🌿 Environment Jul 17, 2026 · Cecilia Keating

Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted

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Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted
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Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that estimate the deaths caused by Europe’s record-breaking summer heatwaves. 



In France, the national public health agency reported 2,025 excess deaths over the week where the heatwave peaked in June. 



Authorities in Germany and Netherlands put the excess death toll during the same seven-day period at 5,753 and 533, respectively.



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