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...
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...
11. Aug 2023 | Forensic Disaster Analysis, 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,...
11. Jul 2023 | General, Heat
The heat warning system of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) is a well-known means of knowing when the heat is posing a danger to health. For today, for example, the Black Forest region is under a warning for extreme heat stress and the entire southwest of...
