May heatwave caused an estimated 550 heat-related deaths in England and Wales

Modelling suggests that from May 21-29, there were around 520 heat-related excess deaths across England and 30 in Wales. About 330 of those would not have occurred in a world without climate change.

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Chart: Rebecca WhittakerSource: Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine