This is a graph showing official number of deaths in Germany for every day since 2020. The red line is for 2026 and the big spike is the recent heatwave. The three days with the most deaths since at least 2020 have all happened just two weeks ago.

  • plyth@feddit.org
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    1 month ago

    The yearly total is more important. In winter, days average at 3500 and go down in summer to 2500.

    If we get global warming just right, we can reduce mortality to 2500 for the entire year. All it takes to prevent the spikes of heat waves is installing some air conditioning.

    /s