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UK Heatwave Kills 2,700, 40% Linked to Climate Change
7/13/2026
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- A June 2026 heatwave in the United Kingdom caused about 2,700 premature deaths.
- Roughly 440 of those deaths occurred each day during the three-day peak.
- More than 40% would not have happened without the 1.4 °C of human-caused warming.
- Temperatures reached 35.1 °C in west London in May and over 37 °C in East Anglia in June, prompting three red warnings.
