Episode 6: Heat – the underestimated natural hazard

Heat is a topic that leaves no one indifferent: In this episode, we discuss the diverse effects of heat on people and nature with Laura Mainetti from Geosphere Austria's RiskLab. How are heatwaves defined, why are cities heat islands and what are the current climate scenarios for the future? When does hot become too hot? You can find out all this and much more in this episode

3 people in front of a wooden wall, one of them pictured on a wallpaper

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From left to right: Christian Resch, Laura Mainetti (pictured on a poster) and Liliane Hofer. © GeoSphere Austria/Ungersböck.

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Heat days: past and possible future for the nine provincial capitals. © GeoSphere Austria