More than 40,000 heat-related deaths in England since 1988
The figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. The UK Health Security Agency announced on 30 July that an estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves alone.
- ▪The figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths.
- ▪Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths.
- ▪The UK Health Security Agency announced on 30 July that an estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves alone.
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| Publication time | Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:25:20 GMT |
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The figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe figures do not include this summer, when England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesExtreme heat‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025ONS data shows rising toll of climate crisis, with officials warning this summer on track to set further recordsDamian Carrington Environment editorWed 26 Aug 2026 07.45 EDTFirst published on Wed 26 Aug 2026 05.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMore than 40,000 extra people died on the hottest days in England between 1988…
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