5. Feb 2025 | General, Vegetation Fires, Wildfires
The EU Horizons projects FirEUrisk and SILVANUS are jointly organising two webinars on best practices in dealing with forest fires in Europe with the support of FIRELOGUE. The events are aimed at experts, researchers, political decision-makers and interested parties...
3. Feb 2025 | Fachtagung, General
The deadline for abstracts for the Symposium on Disaster Research 2025 has been extended to 14 February 2025. The deadline for submitting sessions has also been extended; this is now possible until 28 February 2025. The theme of the Symposium on Disaster Research...
29. Jan 2025 | About DKKV, General, Members, Mitglieder
It is with deep regret that we bid farewell to Honorary Professor Dr Peter Schmiedtchen, who passed away in January 2025. After studying physics at the University of Kharkov and completing his doctorate at TU Dresden, Peter Schmiedtchen worked as a research assistant...
22. Jan 2025 | General, Wildfires
In an interview with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Johann Georg Goldammer from the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), we talk about the causes and prevention of fires, particularly in California. Question: How did the fires in California happen, especially in January,...