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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … 189 times as high as the multi-annual average recorded for the period of 1998 to 2017. FW-I-7: Volume of damaged timber due to spruce bark beetle – case study … drought years of 2018 to 2020. Compared to the average for the period of 1998 to 2017, a 189-fold deviation from the volume of damaged wood occurred. In all eight of … 189 times as high as the multi-annual average recorded for the period of 1998 to 2017. … Many trees suffer from diminished vitality caused – as projected – by …

  • 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.

    … After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in homeowners’ … insurance and the resulting increase in premiums, the combined ratio for 2016 and 2017 as well as 2019 and 2020 reverted to below 100 %. Consequently, in those years … After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in homeowners’ …

  • Press release 43/2018 from 12.12.2018 | Last changed: 11.09.2019

    Higher quality plastics recycling is necessary

    Das Wort Recycling vor schwarzem Hintergrund, darauf auch ausrangierte Kühlaggregate.

    … Agency (UBA). The publication examines the circular economy in Germany. In 2017, just under 46 percent of plastics were recovered for mechanical recycling, … Agency (UBA). The publication examines the circular economy in Germany. In 2017, just under 46 percent of plastics were recovered for mechanical recycling, …

  • 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.

    … is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations … calculate the mean value across all gauging stations and fish regions respectively. 2017 is the earliest year for which data are available from all the gauging stations … is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … Heavy rain impacting on roads Source: DWD (Radar Climatology RADKLIM (RW) Version 2017.002)/ BASt (BISStra) Heavy rain events can occur anywhere In 2021, the flooding … Klameth A., Lengfeld K., Walawender E., Weigl E., Becker A. 2018: RADKLIM Version 2017.002: Reprozessierte, mit Stationsdaten angeeichte Radarmessungen (RADOLAN), Niederschlagsstundensummen (RW). doi: 10.5676/DWD/RADKLIM_RW_V2017.002 166 - Becker P., Becker A., Dalelane C., Deutschländer T., Junghänel T., …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … by the satellite mission GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, 2002–2017) and its follow-up mission GRACE-FO (GRACE Follow-On, 2018–2023). These … there are gaps in the data for 2018 as the first GRACE Mission ended in 2017 while GRACE FO was not launched until May 2018. The data coverage during the … by the satellite mission GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, 2002–2017) and its follow-up mission GRACE-FO (GRACE Follow-On, 2018–2023). These …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-1: Distribution of thermophilic marine species

    The picture shows several sardines swimming along the bottom of the sea. Below and behind the fish it is possible to see rocks and aquatic plants.

    … the frequency of such catches decreased in recent years, and distinctly so after 2017. In those areas, the catch frequency relating to the lusitanian species – as represented in the indicator – declined during the period of 2017 to 2021 from almost 100 % to 67 % in 2020. This trend reversal is attributed to … the frequency of such catches decreased in recent years, and distinctly so after 2017. In those areas, the catch frequency relating to the lusitanian species – as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas

    The picture shows the rainwater gutter of a brick building. Heavy rain is falling.

    … Heavy rain in residential areas Source: DWD (Radar Climatology RADKLIM (RW) Version 2017.002)/ BKG (DLM250) Heavy rain – a risk to settlements Heavy rain is a weather … images existing for Braunsbach in Baden-Württemberg (May 2016) or from Berlin (June 2017): It can be a matter of just a few minutes for torrential rain to make sewers … Klameth A., Lengfeld K., Walawender E., Weigl E., Becker A. 2018: RADKLIM Version 2017.002: Reprozessierte, mit Stationsdaten angeeichte Radarmessungen (RADOLAN), …

  • 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.

    … of older terrain of this kind 105 .   105 - BfN – Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Hg.) 2017: BfN-Agrarreport 2017 – Biologische Vielfalt in der Agrarlandschaft. Bonn-Bad Godesberg, 61 pp. … of older terrain of this kind 105 .   105 - BfN – Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Hg.) 2017: BfN-Agrarreport 2017 – Biologische Vielfalt in der Agrarlandschaft. Bonn-Bad …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

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

    … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-3: Forest condition Until 2017 there were no signs that the condition of forests was deteriorating … seven years, whereas these days the frequency is every two or three years. Up until 2017 there had been no indications that the condition of forests was deteriorating … Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Until 2017 there were no signs that the condition of forests was deteriorating …

  • Press release 33/2017 from 15.09.2017 | Last changed: 25.09.2017

    European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“

    a lot of colourful bicycles in a bicycle stand

    … public transport, pedestrianisation and cycling in particular. Press release No. 33/2017 | 15.09.2017 In addition to the big cities of Essen, Frankfurt and Dresden, many smaller and … At the “Reverse Innovation" workshop in Berlin on 18 September 2017, UBA and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will be …

  • Appointment from 06.09.2017

    Workshop: Sustainable use of natural resources in the Alps

    … 39 87509 Immenstadt Deutschland Open in OpenStreetMap Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 10:00 — 16:00 We will discuss the economic relevance of natural resources such … models can be scaled up. By organizing a set of six stakeholder workshops in Autumn 2017, we want to involve all relevant stakeholders in the development process of the …