Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds.

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  Europeans are suffering with unprecedented heat during the day and are stressed by uncomfortable warmth at night. The death rate from hot weather has risen 30% in Europe in two decades, the joint State of the Climate report from the two organisations found.

The report found that temperatures across Europe were above average for 11 months of 2023, including the warmest September since records began.

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