Met Office: Thousands of deaths during recent heatwaves caused by climate change

Michael Holder
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Sobering scientific analysis estimates more than 2,700 people died from heat-related causes during the May and June heatwaves in England and Wales

More than 2,700 people are thought to have died from heat-related causes during the record heatwaves which hit England and Wales in May and June, with human-caused climate change estimated to have been...

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