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Germany’s 5,000 heat deaths: What the numbers reveal

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?

17 Jul 2026, 19:11 UTCSource: DW WorldOriginal source

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