On 2nd June is “Heat Action Day”

12. Apr 2024 | Heat

The action day under the motto #BeatTheHeat is intended to raise awareness of the dangers posed by extreme heat and show simple ways to deal with future heatwaves. Interested groups are called upon to take part in the day with local actions. The “Heat Action...

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...

ExtremeWeatherKongress September 27-29, 2023

29. Sep 2023 | drought, Food Security, General, Heat, heavy rain, Members, Vegetation Fires

Over the past three days (September 27-29, 2023), the participants of the ExtremeWeatherCongress in Hamburg, Germany, have intensively dealt with the challenge of increasing weather extremes. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports “2023 represents, according...

Food security after a blackout – GfKV Newsletter

25. Sep 2023 | Agriculture, Food Security, Heat

In the last issue of its newsletter, the Society for Crisis Preparedness (GfKV) addressed the question of how food supplies can be guaranteed after a blackout. In this context, everyday contexts are highlighted that play an important role in the event of a...

CEDIM Report on the global heat wave 2023

11. Aug 2023 | General, Heat

The “Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology” of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has published a report on the current global heat wave. The report describes the climatic conditions that are a prerequisite for such a heat wave,...

Report: extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change

31. Jul 2023 | Heat

Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative published a report last week on extreme heat in North America, Europe and China. As the title of the report says, the extreme heat in July 2023, the hottest month on record worldwide, is also largely enabled by...