Deutsche Welle :
More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to extreme heat, according to a new report.
The figure comes from modelling by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health that was published on Monday.
The researchers found that southern Europe had the highest mortality rates on the continent during 2023 – the hottest year on record.
Greece saw an estimated 393 deaths related to heat per million inhabitants, followed by Bulgaria with 229 deaths, Italy with 209 deaths and Spain with 175 deaths.
In comparison, Germany saw an estimated 76 deaths per million inhabitants.
Significantly more women died from heat than men in most of the countries analyzed, and older people were particularly susceptible to death. These health risks are set to increase with climate change.