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Heatwave kills 10,000, forces mass evacuations across Europe

7/28/2026

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France and Spain evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as temperatures topped 40 °C.
World Weather Attribution analysis found the late-June heatwave would have been 3.5 °C cooler and virtually impossible in 1976.
Researchers estimate the heatwaves raised daytime temperatures by 3-4 °C, causing about 10,000 excess deaths in Europe.
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice blamed falling pollution, while ETH Zurich climate scientist Erich Fischer said greenhouse-gas warming was the main cause.

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France and Spain evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as temperatures topped 40 °C.
World Weather Attribution analysis found the late-June heatwave would have been 3.5 °C cooler and virtually impossible in 1976.
Researchers estimate the heatwaves raised daytime temperatures by 3-4 °C, causing about 10,000 excess deaths in Europe.
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice blamed falling pollution, while ETH Zurich climate scientist Erich Fischer said greenhouse-gas warming was the main cause.