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    Figure 8: Total of precipitation hours

    The chart consists of three heavy-rain maps for Germany regarding the following warning levels 2 – extraordinary weather, 3 – tempest, and 4 – extremely severe weather. The total hours of precipitation are shown for the period 2001 to 2022 when warning thresholds were exceeded. For level 2 this amounts to more than 15 litres per square metre in one hour and more than 20 litres in 6 hours; for level 3 the amount is more than 25 litres per square metre in one hour and more than 35 litres in 6 hours;

    … regarding the following warning levels 2 – extraordinary weather, 3 – tempest, and 4 – extremely severe weather. The total hours of precipitation are shown for the … For level 2 this amounts to more than 15 litres per square metre in one hour and more than 20 litres in 6 hours; for level 3 the amount is more than 25 litres … Abbildung 9 Starkregen DWD_Abbildungen 8 und Tabelle 1 Tags Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation precipitation monitoring report … The chart consists …

  • Press release 16/2020 from 08.04.2020 | Last changed: 17.04.2020

    Federal contest prize for environmental building: "UMWELT & BAUEN"

    moderner Holzbau mit Flachdach im Grünen

    … extended to 22 May 2020 The category “Non-residential buildings” is for sustainable and energy efficient public buildings. Source: Umweltbundesamt Due to the present … innovative ideas. Resilience and sufficiency are the overriding themes of climate adaptation and other strategies to mitigate the consumption of resources. …

  • News from 10.03.2014 | Last changed: 08.04.2014

    Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013

    smoking chimneys

    … Greenhouse gas emissions rise again slightly in 2013 With coal, gas and oil we heat up the greenhouse effect. Source: tomas / Fotolia.com Greenhouse gas … kB) table as PDF file (58.85 kB) Next Previous Links press release All news Tags climate change CO2 emission energy-related emissions greenhouse gas emission … …

  • Press release 49/2015 from 30.12.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Coordination Office of the Working Group on Renewable Energy-Statistics now located at the German Environment Agency

    wind energy plant and solar panels

    … at the German Environment Agency Managing the Energiewende requires up-to-date and coordinated data on the development of renewable energy sources in Germany The … alike. Robust data are needed for the planning of political processes and national climate action policy. A long-term project like the transition of the energy system …

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    Figure 11: Annual mean number of days with a soil humidity

    The chart consists of two rows of six nationwide maps each of Germany. The top row of maps shows the annual mean number of days with a soil humidity of less than 30 per cent usable field capacity for winter wheat on sandy clay, while the number of days in the bottom row refers to clay-rich sand. The six maps each cover the following periods: 1963–1972, 1973–1982, 1983–1992, 1993–2002, 2003–2012 and 2013–2022.

    … a soil humidity of less than 30 per cent usable field capacity for winter wheat on sandy clay, while the number of days in the bottom row refers to clay-rich sand. The six maps each cover the following periods: 1963–1972, 1973–1982, 1983–1992, … DWD_Abbildungen 10 bis 11 Bodenfeuchte Tags soil moisture Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … The chart consists of two rows of …

  • Appointment from 12.07.2018

    Workshop “Environmental protection of the High North”

    … to participate in an Expert Workshop in Berlin on 24 October 2018. Presentations and discussions in Working Groups aim to explore options to support environmental … and the Polar Code will also be presented. As special topics in the afternoon climate change and air pollution control, shipping and tourism are to be discussed …

  • Press release 49/2008 from 19.06.2008 | Last changed: 09.07.2013

    More energy efficiency in city lighting

    … launched Roughly one third of the streetlights in Germany is at least 20 years old-and is often consuming more energy than necessary. The Federal Ministry for … can be put toward improving municipal finances and doing their bit so protect the climate. The Berliner Energieagentur (BEA) is supervising the contest and providing …

  • Press release 40/2022 from 28.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Jury announces nominees for winner of German Ecodesign Award 2022

    photo of the jury in front of a building

    … release by the Federal Environment Ministry (BMUV), German Environment Agency (UBA) and the International Design Centre Berlin (IDZ) Jury announces nominees for winner … ceremony on 5 December at the BMUV Jury of German Ecodesign Award 2022 Source: Sandra Kühnapfel © IDZ In its two-day session early this week, the jury reviewed and … Environment Agency, Head of Division III "Sustainable Production and Products, Waste Management"⁠) Nicole Schneider (Designer, Professor and Deputy Head of …

  • Press release 43/2022 from 30.09.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Oder fish die-off: Salt discharges caused mass proliferation of toxic alga

    photo of the river

    … Joint press release by the German Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety … also clear that fish die-off is not just a problem in the Oder. In the face of the climate crisis, we need to seriously consider what we can continue to put our rivers … We need to examine and reduce substance discharges into rivers, for instance from wastewater treatment plants. I plan to discuss this in November with the German …

  • Press release 66/2008 from 22.09.2008 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Germany is global leader in exports of environmental protection products

    … release with the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety Germany is global leader in exports of environmental protection … technology. This reflects global demand for quality in environmental and climate protection. However, competition lurks and we must steer industrial policy …

  • News from 13.01.2017 | Last changed: 07.03.2017

    Soil organic carbon as a relevant indicator for the SDGs?

    An earthworm in its natural habitat.

    … is decreasing? A decline in SOC stock may indicate degradation or even loss of land and soil. Therefore, it is currently discussed whether the SOC stock might play … pollutant denaturing and immobilization. Moreover, it plays an important role in climate protection – the SOC stock for soil profiles of the ice-free land area is …

  • Press release 32/2008 from 21.04.2008 | Last changed: 16.07.2013

    ”Girls’ Day - future prospects for girls” 2008

    … staff present the office building in Dessau-Roßlau in terms of its construction and engineering, do experiments with them on the effects of noise and noise … can see first hand the work done at UBA. The UBA’s work covers topics as diverse as climate and resource protection, renewable energies, environment and health, water …