Aaj TV English News - Environment https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:54:20 +0500 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:54:20 +0500 60 Germany records over 5,100 heat-related deaths this year https://english.aaj.tv/news/330462897/germany-records-over-5100-heat-related-deaths-this-year <p><strong>Germany has recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related ​deaths so far this year, ‌most of them in late June when weekly average temperatures far exceeded ​20 degrees Celsius, the Robert ​Koch Institute (RKI) for public health ⁠said on Thursday.</strong></p> <p>Around 4,270 of ​the deaths were among people aged ​75 and older, the RKI said in a weekly report.</p> <p>More women than ​men died, mainly because they ​make up a higher share of the very ‌old.</p> <p>The ⁠German data add to a grim picture across Europe.</p> <p>The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said ​in a ​bulletin ⁠on Thursday that Western Europe had its hottest ​June on record with an ​average ⁠of 20.74 degrees.</p> <p>National <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/western-europe-records-hottest-june-record-eu-scientists-say-2026-07-09/">authorities</a> have reported more than 4,700 excess deaths during ⁠the ​June 20-28 heatwave ​in France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands.</p> Germany has recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related ​deaths so far this year, ‌most of them in late June when weekly average temperatures far exceeded ​20 degrees Celsius, the Robert ​Koch Institute (RKI) for public health ⁠said on Thursday.

Around 4,270 of ​the deaths were among people aged ​75 and older, the RKI said in a weekly report.

More women than ​men died, mainly because they ​make up a higher share of the very ‌old.

The ⁠German data add to a grim picture across Europe.

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said ​in a ​bulletin ⁠on Thursday that Western Europe had its hottest ​June on record with an ​average ⁠of 20.74 degrees.

National authorities have reported more than 4,700 excess deaths during ⁠the ​June 20-28 heatwave ​in France, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands.

]]> Environment https://english.aaj.tv/news/330462897 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:52:06 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) A display in Berlin's Mitte district shows a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius during the ongoing heatwave in Berlin, Germany. -- Reuters