Climate Emergency Forum: Europe’s Heatwave-Driven Food Security Emergency

Climate Emergency Forum: Europe’s Heatwave-Driven Food Security Emergency

NEW SCIENTIST

June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
It will be some months before the true toll of Europe’s worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a death count based on how many people died in Europe during previous hot periods

By Michael Le Page

2 July 2026

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532825-june-heatwave-may-have-killed-around-20000-people-in-europe/