欧洲连续热浪致至少35,000人超额死亡

今年夏季，欧洲连续遭遇四次创纪录热浪，导致至少35,000人超额死亡 1。其中，德国、法国和西班牙三国的超额死亡人数已超过25,000人 1。科学家指出，人为造成的全球变暖正使此类极端高温事件变得更加频繁和剧烈 1。

德国在4月6日至8月9日期间报告了约14,000例与高温相关的死亡，德国罗伯特·科赫研究所称仅6月22日至28日一周内就有9,600人死亡 1。西班牙卡洛斯三世健康研究所的数据显示，5月至本周共有4,947例高温相关死亡 1。法国国家卫生机构指出，5月下旬至7月22日期间全因超额死亡为7,300人 1。此外，英国卫生安全机构建模显示，5月和6月的热浪导致英格兰出现2,877例高温相关死亡 1。比利时在6月18日至29日期间死亡率增加39%，相当于1,222例额外死亡 1。荷兰在6月22日至7月5日期间也至少有900人超额死亡 1。

世界卫生组织表示，欧洲地区与高温相关的死亡率在过去20年间上升了30%以上，并预计该比例将继续攀升 1。

Europe has experienced at least 35,000 excess deaths this summer due to four consecutive record-breaking heatwaves 1. Germany, France, and Spain alone have accounted for more than 25,000 of these excess fatalities 1. Scientists note that human-caused global warming is making such extreme heat events more frequent and severe 1.

Germany reported approximately 14,000 heat-related deaths between April 6 and August 9, with the Robert Koch Institute noting that 9,600 people died in a single week from June 22 to June 28 1. In Spain, the Carlos III Health Institute recorded 4,947 heat-related deaths from May through the current week 1. France's national health agency reported 7,300 all-cause excess deaths between late May and July 22 1. Meanwhile, modeling by the UK Health Security Agency revealed that the May and June heatwaves resulted in 2,877 heat-related deaths in England 1. Belgium saw a 39% increase in mortality between June 18 and June 29, equivalent to 1,222 additional deaths 1. The Netherlands also recorded at least 900 excess deaths from June 22 to July 5 1.

The World Health Organization stated that the heat-related mortality rate in the European region has risen by more than 30% over the past 20 years and is expected to continue climbing 1.