Extreme heat in 2025, the hottest summer on record, led to 24 deaths in Glasgow, worsened by global warming, per Imperial College London.
Across 854 European cities, 24,400 excess deaths occurred, 16,000 above average, with Edinburgh (22) and Dundee (14) also affected.
Climate change, driven by fossil fuels and deforestation, raised temperatures by 2.2C, up to 3.6C, from June to August.
Only 30% of Europe’s population was studied, suggesting underreported deaths.
Heat often aggravates conditions like heart or kidney issues, rarely noted on certificates, earning it the ‘silent killer’ label.
Clair Barnes from Imperial stresses that small temperature shifts cause thousands of deaths, urging fossil fuel reduction.
Victims included a Barcelona street cleaner and Italian worker; 85% of excess deaths were over-65s, 41% over-85s.
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