{
  "id": 2492318,
  "title": "Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: initial figures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/heat-wave-hit-europe-logs-over-30-000-excess-summer-deaths-initial-2492318",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-22T04:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260822/heat-wave-hit-europe-logs-over-30000-excess-summer-deaths-initial-figures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Europe experienced a staggering number of excess deaths during a series of consecutive heat waves and droughts during the summer of 2022, according to preliminary data. The EuroMomo monitoring platform estimates that between mid-July and mid-August, over 32,000 additional deaths occurred across the continent, though the summer is not yet over. National health authorities have released figures for comparable periods that suggest a total of 33,000 excess deaths in eight countries: Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. The week of June 25-30, 2022, was particularly deadly, with nearly 16,000 excess deaths recorded, followed by the week of July 1-7, 2022, with around 8,000 additional deaths. These periods of extreme heat have been attributed to climate change by scientists.",
  "summary": "PARIS — Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heat waves and drought which scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures. Between mid-July and mid-August, the continent's EuroMomo monitoring platform estimates that Europe saw more than 32,000 excess deaths — with summer yet to come to an end. While EuroMomo does…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Heatwave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: first figures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/heatwave-hit-europe-logs-over-30-000-excess-summer-deaths-first",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:12:02.000Z"
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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."
}