{
  "id": 16152002,
  "title": "Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/heat-killed-staggering-50-000-people-in-europes-cities-this-summer",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:01:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/23/heat-killed-staggering-50000-people-european-cities-this-summer-experts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths. Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat added by…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}