Study says the burning of fossil fuels responsible for 1,500 deaths
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- SBS Audio
- Published
- Thu 10 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/study-says-the-burning-of-fossil-fuels-responsible-for-1-500-deaths/jbii7x1jg
A landmark study from Imperial College London has attributed 1,500 deaths during last week’s European heatwave directly to human-induced climate change. It's the first rapid attribution study to go beyond linking climate change to weather events, and instead ties it directly to human deaths.
