KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024
… with its persistent searing heatwave was lower than the ‘summer of the century’ in 2003. This may have been an effect resulting from preventative measures. GE-I-2: … there were – also in summer 2018 – fewer heat-related mortalities than in summer 2003. Presumably, this is because people in Germany have since learned how to cope … health services are likely to have contributed to this positive development. In 2003, the heatwave in Germany hit a relatively ill-prepared country. By comparison, …