9. Jul 2025 | Climate Change, General, Heat, Recent Events
A new study shows that the number of heat-related deaths in Europe has tripled due to climate change. June 2025 was the hottest June in Western Europe since weather records began. The average temperature was 2.81 degrees above the average value from 1991 to 2020. Two...
30. Jun 2025 | General, Heat, Recent Events
Germany is facing an intense heatwave in the coming days, peaking on Wednesday, with temperatures of up to 39 degrees and tropical nights of over 20 degrees, according to the German weather service. In addition to the high heat load, the risk of forest fires is also...
15. Apr 2025 | General, Heat, Resilience
The number and intensity of heatwaves in cities is increasing worldwide – with sometimes dramatic consequences for health, infrastructure and the environment. In order to better prepare cities for this growing challenge, the UN initiative Making Cities Resilient...
18. Feb 2025 | Allgemein, Heat, MYrisk
Today we received some wonderful gifts from our project partners in Myanmar, which we are very happy about. We are particularly excited about a calendar containing valuable information and facts about heat. This was developed as part of a local workshop and helps to...
7. Aug 2024 | General, Heat
In July 2024, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco experienced an extreme heatwave that claimed at least 23 lives and caused widespread forest fires. Studies show that such extreme heat events would not be possible without anthropogenic climate change....
