Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe
El Niño](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/down-to-earth-super-el-nino-extreme-weather) – which may shape up to be unusually strong – has raised fears of a brutal European summer in 2026.
The researchers found high death tolls from heat and cold were associated