Germany Reports Record 14,000 Heat-Related Deaths This Summer
The Robert Koch Institute said most deaths involved older adults, and officials warned the toll may be higher because heat is often undercounted.
- Official data showed Germany registered around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer, far exceeding the previous 2018 record, according to The Robert Koch Institute.
- The Robert Koch Institute recorded around 9,600 deaths during one week in late June when temperatures exceeded 40°C, revealing how heat exacerbates pre-existing medical conditions.
- Ralph Spiegler, president of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, told the Rheinische Post that hospitals and nursing homes need at least €20 billion for air conditioning and climate adaptation.
- Environment Minister Carsten Schneider and former health minister Karl Lauterbach urged The SPD to enshrine 'climate adaptation and nature conservation' in Germany's Basic Law this week.
- Lauterbach warned the true death toll may exceed official figures, alleging The Robert Koch Institute uses 'a rather conservative methodology' that likely underestimates heat's actual impact.
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Handheld portable fans became popular in the German summer. Marcus Brandt/dpa/picture alliance Nearly 14,000 people died in Germany between April and August of this year as a result of extreme heat periods, according to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a government entity responsible for disease monitoring and control. 的Like g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day This corresponds to almost 17 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants…
Germany recorded a record of nearly 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe battled through a series of punishing heatwaves, official data showed on Thursday. About 9,600 of those deaths were recorded in a week in late June, when Germany was sweltering in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, according to the Robert Koch Institute. Heatwaves and drought have fueled a historically hot summer in Europe, contributing to a surge in heat-re…
Berlin, 20 Aug (EFE).- This summer there have been approximately 14,000 heat-related deaths in Germany, almost six times more than the 2,500 of the previous year, according to an estimate published this Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rss-efe07974fc9-42a7-4ea4-9272-54f90ae71b17-hd-web.mp4 In the period from 6 April to 9 August, 16.8 out of every 100,000 inhabitants di…
Germany, hit this summer as a large part of Europe by intense heat waves, has experienced an extremely deadly summer. According to provisional estimates published on Thursday, 14,000 deaths are due to summer heat waves. Critics are rising against the lack of air conditioning in hospitals or equipment in homes for the elderly and the political class is trying to react.
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