At least 1,147 people have died as the heat takes its toll on the English.

Leading scientists and epidemiologists have found that at least 1,147 people died in the UK due to heatwaves caused by climate change during the summer.

The UK experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with experts saying heat-related events were made more likely and severe due to human-caused global warming , according to the British news agency PA Media.

A study conducted by researchers at Imperial College London and published Wednesday used modeling, historical death records, and peer-reviewed methods to provide early estimates of deaths this summer.

The team found that climate change , primarily caused by fossil fuel burning and deforestation, caused temperatures to rise by an average of 2.2°C, and by up to 3.6°C between June and August.

According to the team's analysis, heat was responsible for 68% of the 24,400 deaths in 854 European cities or regions over the three months.

The study found that this is equivalent to 16,500 fewer deaths than would have occurred during a summer without human-induced heat, including 835 deaths in Rome, 630 in Athens, 409 in Paris, and 387 in Madrid.

People often die from underlying conditions such as heart, kidney and respiratory problems that are exacerbated by high temperatures, and the role of heat is rarely recorded on death certificates.