… entailed underwriting losses in respect of homeowners’ combined insurance (cf. Indicator FiW-I-1 ). In terms of insured damage, 2021 has been the most costly year … ). Nevertheless, it has not been possible so far to include any quantitative indicators, especially with regard to those themes which play an important role in …

… they also affect the water levels of lakes. Rising air and water temperatures (cf. Indicator WW-I-8 ) and the associated evaporation on land and from the water surface … thus leading to a self-reinforcing process of water loss. Long-term data indicating the water level of 21 lakes in the North German Plain – an area with an …

… or storm, heavy rain and thunderstorm, UV rays and heat (for heat warnings cf. Indicator GE-R-1 ). These types of information are also available on the … interested parties or groups at risk can obtain health-related danger- or warning-indices either online or via the fee-based GesundheitsWetter-App … which are published both online and via the DWD warning apps mentioned above (cf. Indicators GE-I-8 and GE-I-9 ). Weather conditions comprising intensive solar …

… The scenarios outlined by the EU Commission on the projected burden of disease indicate that it will decrease significantly across Europe by 2030, provided the … that must be met by 2030. The existing concept of reducing the average exposure indicator (AEI) for particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) was updated and extended to … Download (1.35 MB) Entwicklung der PM2.5-Jahresmittelwerte und des Average Exposure Indicators (AEI) Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (1.45 MB) Download (1.45 MB) …

… below 20 °C, have generally become more frequent than the nationwide mean (cf. Indicator BAU-I-1 ). This was particularly the case in the years mentioned above … increase the requirements for heat protection of buildings in summer. This is indicated by the so-called cooling degree days which have been significantly on the … of urban climates. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The DAS Monitoring Indicators can be used to thematise the challenges to the building sector from …

… in the ecosystem. For example the onset of algal development in spring (cf. Indicator WW-I-9 ) is influenced strongly by water temperature. In eutrophic waters, … in increased concentrations in summer, causing health problems to bathers (cf. Indicator GE-I-6 ). There are more than 12,000 natural lakes in Germany 63 . …

… 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 … Exceeding this threshold value is linked with the (fluctuating) mean sea level (cf. 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 otherwise equal meteorological framework …

… 2005 – there is so far no clear trend discernible. However, the nationwide mean indicates that there has been no year without any heat warnings. GE-I-1: Heat stress … is exceeded, even when interior rooms cool down sufficiently at night (cf. Indicator GE-R-1 ). Ever since the heat warning system came into operation, there …

… Likewise, the bathing season – on the coasts of North Sea and Baltic Sea (cf. Indicator TOU-I-1 ) and at inland water bodies from Lake Constance to the … favouring the rather negatively viewed growth of algae or cyanobacteria (cf. Indicators GE-I-6 ). In coastal areas, it can happen that more frequent storms and …

… These events are increasingly associated with changing climatic conditions thus indicating that impacts from climate change will affect both transport carriers such … 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 … has not been possible so far to illustrate adaptation measures in terms of response indicators, although it is true to say that targeted adaptation activities are in …