Cologne fights against summer heat: new heat portal and water lever!

Cologne fights against summer heat: new heat portal and water lever!

The annoying summer heat has a firm grip on Cologne and the city administration reacts with concrete measures to provide citizens: inside alleviates. The “Cooling Cologne” project was recently presented in the Südstadt district, which uses fine water -plating technology to counter heat warnings at extreme temperatures. Attentive residents in Lindenthal, however, retained an older lady from health damage, as they discovered them, such as the [Rundschau Online] (https://www.rundschau-online.de/koeln-innenstadt/neustadt-sued-sued-sprue-cologne-in-der-koelner-sued- hitze-1056884).

Last Saturday the senior citizen sat alone in front of a building for several hours to escape the hot weather in her apartment. After a call for help from her neighbors, the emergency services arrived and brought the dehydrated woman, who may have been confused, to the hospital. Dr. Flavia Nobili, the emergency doctor, took care of the fluid intake.

cool places for all

In order to effectively meet the rising temperatures in Cologne, the city has launched the "Cologne heat portal". On this interactive platform, citizens can not only enter cooling places in the city inside, but also find information about heating heat. According to the initiators, this will be particularly important for particularly endangered groups such as older people, pregnant women and children. The city would like to sensitize the population and has in force since 2019 to minimize health risks, as the [Klimaatlas NRW] (https://www.klimaatlas.nrw.de/beratung-klimaan adaptation/praxisbeien/hitze-Portal-koeln) continues.

With regard to the health effects of heat, experts warn that the health hazard due to climatic changes in Germany will increase in the coming decades. Vulnerable groups in particular are particularly affected, which shows a great need for effective heat protection, according to the Robert Koch-Institut.

fire brigade and regular updates

The Cologne fire brigade has also reacted to the overload at high temperatures and increases the rest periods for emergency services. In addition, additional ambulances are stationed in the event of major events, such as concerts, in order to be able to intervene quickly. Free water points were set up in the RheinEnergieStadion to help people during the heat. Nevertheless, the natural bathing pond in the Lentpark had to be temporarily closed because the load limit was reached.

urban bodies also regularly offer updates and behavior tips for heat. The information ranges up to a heat telephone that relatives and people in need is free of charge when it comes to health issues. In addition, a brochure entitled "The Hitzeknigge" was published to better prepare and clarify the Cologne population on heat waves.