Heatwaves, wildfires and floods could kill more than 150,000 Europeans every year by the end of the century, scientists have warned.

Experts predict a series of weather-related disasters if there is no reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Between 1981 and 2010, there were, on average, 3,000 people killed annually by weather-related events.

But this could soar to 152,000 annually between 2071 and 2100, according to a study in the Lancet Planetary Health journal.

Climate change is responsible for 90% of the increased risk, while population growth, migration and urbanisation make up the other 10%.

It comes as tourists are warned of a "dangerous" heatwave bringing temperatures of up to 47C across Europe.

Meanwhile, the US State Department has officially informed the United Nations that the country will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.