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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-9: Spring algal bloom in lakes

    The picture shows an aerial view of a lake. Its surface is coloured a luminous green in places, owing to spring algal bloom. There are agricultural fields visible in the lake’s vicinity.

    … earlier onset of spring algal bloom. Spring algae are an important building block in the food web of lake ecosystems. WW-I-9: Spring algal bloom in lakes … layers in a lake, while on the other, spring algae are very important building blocks in a food web. There is a direct connection between climate change, ice cover …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … achieve a low-emission sustainable development worldwide. The GCF is a key building block in the architecture of international climate funding. The GCF therefore plays … to climate change. The adaptation to climate change is an important building block in sustainable development. Conversely, sustainable development enhances the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … services themselves are affected can involve damage to equipment and premises, blocked access roads, failure of power tools and communication channels; worse still …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … level (HSW) and when the relevant section of the river Rhine is completely blocked to shipping (cf. Indicator VE-I-1 ). In respect of Upper Rhine stretches, shipping was blocked on a total of 18 days in 2021 – the highest value since 1999. As far as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … toppled trees and windthrows; on some occasions accumulations of hailstones blocked roads and left a lot of dirt and damage behind on roadsides, so that roads … toppled trees and windthrows; on some occasions accumulations of hailstones blocked roads and left a lot of dirt and damage behind on roadsides, so that roads …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … recorded in the pre-crisis year 2019, make railway transport an important building block of Germany’s transport system. On one hand, the railway entities are … recorded in the pre-crisis year 2019, make railway transport an important building block of Germany’s transport system. On one hand, the railway entities are …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … and information services Warning and information services are important building blocks for personal preparedness. Source: keBu.Medien / stock.adobe.com 2023 …