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Mortality burden attributed to anthropogenic warming during Europe’s 2022 record-breaking summer

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The record-breaking temperatures in Europe during the 2022 summer were associated with over 60,000 heat-related deaths. By combining epidemiological models with detection and attribution techniques, we attribute half of this mortality burden (~56% [95% CI 39–77%]) to anthropogenic warming. Likewise, this applies to all sexes, ages, and heat-related mortality burdens during previous years (2015–2021). Our results urgently call for increasing ambition in adaptation and mitigation.

Source: Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)

DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000704835

Authors: Beck, Thessa M., Schumacher, Dominik L., Achebak, Hicham, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M., Seneviratne, Sonia I., Ballester, Joan

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6891266992

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