Austria: Styrian heat protection plan

The Styrian heat protection plan recommends the development of strategies, plans and packages of measures to ensure that the population is as well prepared as possible for days of heat stress and to effectively handle public health tasks that arise from the occurrence of heat waves. Heat waves occur at regular intervals in our latitudes. In addition, due to global warming, a more frequent occurrence of sustained, intense heat periods is to be expected. When a heat wave occurs, sustained day and night temperatures negatively affect the health of people and groups at risk.