… Infestation with pest organism – case study As far as brown rust, powdery mildew and rape beetle are concerned, it is understood that climate change will alter the … The two first-named species may become increasingly relevant. That notwithstanding, it is important to note that the development of pest organisms takes place … and other weeds, animal pests and non-parasitic diseases might increase. Furthermore, insects basically always benefit from warmer temperatures. It is to be …

… scenario are characterised by individual flood events both in the winter half-year and the summer half-year. Significant trends have been discerned in a few cases … of federal states Flood events – few significant trends Compared to the variations and changes in mean discharge values (cf. Indicator WW-I-3 ) there is greater … The devastating flood disaster of July 2021 which caused the death of more than 180 people, and which affected, in particular, the Länder …

… any statements regarding long-term trends. The extremely high temperatures in 2018 and the associated lack of oxygen led to fish dying in many German water bodies, … infeeds of cooling or waste water, also the removal of trees growing on riverbanks and cases of increasing urbanisation. However, targeted investigations involving the … with oxygen. This is followed by the greyling region with similar conditions albeit more intensive vegetation, followed in turn by the region characterised by …

… of urban areas at the expense of other areas. During the Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021, the general decline of occupancy rates affected, above all, the urban areas while the wider tourism areas on coasts and in the Alps were able to gain market share. TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider … or cyanobacteria (cf. Indicators GE-I-6 ). In coastal areas, it can happen that more frequent storms and rising sea levels alter the coastlines and beaches or cause …

… tidal high water levels measured at six selected gauging stations in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea indicate a cyclical progress. The time series fluctuate in phases of rising and falling storm-surge water levels. The illustration based on moving 19-year mean … Indicator KM-I-2 ). Although that does not mean that this will necessarily lead to more frequent storm surges, it nevertheless indicates that storm surges – assuming …

… in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes Insulation of roofs and façades as part of energetic refurbishment improves summer heat protection. … in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes – in other words, façades and insulations as well as exterior doors and windows – have been on the increase, … from the outset e.g. by selecting particularly robust materials and employing more stable construction methods. Above a protection target, usually 30 cm above the …

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… there are distinctly no trends discernible in the time series which is rather short and gappy so far. However, in very warm summers the proportion of lakes with major … Increased concentrations of plant nutrients – especially total phosphorus – in standing water or in slow-flowing watercourses, are the main cause of mass … water plants and with other phytoplankton, thus rarely achieving dominance. Furthermore, some cyanobacteria are favoured by a stable thermal layering of waters which …

… WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Flood events can increase to extreme and devastating proportions. Source: murat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report … 28.11.2023 WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Depending on the location and use of the areas threatened by flooding, extreme floodwater discharge events … rain entailed that the landscape was unable to retain the volumes of water anymore. It can happen that in the case of individual gauging stations, the long-term …

… field. This process is able to capture water storage locations both above and below ground. WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water Source: ISDC/ GravIS – … decreasing Climate change makes itself felt in terms of rising air temperatures and a changing precipitation regime. The seasonal distribution of precipitation and … force is not distributed evenly across the globe; in other words, in places where more mass is present, the gravitational field is a little stronger than elsewhere. …

… underrate climate risks Financial services providers such as banks, savings banks and insurance companies are important players in the transformation process towards … company objectives regarding climate protection and climate change adaptation. Moreover, they are beholden to improve their recognition of climate-related risks in …