Climate Change Increases Heat Deaths

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Climate study: Rise in heat deaths will substantially outweigh fewer cold deaths

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Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe , substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths, according to a new modelling study.

Trend persists across climate change scenarios and even under high adaptation to heat, reinforcing the need for aggressive mitigation policies.

Up to 70% of these deaths could be prevented if rapid action is taken.

The study looked at mortality rates in 854 European cities.

The study was published in the journal Nature Medicine , 2025 .

It is the latest in a series of studies published on climate change related mortality rates and mortality rates for European cities in the past decade .

The findings were published on the website of the European Commission .

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