For the First Time More than 1000 Heat Dead in a Summer in Austria

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In 2026, Austria experienced the hottest summer in the history of measurement. The results are dramatic: the record temperatures have demanded more than 1000 heat deaths in the country – more than ever before.

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The summer of 2026 has claimed as many heat-related deaths in Austria as ever since the beginning of the surveys. Between June and September, 1008 people are likely to have died as a result of extreme temperatures.

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Heat can also worsen existing diseases. Most heat-related deaths occurred in Vienna.

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Temperature records led to many heat-related deaths

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For the first time, there have been more than 1,000 heat deaths in Austria in one summer. The estimated number by the Agency for Health and Food Security (AGES) was 1,008 deaths from June to September - with an uncertainty interval of 637 to 1,293 victims. The Ministry of Health reported this on Monday. In the also very hot summer of 2024 there had been an estimated 989 heat deaths, in the previous year there were 425. Heat mortality monitoring …