Heat wave strikes: Bavaria protects itself from the summer heat!
Heat wave strikes: Bavaria protects itself from the summer heat!
heat, the greatest health risk due to climate change in Germany, is the focus of cities and municipalities in Bavaria. On the occasion of the heat action day on June 4, 2025, the German Alliance Climate Change and Health (Klug) e.V. makes it clear that awareness of the dangers of extreme temperatures must be increased. The endangered groups, such as older people or people with previous illnesses, are particularly at the center of these warnings. Climate change has increased the number of hot days in Bavaria almost triple in recent decades. From 1951 to 1980 there were still an average of three heat days a year, today there are over eight hot days annually, with days with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius and nightly temperatures above 20 degrees defined as heat days. Confusion, alarming proportions.
The forecast of the Robert Koch Institute is particularly critical, which expects around 3000 heat -related deaths for the summer of 2024. The situation is reinforced by the urban conditions, because places with high traffic and much sealed area heat up strongly at these temperatures. In order to counter the heat, the municipalities develop special strategies. That Federal Environment Agency explains that extreme heat events that will occur often occur are a risk of vulnerable groups.preventive measures in the municipalities
In Nuremberg, for example, there is a heat telephone that provides voluntary support from 30 degrees. Würzburg has even introduced a heat action plan since 2023, which includes urban climate leaders and drinking fountains. In this context, Munich puts an online map with cool places in parks and public interiors in operation in order to make the citizens relief. The southern German reports on these specific measures in various cities.
cities like Geretsried and Bad Tölz integrate the use of the heat into their urban planning. Bad Tölz, for example, created shady places and installed drinking water dispensers at the Amortplatz. Penzberg also relies on active tree care as a shadow dispenser and offers drinking fountain at the town square. In Tegernsee there are drinking water points and e-bike charging stations that encourage active leisure activities in nature. Münsing goes one step further and promotes plantings for cooling. In addition, Wolfratshausen started a project that aims to create more green areas under the title "A tree is missing". That Federal Environment Agency points out that inner cities in particular suffer from the urban heat island.
With all of these measures, the Bavarian municipalities show that they have a good hand to meet the challenges of climate change. The increased focus on heat action plans and preventive strategies could not only improve the quality of life, but also protect the health of the citizens. Climate change has arrived and it is up to us to actively act.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Deutschland |
| Quellen | |