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  • 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.

    … make any statements regarding long-term trends. The extremely high temperatures in 2018 and the associated lack of oxygen led to fish dying in many German water … of 7.2 °C was the coldest year in the decade of 1991–2000. The high values in 2018 and 2019 were due in part to high summer temperatures and low water levels. So … barbels it is 20 °C, and in the bream and chub-flounder regions it is 25 °C. 65 In 2018 these critical temperatures were exceeded in many locations. For instance, in …

  • Press release 18/2018 from 05.06.2018 | Last changed: 14.06.2018

    Environmental performance of agriculture sector: still too many nutrients and chemicals

    Ein Acker mit Traktorspuren.

    … problems in agriculture remain unsolved, says the publication Daten zur Umwelt 2018. Umwelt und Landwirtschaft“ [Data on the Environment 2108 - Environment and … protection of the environment also at conventional farms.” Press release No. 18/2018 | 05.06.2018 Nitrogen: Massive nitrogen surpluses occur in particular in regions where …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘transport' action field

    … occur in tandem with negligible precipitation in summer as for instance in 2018, 2019 and latterly also 2022 (cf. figure 4 ), this can entail intensive and … Indicator WW-I-2 ) as well as distinct low-water phases; the hot and dry summers of 2018 to 2020 have entailed three years in which extremely low water levels were … occur in tandem with negligible precipitation in summer as for instance in 2018, 2019 and latterly also 2022 (cf. figure 4 ), this can entail intensive and …

  • Newsletter from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

    … most wonderful time of the year for many people. However, the recent hot summer of 2018 showed that good health is as important as fun and relaxation. A new … background information, research needs, and measures to combat the plastic flood. 2018 data on air quality: 57 cities exceed the NO2 limit value German Environment … offers good opportunities to use resources more efficiently. Emissions trading 2018: German installations cut emissions by 3.5 per cent The 2018 emissions of the …

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    WW-R-2: GAK funds for flood protection

    The stacked columns chart WW-R-2 ‘GAK funds for flood protection’ shows the amount of public expenditure on investments made in flood protection measures in million Euros from Federal Government funding, Länder funding, and from additional national funding as well as EU funding during the time series 2007 to 2021. The expenditure has increased significantly since 2013 reaching its highest point in 2018 with just under 400 million Euros. It was possible to reach the same level in 2021.

    … expenditure has increased significantly since 2013 reaching its highest point in 2018 with just under 400 million Euros. It was possible to reach the same level in … expenditure has increased significantly since 2013 reaching its highest point in 2018 with just under 400 million Euros. It was possible to reach the same level in …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BAU-I-1 + 2: Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect

    … by the areal mean for Germany as a whole. Especially in years such as 2015 and 2018 with above-average hot summer months, records show increased frequencies of … nationwide mean. In years with above-average hot summers, such as 2003, 2015 and 2018, the differences are particularly distinct. In 2018 the hitherto highest nationwide mean in Frankfurt am Main was exceeded more …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … patterns Highway maintenance services were extraordinarily busy in 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021. In 2007 and 2010 the main task was to remedy the damage wrought by hurricanes Cyril and Xynthia respectively. In 2018 the impacts of storm, hailstones and heavy rain kept the highway maintenance … disasters was particularly high in the years 2007 and 2010, and latterly also in 2018 and 2021. In the first-mentioned decades, a large area of Germany was struck by …

  • 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.

    … the influence of storm surges on coastal decline: During the periods of 2017 / 2018 and 2018 / 2019 storm surges (some of them severe), caused partly severe erosion on the Fischland-Hochufer shore. In the autumn of 2018, east winds combined with major water volumes in the Baltic Sea, caused sea …

  • Press release 08/2020 from 18.02.2020 | Last changed: 28.02.2020

    German environmental industry remains strong

    Windräder bei Nacht

    … companies produced environmental protection goods worth over 86 billion euros in 2018 – about six percent of Germany’s total industrial production. Germany’s 13.6 … more frequently than non-green startups (39% vs. 29%, source: GreenStartup Monitor 2018 ). The German Environment Agency therefore proposes the establishment of a … companies produced environmental protection goods worth over 86 billion euros in 2018 – about six percent of Germany’s total industrial production. Germany’s 13.6 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … (RW) Version 2017.002)/ BKG (DLM250) Increasing demands on summer heat protection 2018 and latterly 2022 have so far been the hottest years in Germany since meteorological records began. So far 2018 has been the only year in which more than 20 hot days were recorded when the … that, among other endeavours, and in view of the extraordinarily hot years of 2018, 2019 and finally 2022, and also in view of the GEG regulations to summer heat …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-9: Spring algal bloom in lakes

    The picture shows an aerial view of a lake. Its surface is coloured a luminous green in places, owing to spring algal bloom. There are agricultural fields visible in the lake’s vicinity.

    … (Copernicus Sentinel 2 Data [2023 modified]: Kummerower See image dated 07.05.2018) 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … spring phases (cf. Indicator BD-I-1 ). The overall extraordinarily warm year of 2018 followed a mild winter although there was a very cold spell in February. All … March of that year. This is a major reason for the onset of spring algal bloom in 2018 occurring later compared to subsequent years. In early April the weather in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field

    … particularly significant in years with extraordinarily warm summers such as 2015, 2018 and 2019. For example, in 2018 the nationwide average was 20.4 hot days, whilst Frankfurt am Main experienced … particularly significant in years with extraordinarily warm summers such as 2015, 2018 and 2019. For example, in 2018 the nationwide average was 20.4 hot days, whilst …