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In Romania, the heat is not the scandal.
Refusing air conditioning is.
4,943 people died of heat in Romania in summer 2024 (ISGlobal). About 32% of homes here have air conditioning, against ~90% in the United States.
Heat deaths in Romania, summer 2026
951
Public data · ISGlobal, Nature Medicine 2025
Economic loss in Romania, summer 2026
€327,358,148
Public data · European Parliament, Allianz Trade
In the 0 seconds you have been on this tab, in Romania:
0.00
heat deaths
€0
economic output lost
None of it was inevitable.
Summer 2026, live. Projected this summer: ~4,197. 2025 4,407 · 2024 4,943 (ISGlobal).
Today in Bucharest:
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4,943
heat deaths, summer 2024 (ISGlobal)
32%
of homes with air conditioning (vs ~90% US)
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projected GDP loss 2026 to 2030 (Allianz Trade)
The fix Romania won't buy: air conditioning.
Household air-conditioning adoption · IEA / WRI.
Built on public data: population, deaths, GDP, AC adoption and the
minimum-mortality temperature come from Eurostat, ISGlobal, IEA/ISTAT/ADEME and the MCC network.
The heat-exposed labour share and per-country calibration are assumptions detailed there too.
Full method on the methodology page.