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Heat - information and tips
Stand: 25.06.2024
Summers in German cities are getting hotter and heatwaves longer. The effects of climate change are also being felt in Erlangen. This page provides some information and tips on how to deal with the heat. There is also a heat action plan.
Heat protection in Erlangen is not only initiated by the Heat Action Plan. The Climate Adaptation Concept (KlAK) from 2019 sets out strategies and measures to better deal with the consequences of climate change, such as increased and prolonged heat events.
External links - with information also in easy language and sign language
Information and tips
Heat emergency
Heat is a great danger to the body. It can cause life-threatening conditions such as heat stroke.
Cool tips for everyone
How you can protect yourself when it's hot inside and outside buildings. And there are also some things you should bear in mind when taking medication.
Recommendations for schools, daycare centers, parents
Babies and children are particularly vulnerable to heat and high UV radiation due to their delicate skin and lower sweat production. They also generate more metabolic heat during physical activity than adults, which promotes heat-related complaints. In addition, babies and small children cannot take any protective measures themselves. It is therefore all the more important that parents and guardians know how to protect their children:
Recommendations for older people
Older and especially very old people have an increased risk of developing heat-related health problems. However, heat can also be dangerous for other risk groups, such as people with dementia, chronic illnesses or immobile people, including babies.
Recommendations for companies, employees
Time and again, employees complain about high temperatures at their workplaces, especially during heatwaves in the summer months.
Heat action plan
It serves to prevent health consequences and takes into account comprehensive intervention measures for health protection.
Heat and UV warning from the German Weather Service
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns via its website.
Heat emergency
Heat is a great danger to the body. It can cause life-threatening conditions such as heat stroke.
Cool tips for everyone
How you can protect yourself when it's hot inside and outside buildings. And there are also some things you should bear in mind when taking medication.
Recommendations for schools, daycare centers, parents
Babies and children are particularly vulnerable to heat and high UV radiation due to their delicate skin and lower sweat production. They also generate more metabolic heat during physical activity than adults, which promotes heat-related complaints. In addition, babies and small children cannot take any protective measures themselves. It is therefore all the more important that parents and guardians know how to protect their children:
Recommendations for older people
Older and especially very old people have an increased risk of developing heat-related health problems. However, heat can also be dangerous for other risk groups, such as people with dementia, chronic illnesses or immobile people, including babies.
Recommendations for companies, employees
Time and again, employees complain about high temperatures at their workplaces, especially during heatwaves in the summer months.
Heat action plan
It serves to prevent health consequences and takes into account comprehensive intervention measures for health protection.
Heat and UV warning from the German Weather Service
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns via its website.
Office for Sport and Health Promotion
Head of office: Ulrich Klement