More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died in England and Wales in recent months as a result of heat-related causes, a new report has found.

最新报告发现，据估计，近几个月英格兰和威尔士已有超过2700人死于高温相关原因。



The excess deaths occurred as a result of heat waves in May and June, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the Met Office.

伦敦卫生与热带医学院、帝国理工学院和英国气象局的研究人员称，这些超额死亡是由5月和6月的热浪造成的。

Globally, heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths, according the World Health Organization (WHO). The heat wave that occurred between May 21 and 29 was likely responsible for around 550 deaths, while the heat wave that occurred from June 18 to 28 was likely responsible for about 2,200 deaths, the analysis found.

世界卫生组织称，在全球范围内，高温是天气相关死亡事件的首要原因。 分析发现，5月21日至29日期间发生的热浪可能导致了约550人死亡，而6月18日至28日期间发生的热浪则可能导致了约2200人死亡。

In the U.K., the temperature threshold for an official heat wave is lower than in much of the U.S.

在英国，官方界定热浪的气温阈值低于美国大部分地区。

A heat wave is defined as a period of at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heat wave temperature threshold, according to the Met Office. The threshold varies by county and ranges from 77 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

英国气象局称，热浪被定义为至少连续三天每日最高气温达到或超过热浪温度阈值的时段。 该阈值因郡而异，范围从华氏77度到82度（约合摄氏25度到28度）不等。

Across much of the U.S., the temperature threshold is at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures at 90 degrees or greater.

在美国大部分地区，该阈值是至少连续三天每日最高气温达到或超过华氏90度（约合摄氏32度）。

About 42% of heat-related deaths that occurred in the U.K. during those months were exacerbated by human-caused climate change, researchers said.

研究人员称，在此期间英国发生的与高温相关的死亡中， 约42%因人为气候变化而加剧。

"Climate change is further boosting the temperature of essentially every heat wave we observe today," Flavio Lehner, a climate scientist at Cornell University, said in a statement to ABC News. "In other words, had the same weather pattern occurred 50 or 100 years ago, it would have also resulted in a heatwave, but one that was a bit cooler."

康奈尔大学气候科学家弗拉维奥·莱纳在美国广播公司新闻频道的一份声明中表示：“气候变化正在进一步推高我们如今观测到的几乎所有热浪的气温。 换句话说，如果50年或100年前出现同样的天气模式，同样会导致热浪，但那场热浪会稍微凉快一些。”

It's not only daytime high temperatures that are a concern. Heat waves are becoming even more dangerous as overnight low temperatures are still too high for people to recover from the heat stress they experience during the day, according to the WHO.

令人担忧的不仅仅是白天的最高气温。 世界卫生组织称，热浪正变得愈发危险，因为夜间最低气温仍然过高，人们无法从白天经受的高温压力中恢复过来。

Many June and some all-time records for daily maximum temperature were broken in several countries, according to Copernicus.

哥白尼气候变化服务局称，多个国家打破了诸多6月份以及部分历史最高气温纪录。

France's nationwide average temperature hit 30 degrees Celsius, or about 86 degrees Fahrenheit, on June 24 -- the highest-ever temperature recorded, according to weather officials at Meteo-France, the national weather service. High temperatures in Paris recorded in the triple digits in the days after.

法国国家气象服务中心——法国气象局的天气官员称，6月24日法国全国平均气温达到了摄氏30度（约合华氏86度），这是有记录以来的最高气温。 此后的几天里，巴黎记录到了华氏三位数（约合摄氏37.7度以上）的高温。

High temperatures also impacted cities like Madrid and Rome, according to Copernicus.

哥白尼气候变化服务局称，高温同样影响了马德里和罗马等城市。

There were more than 5,000 excess deaths in Germany and another 4,700 deaths in France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands between June 20 and 28, Reuters reported.

路透社报道称，6月20日至28日期间，德国有超过5000例超额死亡，法国、比利时、西班牙和荷兰另有4700例死亡。

"June 2026 underscored how profoundly the climate is changing," Burgess said. "Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record, and continued record warmth in the global ocean."

伯吉斯说：“2026年6月凸显了气候变化有多么深刻。 西欧记录到了有史以来最热的6月，全球海洋也持续出现创纪录的高温。”

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