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This paper assesses climate-induced health risks for Germany. Based on high-resolution climate scenarios for the period 2071 to 2100 the authors forecast the number of days with heat load and cold stress. They estimate an average increase in the number of heat-induced casualties by a factor of more than three. Furthermore, they calculate that heat-related hospitalization costs increase six-fold not including the cost of ambulant treatment. They also find that heat reduces the work performance resulting in an estimated output loss of between 0.12 percent and 0.48 percent of GDP.