A new study shows that human-caused climate change made Europe’s recent heatwave up to 4°C hotter in many cities. The extreme heat likely led to higher deaths, especially among vulnerable groups like the elderly.

Climate change caused by humans played a direct role in the deaths of about 1,504 people during a heat wave that struck Europe last week, a new report has found. Warming linked to the combustion of fossil fuels nearly tripled the number of heat-related fatalities that occurred during the June 23 to July 2 period,

Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week's European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study estimates.