What to know – “Active Euthanasia”: Now Hitze Highlight is coming

38 degrees and it will be even hotter! Flight temperatures will be announced on Thursday in Carinthia. In the south of Styria, Burgenland and the east of Lower Austria and in Vienna they reach similar maximum values. Experts from the private weather service Ubimet think that it is very possible that the magic Celsius limit of 40s can be cracked at individual measuring points.

The Geosphere Austria has declared the highest heat -warning level for parts of the country accordingly. The red warning of the “Extreme” category applies to both Klagenfurt and Villach, as well as for the districts of Klagenfurt-Land, Völkermarkt and Wolfsberg. For the rest of Austria – especially in the east of the country – a “strong heat load” is predicted.

The hardships can be enormous for the body. “Avoid direct sunlight!” Is a trade recommendation from Geosphere Austria. Physical exertion must be largely avoided, especially in lunch. The experts also recommend a water supply of at least two to three liters.

The following heat effects are warned:

• Increased body temperature
• Raised pulse
• Weakness/fatigue
• Headache
• Niggling
• Dry mouth and neck
• Confusion, dizziness, consciousness disorders
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

Naturally, different heat tips circulate in such a weather event. However, some can be dangerous. A widespread tip is: keep the window closed. This can unnecessarily burden the body, especially in small rooms.

Kachelmann is on its way to heat tips
The well -known meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann has been mobilizing these “tips” for days. He now explained the “photo”: “That’s what people kill.” Activities such as cooking or showing a lot of water vapor in rooms that cannot escape with closed windows. It is important to continue, so that “all the sweaty” goes out.

“Firefighters, who then have to collect these dead gentlemen, report completely wet walls. This cannot create a body. People survive beautifully dry 40 degrees in the desert, but not 28 degrees with high humidity and complete windless.”

Commercial fans can also remedy the situation on Windopdagen. “I bought it for 20 euros yesterday and gathered this morning. Grandma and grandpa can place it a meter in front of it,” Kachelmann continued. Geosphere Austria also writes that opening the windows at night and early morning hours is particularly effective.

Kachelmann points out that for the reasons mentioned, wet towels can also be dangerous. They also increase the humidity of a room. “Then death is much faster – you have to leave the people who give such heat tips. Everything trivialized – that is passive euthanasia. Wet towels hang on – active euthanasia! Both lead to the fact that many people die.” Which well -intended summer advice appears to be harmful on further inspection? Asked krone+.

Heat has destroyed billions
But not only the body is struggling under the heat heat, the economic effects are also enormous. Weather and climate -related extreme events in Europe cost an annual amount of billion dollars. As can be seen in an updated analysis by the European Environment Agency, the economic damage due to such events in 38 European countries in the recent comparative year 2023 was more than 45 billion euros.

There is recognizable again. Streets are bursting, regions are flooded, schools are closed, nuclear power stations in France and Switzerland must be offered – the electricity price at the stock exchanges is becoming more expensive. According to the world organization for Meteorology (WMO), the current heat wave is only a harbinger of future weather conditions. “Climate change caused by people makes extreme heat waves more often and more intensively. We have to learn to live with this,” said WMO spokeswoman Clare Nullis in Geneva.