Heat wave in Munich: Delay and Tram traffic paralyzed!

Heat wave in Munich: Delay and Tram traffic paralyzed!

Romanstraße, 80639 München, Deutschland - In Munich, the heat becomes a real challenge. On Monday evening, the extreme warmth ensured that the asphalt burst in the Roman road in Neuhausen. Two tram tracks were affected and the traffic had to be stopped for around two hours. The passengers reported the damage to the police at around 8.45 p.m., and this immediately informed the Munich Transport Society (MVG), which blocked the area. In order to defuse the situation, the MVG set up a rail replacement traffic by taxi. At around 10.45 p.m. the route could finally be released.

The heat -related damage show how susceptible our infrastructure is for extreme weather conditions. MVG employees removed the damaged asphalt with a compressed air hammer, and a hole between the tracks was temporarily secured with pylons and flutter tape. The Tuesday morning finally brought relief: the hole was sealed to the top layer, so that the tram trips could be resumed without interruption, such as the evening newspaper reported.

changeable weather and rising temperatures

Not only in Munich the sun burns. The weather conditions are also changeable throughout Bavaria, with persistent heat and the impending thunderstorms in the coming days. According to tz could reach the temperatures up to 27 degrees on the Danube and up to 23 degrees in Munich. Especially in the north and east of the federal state, thunderstorms and showers are expected, while the risk of forest fire in many regions is alarming.

In Munich's surroundings, the danger level was already raised to three, i.e. medium danger. While in some areas such as the Upper Palatinate even level five, i.e. very high danger. Even if slightly redeeming rainy weather is in prospect, the risk of forest fire remains a serious topic that keeps the authorities busy.

global and local effects of the heat

The current heat is part of a larger climate phenomenon that also affects other parts of the world. As the Federal Center for Political Education have been set up in the last few weeks in the north hemisphere of heat recordes: temperatures above 40 degrees in North America and even over 50 degrees Share China. The situation for Europe also looks critical, where maximum temperatures of well over 40 degrees have been measured in countries such as Italy, Spain and France.

in Germany is the warmest year since the beginning of the records, which only reinforces the situation in Munich's streets. Extreme weather events, such as the drought between 2018 and 2020, have already left its mark. Whether heat, drought or sudden heavy rain cases that increase, all factors require a rethink in relation to our water management and our preparations for future weather extremes.

The Munich team is required to tackle these challenges with a good hand. Whether it is about personal pension measures or the necessary political and social discussion about climate adaptations - we are still at the beginning of this process. What is certain is that we will still have to remain attentive.