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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-4: Coastal morphology – case study

    The picture shows a light-brown cliffscape near Ahrenshoop on the Baltic Sea coast. At the foot of the cliff, you can see the sea and the spray of a wave. In one coastal section, you can see loose material and rock fragments which have been shifted from the cliff top to the bottom of the cliff.

    … Climate change influences hydrodynamic factors that can affect coastal erosion. Data from aerial laser surveys of a representative segment of the cliffscape on the … material has actually been eroded. So far there are no continuous or contiguous data available on the material decline of German coastlines. Owing to the complexity …

  • Press release 08/2018 from 26.03.2018 | Last changed: 05.04.2018

    Green house gas emissions 2017 on the decline, slightly

    dampfende Kühltürme eines Kraftwerks an einem Gewässer

    … tonnes in 2017, reaching 170.6 million tonnes (+ 2.3%). One reason, according to data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, is that the stock of private … effects along with waste separation and recycling practices. Accuracy of the data The above results represent the first detailed estimates and are to be …

  • Press release 05/2020 from 11.02.2020 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Air quality 2019: Trend in NO2 decline continues

    Eine Straße, in der sich Autos stauen.

    … Germany. These are the results of a preliminary evaluation of measurement data collected by the federal states and the German Environment Agency (UBA). The … evaluation covers only the roughly 400 automatic measuring stations around Germany. Data collected from some 130 of the 140 passive collectors and analysed in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-2: Conservation of forest-genetic resources

    The picture shows a seed plantation in flower, as well as high trees. In the grassland between the trees, tyre tracks are visible.

    … 2017, it was possible to expand the in-situ and ex-situ conservation resources. The data of the most recent survey, however, are not yet available. The conservation … is collated in the National Inventory of Forest Genetic Resources (FGRDEU). The data are updated and supplemented every few years. A straight-forward interpretation …

  • Press release 27/2023 from 14.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    Wherever spraying takes place, streams are damaged

    A stream between two fields

    … in future is regular monitoring⁠ of small water bodies and systematically collected data on plant protection product use. This will enable us to measure and improve the … in four out of five streams investigated. For the first time, the application data of the farms at ten monitoring sites were also evaluated. The more pesticides …

  • KomPass: Article from 17.12.2021 | Last changed: 17.12.2021

    Adaptation at EU level

    European flag

    … main objectives: Smarter Adaptation Adaptation measures need to be based on solid data and risk assessment tools that are available to all. To achieve this, more data on climate-related risks and losses should be collected. Climate-ADAPT as the …

  • Press release 05/2018 from 01.02.2018 | Last changed: 15.02.2018

    Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark

    Radfahrer zwischen Autos im Stau

    … from 90 to 70. These are the results of an evaluation of preliminary measuring data from the Länder and German Environment Agency (UBA). Nevertheless, about 46 … share of diesel-run cars went down by more than 15 percent. However, the current data does not enable an accurate assessment of the effect of the individual measures …

  • 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 …