The chapter discusses the extreme heat waves and heat-related deaths in Europe, highlighting a study that estimated the number of deaths caused by extreme temperatures and identifying the city with the highest excess heat mortality.
Ian Sample hears from the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent, Ajit Niranjan, about the reporting he has been doing for the launch of our new Europe edition. He talks about Osijek, a Croatian city that has the highest heat mortality rate in Europe … but no one knows why. Help support our independent journalism at
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