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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-4: Road accidents due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows a car driving on a road covered in water. It is clear to see that the headlights and windscreen wipers are switched on. Heavy rain is falling.

    … can be identified, nor for accidents involving personal injury in the months of June to August. The relevance of slippery roads due to rain as contributory factor … injury reached an above-average high level in the summer months of 2010 and 2013. As far as 2010 is concerned, part of the blame can be apportioned to the weather, because June and July of that year were generally very sunny while the first weeks of July …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … annual harvest losses caused by weather-related risks in Germany between 1990 and 2013 amounted to roughly 510 million Euros per annum. 54 % of harvest losses in this … year with comparatively moderate damage, although between the end of April and mid-June, not a day went by without damage being reported to hailstorm insurers. In the … accompanied by heavy thunderstorms. The month most affected by hailstone damage was June. Thunderstorm ‘Jörn’ which afflicted the south and south-east of Germany, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … categorised as medium in the summer half-year. However, years such as 1998 and 2013 stand out, when in many cases floodwater levels at many gauging stations had to … Weiße Elster in Saxony-Anhalt supplied the peak value. After persistent rain on 3rd June, the local MHQ was exceeded by a factor of 7.5 at that gauging station. … Weiße Elster in Saxony-Anhalt supplied the peak value. After persistent rain on 3rd June, the local MHQ was exceeded by a factor of 7.5 at that gauging station. … …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-3: Exercise volume

    The picture shows a THW member from behind; he is in uniform and wears a helmet. It is possible to make out a scaffold with other THW members standing on it.

    … even in years when extreme events have to be dealt with. The severe flood events of 2013 and 2021 did not affect the training hours attended any more than just … for instance, in terms of a decline in training hours attended, when in May and June of that year the emergency relief responders faced particularly demanding … for instance, in terms of a decline in training hours attended, when in May and June of that year the emergency relief responders faced particularly demanding …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-4: Floodwater

    The picture shows a village – situated on the slope of a hill – inundated by floodwater. Some of the lower buildings and some lower floors of houses have been flooded.

    … flood events that occurred since the turn of the millennium, the years 2002 and 2013 stand out. In August 2002 flooding in Germany was particularly prevalent in the … the ensuing flood disaster. Likewise, flood events at the end of May and in early June 2013 were triggered by several days of rainfall. Apart from Germany and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-5: Claims expenditure for property insurance

    The picture shows a badly damaged single-family house. The exterior wall has been breached in several places, some windows are missing, and the exterior rendering is pitted to well above the ground floor. Mud and debris have accumulated all round the house.

    … public life in large parts of Europe claiming 47 lives in Europe as a whole. In 2013 there were as many as five major hailstorms which pushed up the total amount of claims: Manni and Norbert in June, Andreas and Bernd in July as well as Ernst in August. The flooding in June of that year – extrapolated to the stock and price information for 2021 – …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-2: Yield fluctuations

    The picture shows the soil of a cereal field, with large cracks caused by drought.

    … above all the shortened phase of grains filling as a result of heat and drought in June. If the harvest month of August turns out to be too wet, this will lead to … maize yields. There is also striking evidence for decline regarding maize yields in 2013. At the end of May flooding occurred throughout Germany, whilst there were also … above all the shortened phase of grains filling as a result of heat and drought in June. If the harvest month of August turns out to be too wet, this will lead to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain

    The picture shows a grassland with mown grass. The mown grass is lying in rows. In the right-hand margin a tractor can be seen turning hay. In the upper margin you can see a hay bale.

    … under agricultural use from the adverse effects of climate change. Between 1991 and 2013 grassland areas were experiencing a continuous and significant declining trend. Since 2013 the areas and the respective proportion of land in agricultural use have been … water bodies. The total of Germany’s grassland terrain decreased between 1991 and 2013 by roughly 700,000 ha. Of 5.3 million ha originally, only some 4.6 million ha …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-I-1: Person hours due to weather-related damage events

    The picture shows an inundated landscape. In the centre of the picture a flooded road can be seen, with a lorry passing. There are people visible on the lorry’s load platform. In the picture’s foreground, part of a blue emergency vehicle is visible with blue warning lamps fitted all round the vehicle which is also driving along this flooded road.

    … river basins – have characterised the deployment situation. In the early summer of 2013, entire sweeps of country in Central Europe were inundated owing to rainfalls … for 2007 were predominantly due to the hurricane Cyril in January. In May and June 2016, the impacts of heavy rain kept emergency relief responders on their toes … for 2007 were predominantly due to the hurricane Cyril in January. In May and June 2016, the impacts of heavy rain kept emergency relief responders on their toes …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘soil’ action field

    … grassland in particular, helps to stabilise a landscape’s water balance. Since 2013, there has been a precept in force nationwide requiring the conservation of … unless new grassland is created elsewhere in the territory concerned. Up until 2013 the grassland terrain was diminishing continuously and significantly. After 2013 this trend was reversed. Since then, the grassland terrain and its share of the …