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Study attributes 1,500 UK deaths and $9bn of damage to climate change since 2000
Climate change-induced heatwaves have killed 1,500 people in the UK since 2000, the study estimates
The deaths occurred during two severe heatwaves over past two decades, while climate change also caused $9bn of damages in a series of extreme floods, University of Oxford study finds
At least 1,500 excess deaths directly attributable to human-induced climate change have occurred in the UK over the past two decades, according to a University of Oxford-led study which offers a small.
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A new study reveals that at least 1,500 heatwave deaths that occurred in the United Kingdom can be attributed to climate change and the crises triggered by it
A new study reveals that at least 1,500 heatwave deaths that occurred in the United Kingdom can be attributed to climate change and the crises triggered by it. The research posits a very broad estimate of deaths caused by heatwaves in the UK which took place in 2003 and 2018.
The study found that the heatwave which struck the UK in 2003 caused 2,234 deaths. Out of these, at least 1,117 were caused by climate change, which was caused by human actions in the first place. In addition, the 2018 heatwave, whereby temperatures broke records in cities like Glasgow, Belfast and caused around 863 deaths. Out of these, 432 were caused by climate change.