Germany was among the...

Authorities confirm worst toll in more than 20 years, as extreme temperatures in Europe force early closure of Eiffel Tower

More than 10,000 excess deaths were recorded across Europe during the record-breaking heatwave that swept through western parts of the continent in late June, according to…

Study estimates 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during May and June’s record hot spells

A European heatwave in late June caused over ten thousand excess deaths. Most of these fatalities occurred among individuals aged sixty-five and older. Extreme heat is strongly…

In Germania, a causa del caldo, il numero di persone morte in acqua è stato il più alto mai registrato in un mese di giugno da oltre 20 anni

New research estimates over 2,700 people may have died in England and Wales due to the unprecedented May and June England heatwaves. Climate change is a ma

Lo scorso mese, caratterizzato da un'ondata di caldo estremo, in tutta la Germania il numero di persone morte in acqua è stato il più alto mai registrato in un mese di giugno da…

Newly published figures from Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggest that in excess of 2,700 people in England and…

The European Monitoring of Excess Mortality for Public Health Action said there were no other major factors other than the heat to explain the spike in deaths.

Germany recorded a 32% spike in deaths during the June heatwave, with 23,900 fatalities. Learn more about the impact of the Germany heatwave deaths.

In June, deaths in Germany increased by 32% due to a record heatwave compared to levels recorded in the previous four years. The German statistical institute reports this,…

Deaths in Germany spiked 32 percent during a record heat wave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed on June 14.

About 23,900 people died between June 22 and June 28 – an increase of 7,100 compared with the two previous weeks.