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Heat claimed more than 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022: WHO

More than 200,000 lives have been lost to the "silent killer" of heat in Europe since 2022, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after a heat wave saw some countries record their highest-ever May temperatures.

June 11, 2026 146 views
Heat claimed more than 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022: WHO
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More than 200,000 lives have been lost to the "silent killer" of heat in Europe since 2022, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after a heat wave saw some countries record their highest-ever May temperatures.

Originally published at Phys.org

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