More than 40,000 heat-related deaths in England since 1988
- England: 44 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Umyla Hanley was working as a builder two years ago. Now he hopes to play for England at a World Cup
What happened
ONS figures show rising toll of extreme weather, with officials warning this summer on track to set further records Over 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday. The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a succession of heatwaves and is on track to…
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below
Sources
News
- More than 40,000 heat-related deaths in England since 1988The Guardian World