- A study suggests over 2,700 people died as a result of record-breaking temperatures during heatwaves in May and June across England and Wales.
- Researchers found that just over 40 per cent of these deaths were directly attributable to human-caused climate change.
- Temperatures reached 35.1C in May and 37.7C in June, leading to critical incidents in hospitals and the London Ambulance Service's busiest day on record.
- Experts warn that the UK is now regularly experiencing dangerously hot summers, necessitating urgent adaptation and global efforts to achieve net zero emissions.
- The Environment Agency has identified heat as the most urgent climate hazard for human health, with experts predicting heat-related deaths could eventually equal those from winter cold.
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