Europe's Heat Deaths Hit 200,000 as Record June Temperatures Mount

Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, the fastest of any region globally. Record heat in Paris and Britain this June, following an earlier May wave, has strained unprepared health systems. Over four years, roughly 200,000 deaths have been tied to heat. Scientists say this June's temperatures would be virtually impossible without climate change. Final 2026 death counts won't arrive for months.