Umweltbundesamt | For our environment

heat stress

Umwelt-Indikator

Indicator: Hot days

A graph shows the number of hot days in the areal mean for 1951 to 2024. Although the trend varies greatly, the increase is clearly visible. A trend line has also been plotted on the graph which shows a significant rise.

The highest number of hot days averaged across Germany were recorded in 2003, 2015, 2018 and 2022.Despite considerable fluctuations between individual years, the overall trend is rising significantly.More hot days are expected during summer months in the coming decades due to climate change. read more

Climate | Energy

BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

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Climate | Energy

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

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Climate | Energy

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.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

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The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

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