Germany is facing a midsummer heat wave, with forecasts of temperatures climbing toward 38°C in several areas as the week goes on, accompanied by the possibility of showers later in the week. The southern regions will be hot and sunny with largely cloudless skies, while the north starts cloudier but still rises above 30°C as days pass. Nights may dip below 15°C on Tuesday morning, perhaps the last such cool spell for a while, before daytime heat returns to the 30–36°C range, especially in the Upper Rhine region, with the coast staying cooler. In northern parts and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 30°C-plus heat is expected on Tuesday, potentially even hotter in midweek. The heat grows toward the upper 30s in low-lying and urban zones between Pforzheim, Karlsruhe, Mannheim and along the Oberrhein, while the north faces tropical nights above 20°C in some places. The nights to Wednesday promise near-clear skies in the north, offering chances to witness the Perseids, while the following night could bring more clouds. Hessen and Baden-Württemberg brace for the tail end of the summer holidays under extreme heat, with 31–38°C on Wednesday and Thursday, cooling only through lake and pool swimming, with a few isolated afternoon showers in the south. Thursday may push 38°C in parts of northern Baden, and although the heat stays intense, no rapid cooling is seen; a slight dip by the weekend is possible with the chance of local thunderstorms. In the north, a northwest wind from the North Sea will bring cooler air, with highs around 23°C near the Danish border and 28–29°C further south in Lower Saxony, accompanied by possible precipitation up north.

The blazing sun is not merely a weather report; it is a mirror held up to a system that treats the earth’s climate as a playground for profit rather than a common home for all. When cities cook and nights turn tropical, it is the workers, the families, the elderly, the poor who bear the burden while capital accumulates on the backs of the many. The heat shines a ruthless light on capitalist neglect: divvying up energy on the basis of profit, leaving public cooling and safe housing to the whim of market demand, and allowing urban development to bake in heat islands that punish the most vulnerable. Yet the people’s response must be organized, planned, and disciplined, not improvisational and profit-driven. A socialist path would mobilize energy for public good, build extensive cooling centers, expand affordable housing with heat-resilient design, and invest in water-based recreation and public pools so no family is left to suffer in scorching days or sleepless tropical nights.

Let the heat be a call to collective action, not a justification for leaving the many at the mercy of the few. We demand a plan that places people over profits: energy and infrastructure under public ownership, prioritized protection for workers and retirees, and rapid development of green, efficient systems that can withstand the intensifying climate. In this season of Perseids and heat, let us unite in the resolve to build a society where the sun’s power serves the many, not the few who hoard wealth. Long live solidarity, long live the people’s power, and may the warmth of our shared purpose outshine the greed that seeks to profit from peril.