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Summer in Denmark

What is a heatwave?

The Danish meteorological definition of a heatwave is when the average of the highest recorded temperatures measured over three consecutive days exceeds 28° C.

Recommendations

Heatwaves and mortality

A higher incidence of warm waves and heatwaves can have serious health consequences, especially for the elderly, infirm and very young children. However, they can be completely or partly countered through planning and preventive measures.

The heatwave in summer 2003 


 

During heatwaves ...

the most vulnerable groups are people suffering from:  

  • Cardiopulmonary disease
  • Diabetes
  • Mental illnesses
  • People prescribed certain types of medicine
  • Babies and young children up to the age of 4 years
  • The elderly and the infirm
  • People who are obese
  • Pregnant women