More than 2 thousand Europeans died due to the heat wave.

About 2.3 thousand people died in 12 European cities during the period from June 22 to July 2, when the air temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on July 9.

According to a study conducted by scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1.5 thousand of these deaths were a direct result of climate change, which increased the intensity of heat.

"Climate change has made it (weather. It is much hotter than it could be, which, in turn, makes it much more dangerous," said Ben Clark, a researcher at Imperial College London.

According to the agency, scientists are concerned that heat waves will become more intense over time and affect even more people.

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The Guardian newspaper reported on June 30 that Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and Greece are experiencing extremely hot weather. The publication reported that in France, heat warnings have covered almost the entire mainland of the country. In Germany, the temperature in some parts of the country may reach +40 degrees by Wednesday. In Portugal, the heat reached +46.6.

The newspaper El Tiempo reported on the same day that the heat in Spain had risen to historically record levels of +46 degrees. According to forecasters, temperatures will continue to rise in the north and northwest of the country, especially in the Cantabrian region and Galicia.