Germany's 5,000 heat deaths: What the numbers reveal
17 Jul 2026, 19:11 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-5-000-heat-deaths-what-the-numbers-reveal/a-78010353?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
More than 5,100 people in Germany died from heat-related causes this year until the end of June, the Robert Koch Institute reports. But how can researchers prove that someone died because of soaring temperatures?