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  • 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.

    … person hours in that year. The high number of call-out figures incurred in 2002, 2006 and 2010 were also mostly due to flooding events. The above-average call-out figures for … person hours in that year. The high number of call-out figures incurred in 2002, 2006 and 2010 were also mostly due to flooding events. The above-average call-out …

  • 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.

    … weather patterns Highway maintenance services were extraordinarily busy in 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021. In 2007 and 2010 the main task was to remedy the damage wrought by hurricanes Cyril and Xynthia … weather events and disasters was particularly high in the years 2007 and 2010, and latterly also in 2018 and 2021. In the first-mentioned decades, a large …

  • 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

    … 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 the … 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 the …

  • 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.

    … Federal government for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 million … landscape maintenance necessitated by coastal protection measures. Between 2000 and 2006 the investments in coastal protection decreased by about half. Subsequently, … Federal government for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 million …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … recent years to make up a least for the decline in terrain experienced in the early 2010s. RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water Source: BBSR … in planning terms for the conservation of water resources initially decreased after 2010. However, beginning in 2017, this development has reversed so that the expanse … recent years to make up a least for the decline in terrain experienced in the early 2010s. … In the past it could be taken for granted in Germany – apart from …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes Ever since the mid-2010s, investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes – in other … Research (DIW) 149 . After a decline at the beginning of the time series, the mid-2010s experienced an increase in investments in the energetic refurbishment of … Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Ever since the mid-2010s, investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes – in other …

  • 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.

    … million ha originally, only some 4.6 million ha were left by the beginning of the 2010s. This development – apart from the task to make use of terrain with … is seen as one of the reasons for the reversal of this development in the mid-2010s. This reform was adopted by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament … million ha originally, only some 4.6 million ha were left by the beginning of the 2010s. This development – apart from the task to make use of terrain with …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … dieback rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher than in the previous years of 2010 to 2019. In locations where extensive areas of trees have been decimated by … As far as spruce trees are concerned, the mean of the preceding 10 years (2010–2019) had increased 20-fold. Dieback affected spruce trees – and to a lesser … dieback rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher than in the previous years of 2010 to 2019. In locations where extensive areas of trees have been decimated by …

  • Press release 42/2025 from 11.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Renewable electricity generation with limited growth

    Wind turbines between agricultural land and a solar park

    … Downloads: (3.93 MB) Stromerzeugung aus Windenergie und Photovoltaik seit 2010 Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (2.93 MB) Zubau von Windenergie und Photovoltaik seit 2010 Source: AGEE-Stat / Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (2.92 MB) Links Detailed …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … the relatively short time series so far. The comparatively low values recorded in 2010 and 1996 can be attributed to the relatively cool weather pattern prevailing in those years. For example, the annual mean temperature in 2010 of 7.8 °C was distinctly below 2011 with 9.6 °C. 1996 with an annual mean … the relatively short time series so far. The comparatively low values recorded in 2010 and 1996 can be attributed to the relatively cool weather pattern prevailing in …

  • 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.

    … characterising the progress of the time series. The declining trend up to the mid-2010s is due primarily to a negative development in volunteer fire brigades. While … change is reflected in the many years of declining membership numbers up to the mid-2010s, but also in the number of voluntary helpers rising only gradually. Changes in … characterising the progress of the time series. The declining trend up to the mid-2010s is due primarily to a negative development in volunteer fire brigades. While …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens

    The picture shows a birch blossom with its pollen distributed by the wind.

    … in increasing pollen concentrations. The highest pollen count was measured between 2006 and 2021 in the eastern, central and northern regions. This is where birches … Thunderstorm-asthma and pollen allergy. Allergy 62: 11–16. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01271.x. 19 - Haftenberger M., Laußmann D., Ellert U., Kalcklösch M., Langen … in increasing pollen concentrations. The highest pollen count was measured between 2006 and 2021 in the eastern, central and northern regions. This is where birches …