Record-Hot Austrian Summer Linked to Nearly 1,000 Deaths
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995 estimated deaths from June through August mark highest figure since records began in 2017
Austria glowed during this year's summer months. Up to 41.3 degrees not only let the absolute heat all-time records scratch nationwide. For many people, the high temperatures were too much.
AGES estimate for the summer of 2026 is well above the previous maximum values.
Record-hot Austrian summer linked to nearly 1,000 deaths
The estimate exceeds the previous high of 948 heat-related deaths recorded for the same period in 2024. AGES estimated 428 heat-related deaths during the summer months of 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. Since 2017, estimates for June through August have ranged from 324 heat-related deaths in 2020 to 948 in 2024. *** AGES stressed that the […] The post Record-hot Austrian summer linked to nearly 1,000 deaths appeared first on azeritimes.com.
These figures are based on a scientific assessment model developed by AGES. It should be noted that the number of people dying from extreme heat is not directly recorded.
The Austrian State Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) announced on Friday that almost 1,000 people in Austria died from extreme heat in just three months, from June to July this year alone. Written by: Snježana Herek A shocking record, and the highest number of deaths recorded so far for that period, linked to […]
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