Scorching Temperatures Ahead: City Issues Guidelines for Personal Conduct
The city of Wiesbaden is bracing itself for a heatwave, with temperatures expected to soar to 38 degrees Celsius in the coming days. To help residents stay cool and safe, the city has activated its heat action plan and is providing a range of recommendations and resources.
In a bid to keep the heat at bay, Wiesbaden has published maps of cool places online, including shady parks and air-conditioned museums. The city's online brochure "Hitzeknigge" provides essential information on providing first aid for heat injuries and lists locations for children to splash around without needing to go to the swimming pool. Interested parties can find further information and behavioural recommendations on the website of the state of Hesse under familie.hessen.de/Themen-A-Z/hitze.
The health department advises citizens to drink plenty of water, avoid direct sunlight, and postpone physical exertion. Medications also need cool storage places. The DWD recommends installing the WarnWetter app or subscribing to the heat warning newsletter to stay informed about the heatwave.
The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued a heat warning level 2 for Wiesbaden on Thursday, with feels-like temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius. The heatwave can be dangerous for the elderly, pregnant women, and the sick, so it's important to take precautions.
While the city of Wiesbaden has not announced any new measures or resources for the upcoming heatwave, its strategies and recommendations align with general effective urban heat management practices used in German cities. These include the provision of shade through planting trees and creating shaded rest areas, use of greener facades and unsealed surfaces, improving urban microclimates through strategic urban design, and federal support for climate adaptation.
Additional measures that could apply, based on urban heat management best practices, include expanding public water features to cool air, promoting energy-efficient building materials, and informing residents about heat health risks and cooling measures.
As the country prepares for a heatwave, the DWD warns that temperatures will become very warm to hot everywhere in Germany from the weekend. However, specific information about the El Niño event in Germany was not available.
Stay safe and cool, Wiesbaden!
The city's environmental-science department suggests expanding public water features to help cool the air and mitigate the effects of the heatwave. To learn more about the El Niño event's impact on Germany's weather, one can consult climate-change resources online.
