Experts disagree, with some citing an average of 10,000 deaths every year due to high temperatures. A new study last year found that over 61,000 people in Europe died due to extreme heat during the summer of 2022, with figures from the current summer period expected to surge. Adding more extreme weather events lasting longer is also a contributor. High temperatures indirectly cause deaths due to flooding, wildfires and storms and are often disregarded from statistics of people who have died because of exposure to heat.