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Hot Summer - Lauterbach Considers Number of Heat-Related Deaths "Likely Underestimated"

By with∅ut-me 20.08.2026 at 01:35 Uhr Health Policy Climate Change
TL;DR AI-generated German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach believes the number of heat-related deaths in Germany is underestimated. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimates around 12,500 such fatalities have occurred this year.

Source: deutschlandfunk.de

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