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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … in civic protection The number of emergency relief responders declined between 2000 and 2014, above all owing to a decline in the number of members of fire … particular the age group of 20 to 25 year olds. For the TWH, the mean of the years 2000 to 2014 amounted to some 41,000 active volunteers. In 2015 the number increased … female volunteers in organisations which are predominantly technically oriented: In 2000 the proportion of female members of fire brigades amounted to 5.7 %, while by …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … series show a significant increasing trend from 2001, the household insurance from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, the insurance density for connected residential building … und -verhalten in Deutschland) (has been carried out every two years since 2000on behalf of the BMU and the UBA. Since 2012, questions were incorporated in the … und -verhalten in Deutschland) (has been carried out every two years since 2000on behalf of the BMU and the UBA. Since 2012, questions were incorporated in the …

  • 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.

    … typically the value is ‘supplied’ by a different gauging station every year. In 2002 the reading emanated from the gauging station at Lichtenwalde in the … Niederwiesa in Saxony. The flooding which occurred during the flood event of August 2002 was particularly grave in the Mulde basin. The highest daily mean discharge … typically the value is ‘supplied’ by a different gauging station every year. In 2002 the reading emanated from the gauging station at Lichtenwalde in the …

  • Press release 4/2017 from 31.01.2017 | Last changed: 27.03.2017

    Air quality 2016: Nitrogen dioxide still the top pollutant

    traffic jam in the city

    … made in particulate pollution: 2016 is the year with the lowest levels since 2000. Ozone concentrations were also rather low compared to the last 20 years. … the year with the lowest measured levels of particulate matter pollution since 2000. The only case of exceedance of the EU limit value (PM10 daily mean value over … made in particulate pollution: 2016 is the year with the lowest levels since 2000. Ozone concentrations were also rather low compared to the last 20 years. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … to the severe hurricanes named Daria, Vivian and Wiebke, and in third place by 2002 with insured damage amounting to 10.3 billion Euros resulting from the August … as far as the homeowners’ comprehensive insurance segment is concerned. Between 2002 and 2014 the insurers of homeowners’ properties accumulated an actuarial minus … to the severe hurricanes named Daria, Vivian and Wiebke, and in third place by 2002 with insured damage amounting to 10.3 billion Euros resulting from the August …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-1: Investments in coastal protection

    In the foreground the picture shows a full loading shovel of a wheeled loader, which is being emptied on to a sandy beach. There are wooden posts and a pile of stones visible on another sandy beach in the background. The sky is covered in dark grey clouds.

    … by Federal government for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 … and landscape maintenance necessitated by coastal protection measures. Between 2000 and 2006 the investments in coastal protection decreased by about half. … is due to the fluctuating development of investments in coastal protection since 2000. However, it has to be borne in mind that coastal protection measures can …

  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … This contrasts with the roughly 20,000 wind power plants installed in Germany since 2000 with a capacity of approximately 48,000 MW – an average of about 1,100 … Entwicklung der Bruttostromerzeugung erneuerbarer Energieträger seit dem Jahr 2000 Source: AGEE-Stat Download image (1.91 MB) Entwicklung des Anteils erneuerbarer Energieträger am Bruttostromverbrauch seit dem Jahr 2000 Source: AGEE-Stat Download image (1.96 MB) Entwicklung der Stromerzeugung aus …

  • Press release 39/2018 from 29.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Raw material consumption increases once again – to 16.1 tonnes per capita and year

    Ein Braunkohletagebau

    … UBA, raw material consumption in Germany has decreased by a total 17 percent since 2000 but has again crept up in recent years. Statistically speaking, every person in … to industry efforts and total raw material productivity has increased by 26% since 2000, Germany has an excessively high level of raw material consumption compared to … UBA, raw material consumption in Germany has decreased by a total 17 percent since 2000 but has again crept up in recent years. Statistically speaking, every person in …

  • Press release 25/2015 from 15.07.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Climate change could cause more heat-related deaths in future

    sun and blue sky

    … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to … deaths during heat waves rose by an average 10 to 15 percent in the period from 2000 to 2010, says a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    …   39 - Reid S.J., Tuck A.F., Kiladis G. 2000: On the changing abundance of ozone minima at northern midlatitudes. Journal of … 2003: Frequency of low-ozone events over northwestern Europe in 1952–1963 and 1990–2000. Geophysical Research Letters 30(21). 39 - Stick C., Krüger K., Schade N.H., … Programme, ICNIRP – International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection 2002: Global solar UV index: a practical guide. World Health Organization. …

  • 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.

    … the summer 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 Elbe and Danube areas. … the summer 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 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-2: Herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden

    The picture shows herring spawn. It is possible to see six transparent eggs adhering to each other, with larvae inside.

    … that time is not yet available in sufficient quantities. Since the beginning of the 2000s, herring reproduction has been distinctly less successful than in the 1990s … fishing quotas for herring in the western part of the Baltic Sea. Since the early 2000s the number of herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden area has declined … have been relatively low – even in the better years – since the beginning of the 2000s. Apart from the decoupling of herring larvae from their food source owing to …