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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … evaporation, 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 … Schleswig-Holstein. For the equally lake-rich terrain of the Alps-and-foothills, data from ten Bavarian lakes were analysed. These lakes too were characterised by …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-6: Contamination of bathing waters by cyanobacteria burdens

    The picture shows the palm of a hand stroking the surface of a water body.

    … to high concentrations of cyanobacteria. Based on satellite images, the analyses of data from up to 16 lakes distributed over different natural spaces demonstrate that … burdens Source: CAU Kiel/ Brockmann Consult GmbH (analysis of satellite data) Cyanobacteria – impairment of recreational bathing waters If temperatures rise …

  • Press release 04/2021 from 16.02.2021 | Last changed: 29.04.2021

    Air quality 2020: Only a few cities still exceed nitrogen dioxide limit

    Stau

    … Germany. These are the results of a preliminary evaluation of measurement data collected by the federal states and the German Environment Agency (1 February … in 2019, there will be well under ten in 2020. According to the evaluation of the data that is already available from the automatically measuring stations, Munich and …

  • 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.

    … For instance, it is possible that a single HQ100 event turns into HQ50. The data analysis of peak discharge values demonstrates that the extreme flood events … was the wettest October since the beginning of the systematic recording of weather data. There was flooding in various locations in Germany – the flooding in the …

  • Press release 30/2021 from 01.07.2021 | Last changed: 08.07.2021

    For digital environmental sustainability worldwide

    Die Erdkugel und Wörter in einer Programmiersprache.

    … Sustainability (CODES) on 30 June and 1 July 2021. The conference identified better data availability on climate and environmental protection worldwide and the … strengthen globally networked environmental expertise through multilateral open data governance. Such a programme would better coordinate environmental protection …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-6 + 7: Endangered spruce stands and spruce bark beetle

    … to infest trees that are already damaged or weakened in some way. Infestation data from eight Federal Länder demonstrate that hot and dry years and also storm … potential number of reproduction cycles of the spruce bark beetle on the basis of data on temperature developments within the course of a year. Normally, the spruce …

  • Press release 17/2016 from 22.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    UBA measures new record highs for carbon dioxide

    Building of the air quality measuring station on a snow-covered slope

    … of a flattening of this upward trend. UBA’s President Maria Krautzberger said: “The data once again show how urgently we must implement the Paris Climate Convention. If … around 1950, although there was no regular monitoring of CO 2 at that time. The data for 2015 has now been evaluated, and the annual mean values are: 402.5 ppm on …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … damage scenario nowadays (cf. Indicators FW-I-6 and FW-I-7 ). When interpreting the data on wind-blown, wind-broken and infested timber, it is important to remember that, as a rule, these data do not provide a comprehensive overview of the actual damage caused to timber. …

  • Press release 03/2016 from 29.01.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy

    Verkehrslichter in der Stadt

    … dioxide Source: zhu_difeng / Fotolia.com An evaluation of interim measurement data from the federal states and the German Environment Agency (UBA) for 2015 … quality nitrogen dioxide particulate matter … An evaluation of interim measurement data from the federal states and the German Environment Agency (UBA) for 2015 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … trees it will decline according to the species concerned. Any analysis of growth data will therefore have to take the age factor into account. The values of the … to timber growth increments. From 2002 onwards, there are nationwide inventory data available. The data provide opportunities to draw inferences regarding the …