An aerial view of scorched grass in London, the UK, on August 11, 2026. - Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

More than 50,000 people are estimated to have died across Europe’s cities during the brutal heat waves that roiled the continent this summer — making this year’s heat the region’s deadliest on record, according to a new analysis.

About two-thirds of the deaths, more than 32,600, are directly attribu...