Heatwave causes 6.32 billion euros in damages

July 16, 2026

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A Prognos analysis shows the late June heatwave cost the German economy 6.32 billion euros. Experts expect recurring billion-euro damages.

The German economy must prepare for recurring billion-euro damages from heatwaves. The economic research firm Prognos calculated this in an analysis for Handelsblatt.

The late June heatwave with temperatures above 35 degrees alone cost 6.32 billion euros. Costs could reach nearly one billion euros on each such day.

Experts consider three or four heat periods of this magnitude per year possible. Annual damages could then exceed 20 billion euros.

A realistic illustration of a heatwave affecting wildlife and the elderly in Germany, featuring animals at water stations and an exhausted senior in a dry forest.

Heatwave strains wildlife and health in Germany

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Conservationists in Hessen urge support for wildlife with water stations. Doctors warn of heat-related deaths among the elderly.

June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 in Europe

An early estimate suggests Europe’s most extreme heatwave killed approximately 20,390 people between 22 and 28 June. Researchers based the figure on temperature and mortality data from prior years. Official counts remain far lower as data collection continues.

Europe records its hottest and most humid heatwave ever

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Western and central Europe is experiencing its hottest and most humid heatwave on record this week, with temperatures that would have been virtually impossible without climate change. The event, running from 26 to 28 June, is expected to cause thousands of deaths.

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