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KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires

The picture shows an extensive forest fire. Greyish-white smoke is rising from the seat of the fire. A burnt forest area is visible in the background.

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

FI-I-3: Occurrence of thermophilic species in inland waters – case study

The picture shows two men in waterproof working clothes standing in a small boat on Lake Constance. One of them is holding a fishing net. He seems to be pulling it out of the water. In the background, the lakeshore and a settlement are visible.

… . Associated content Documents FI-I-3 Indikator-Factsheet (185.23 kB) Tags Lake Constance inland water …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

KM-I-2: Sea levels

The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

… Associated content Documents KM-I-2 Indikator-Factsheet (213.20 kB) Tags Competence Centre on Climate …

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.

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.

… with the emergency relief organisations and the Länder. Associated content Documents BS-R-4 Indikator-Factsheet (174.89 kB) Tags disaster heavy rain storm …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

… Associated content Documents BS-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (181.86 kB) Tags disaster heavy rain storm …

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LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

… . Associated content Documents LW-R-6 Indikator-Factsheet (265.65 kB) Tags agriculture irrigation …

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LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

… Maßnahmen zur Prävention und Schadensregulierung. Berlin, 26 pp. Associated content Documents LW-I-3 Indikator-Factsheet (206.70 kB) Tags acidity Competence Centre on …

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WW-R-1: Water use index

The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

… Associated content Documents WW-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (199.64 kB) Tags water utilisation Competence …

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GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

… Associated content Documents GE-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (310.62 kB) Tags bathing water cyanobacteria …

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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.

… forests of the uplands, or the foothills of the Alps. Associated content Documents FW-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (303.64 kB) Tags spruce Competence Centre on …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider tourism areas

The illustration ’Wider tourism areas in Germany’ contains a map of the travel areas in Germany showing five individual wider tourism areas in aggregated form.. Alps with alpine foothills, coasts and urban areas are regions characterised by very specific properties. The uplands and other areas are heterogeneous and extensive.

… Associated content Documents TOU-I-3 Indikator-Factsheet (1.10 MB) Tags bioclimate Competence Centre on …