Successful rocket launch in Sweden: REXUS rockets take student experiments into space

18. Mar 2025 | Allgemein

The REXUS campaign 33/34 was successfully completed. As part of the program, two sounding rockets were launched from the Esrange Space Center in Sweden to test innovative experiments under space conditions. Students from all over Europe had the opportunity to carry...

Current Publications of the DWD 2024

18. Mar 2025 | Allgemein

The German Weather Service (DWD) has published a document that compiles the latest publications from their Meteorological Library for the year 2024. The document includes a collection of the newest publications by DWD employees, including contributions to...

DKKV-Workshop – Handlungsräume in Zeitkrisen: Über wichtige Synergien zwischen Kunst und Katastrophen, Krisen und Kreativität

17. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, DKKV-Webtalks

On April 14, 2025, experts Dr.-Ing. Margit Schild and Franziskus Bayer will explore the intersections between art and crisis management in the exciting workshop “Action Spaces in Time Crises: Key Synergies Between Art, Disasters, Crises, and Creativity.”...

Strong Storms in Argentina

17. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, heavy rain, Recent Events

Bahía Blanca, a port city in Argentina, was hit by a devastating rainstorm that brought the equivalent of an entire year’s worth of rainfall in just eight hours. The floods have claimed at least 16 lives, and more than a thousand people were forced to evacuate....

2. Betreuungsdienst-Symposium

14. Mar 2025 | Allgemein

On August 29 and 30, 2025, the 2nd Betreuungsdienst-Symposium “Betreuungsdienst in stürmischen Zeiten – Krise oder Chance?” (‘Care services in turbulent times – crisis or opportunity?’) will take place in Bad Wildungen. Experts and leaders from civil...

Air Quality 2024: Limits Met, Further Reductions Required

14. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, Climate Change

Air quality measures in Germany have shown early success: In 2024, the entire set of limits in the European Air Quality Directive was met for the first time. Fine particulate matter levels have remained below the standards for the seventh consecutive year, and the...