Nuremberg in the heat fight: City is planning actions against extreme temperatures

Nuremberg in the heat fight: City is planning actions against extreme temperatures

Nürnberg, Deutschland - heat in Nuremberg is a double -edged sword - on the one hand we enjoy sunny days, on the other hand, the rising thermometer also brings with great challenges. According to a report by T-Online, the city is particularly affected by heat load, especially in quarterly populated quarter. A study by the German Environmental Aid has shown that Nuremberg is poorly performing in a heat fuel index, which records 190 cities with over 50,000 inhabitants, when it comes to high temperatures and sealed areas. There is a clear need for action here.

Bayern's Minister of Health Judith Gerlach emphasizes that cities with high traffic and a variety of sealed areas heat up more. This also makes the topic a serious health risk for vulnerable groups such as older people or pregnant women. The state government has therefore already started working with the municipalities on individual heat action plans to meet these challenges.

The Nuremberg heat action plan

2022 Nuremberg has passed a heat action plan that includes concrete measures to support the population during extreme heat periods. This also includes a heat telephone that can be reached on heat days from 30 degrees. This telephone in particular offers older people support who need additional help on hot days.

In addition, long -term measures in construction are also intended in the plan. Fresh air, green oases and additional street trees are planned, which are intended to help to make the city of heat -like. The environmental department emphasizes that even at temperatures from 26 degrees, physiological changes can occur in the body that range from dizziness to circulatory problems. Here it is important to counteract in time.

• acute measures during heat waves:
• Information distribution
• heat warning systems
• drinking water supply
• facility of "cool" locations
• Long -term urban planning measures:
• climate -adapted building practices
• creation of green areas

cool retreat for Nuremberg

In the city there are now several cool places that act as retreats on hot days. A citizen survey carried out online has identified many of these places. There are also numerous ways to get drinking water. Restaurants and hotels offer free drinking water, and a drinking water well was recently inaugurated on the main market in Nuremberg.

With the rising temperatures that the German Weather Service predicts for the coming days - up to 35 degrees in Lower Franconia - it is all the more important to take preventive measures. Protective measures are necessary from a UV index of level 3, from level 8, and an absolute must from level 11. The city of Nuremberg so has his hands full to meet the challenges of the heat and to secure the quality of life of its residents.

The harmful effects of heat load - from health problems to a reduced quality of life - are increasingly noticeable according to the focus topic "Heat in the city" of national urban development policy. The need to make cities of heat -resilient is clear. Therefore, there is a great responsibility on the shoulders of urban planning.

How will Nuremberg be prepared for climate change? In the coming months, extensive studies on the subject of heat are planned to develop suitable adaptation strategies and to secure the well -being of all Nurembergers.