Strong Storms in Argentina

Strong Storms in Argentina

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....
New study: Earth observation of glacier melting

New study: Earth observation of glacier melting

The worldwide melting of glacier ice is reducing the available freshwater resources in many regions and at the same time leading to a sustained rise in global sea levels. A new study conducted as part of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE) and...
Hochwasser-Vorsorge-Preis

Hochwasser-Vorsorge-Preis

Flooding is an increasing challenge for German municipalities. In order to promote innovative and exemplary flood prevention measures, the Akademie Hochwasserschutz and the German Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction e.V. (DKKV) are awarding the...
Climate change as a security risk

Climate change as a security risk

Climate change poses a growing threat to security in Germany and Europe. According to the first National Interdisciplinary Climate Risk Assessment (NiKE), extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods will occur more frequently in the future –...
Gifts from Myanmar

Gifts from Myanmar

Today we received some wonderful gifts from our project partners in Myanmar, which we are very happy about. We are particularly excited about a calendar containing valuable information and facts about heat. This was developed as part of a local workshop and helps to...