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A new study warns that millions of Europeans could die from heat-related causes by the end of the century. 

一项新的研究警告说，到本世纪末，数百万欧洲人可能死于与热有关的原因。 

The study was based on computer simulations of predicted climate activity in 854 different European cities. It found that extreme temperatures, mostly heat, could kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by 2100. 

该研究基于对854个不同欧洲城市预测气候活动的计算机模拟。它发现，到2100年，欧洲的极端温度（大部分为热量）可能会杀死多达230万人。 

The researchers said the number of predicted deaths could be reduced if nations are able to find better ways of cutting carbon pollution levels and dealing with extreme heat. 

研究人员说，如果国家能够找到切割碳污染水平并处理极端热量的更好的方法，则可以减少预测的死亡人数。 

Currently, cold weather kills far more people in Europe than hot weather. But the study found that as temperatures continue to rise, deaths from cold weather will lessen over time. However, heat-related deaths are predicted to rise sharply. 

目前，寒冷的天气在欧洲造成的人数比炎热的天气多得多。但是研究发现，随着温度的继续升高，随着时间的流逝，寒冷天气的死亡将减少。但是，与热有关的死亡预计将急剧上升。 

Scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine led the research. The results appeared recently in a study in the publication Nature Medicine. 

伦敦卫生与热带医学学院的科学家领导了这项研究。结果最近出现在出版自然医学的一项研究中。 

The researchers urged increased efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and expand indoor air-cooling systems and cooling centers in parts of Europe. Without such efforts, places in Italy, southern Spain and Greece are likely to see large increases in heat deaths related to climate change, the study found. 

研究人员敦促增加努力减少温室气体，扩大欧洲部分地区的室内空气冷却系统和冷却中心。该研究发现，如果没有这样的努力，意大利，西班牙南部和希腊的地方很可能会看到与气候变化有关的热死亡人数大幅增加。 

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