Emergency Drill on March 14, 2024

1. Mar 2024 | General

The federal city of Bonn is taking part in the state-wide warning day in North Rhine-Westphalia on Thursday, March 14, 2023. At 11 a.m. on the dot, a test alarm will also be triggered in Bonn to test the various warning concepts.In Bonn, 57 sirens will sound and their...

DWD Newsletter about attribution studies

29. Feb 2024 | Weather Attribution

By analyzing observation data and climate model simulations, it is now possible to make statements about the frequency and intensity of weather events. This works on the basis of attribution research, which investigates the extent to which man-made climate change...

Register now for the 8th European Civil Protection Forum – 4-5 June 2024

29. Feb 2024 | EUCPM

Registration for the 8th European Civil Protection Mechanism, in Brussels, Belgium, is sheduled for 04.-05. June 2024. Please not that registration is required solely for those who wish to participate in person. Since 2003, the Forum has evolved into a significant...

EU-Parliament votes in favor of Nature Conservation Law

29. Feb 2024 | Agriculture, General

On Tuesday, the EU Parliament passed the “Nature Restoration Act”, which has been heavily criticized in some quarters, by a narrow majority. This means that more trees will be planted and moors and rivers will be renaturised in the EU in future. As soon as...

End of extreme Drought in Germany

28. Feb 2024 | drought, Heat

According to researchers at the Helmholtz Center, the extreme drought in the soil since 2018 has been particularly challenging in northern and eastern Germany and has caused serious damage down to the deeper soil layers. A drought is an extreme event that has not...