Scientists estimated that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.

This summer was the UK's hottest on record, with four separate heatwaves and endless hours of sunshine. Experts have now calculated how many people died thanks to climate change.

Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modeling to project the toll before ...

Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said.