ABC News reported that more than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, according to a new study. The report is available at ABC News's coverage of Europe's summer heat deaths.

ABC News also reported, through its headline, that climate change is blamed for two-thirds of the heat deaths in Europe. The summary that accompanies the report describes the size of the death toll and the study's finding that it was a record high, but it does not restate the two-thirds share in its own words.

The material available for this story does not identify the study's authors, the countries included in the count, or the method used to link deaths to climate change. ABC News's headline and summary are the only details this account can confirm, and they do not explain how the two-thirds figure was reached.

No other outlet's coverage was included in the source reports for this story, so no independent confirmation of the death toll or the attribution share is available here. Readers who want more detail should consult the full ABC News report.

This story reports the figures as ABC News presents them and does not assess the study's methods. The headline and summary together present two findings: the size of the death toll, and the share of deaths that the headline attributes to climate change. Each is attributed here to ABC News, and neither has been verified separately.

Sources: ABC News: Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe.