Millions in Germany's Cities Affected by Extreme Heat – Environmental NGO

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Especially in cities, summer heat can build up. Trees, parks and ponds can help. Deutsche Umwelthilfe has investigated how well this can be done in German cities. 31 of them have been classified as "specially" burdened.

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In German cities, more than 12 million people are exposed to extreme heat at their home, which is the result of the "hot check" of the German Environmental Aid. The organisation has investigated the temperatures in more than 190 larger cities.

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More than 12 million people in German cities are exposed to extreme heat pollution at their direct place of residence – evidenced by the second nationwide heat check of the German Environmental Aid (DUH) among 190 cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. Not only the cities as a whole were looked at, but for the first time with a "heat-affected index", how many people within [...] Die Beitrag Zweiter Heiß-Check der Deutschen Umwelthilfe: In Lei…

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rbb | 24 is the multimedia news portal for Berlin and Brandenburg. News and background reports on all important topics from politics, economy, culture, sport and panorama.

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Deutsche Umwelthilfe has investigated 190 cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants for their heat exposure. Magdeburg is therefore one of the most polluted cities in Germany.