European monitoring networks report more than 10,000 excess deaths during an unprecedented heatwave, with over 9,000 among people aged 65 and older.Researchers at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimate at least 2.7K deaths in England and Wales during May and June heat waves, when temperatures reached 35.1°C and 37.7°C in parts of England.Scientists say human-driven climate change increases the frequency and intensity of such heat waves, and agencies including the
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the
World Health Organization call for stronger heat plans and protections for vulnerable groups.