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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … the same time this ‘tool’ raises the public’s awareness of the issues concerned. In 2016 vigorous press activity in Germany led to keen attention to the zika epidemic … to the opinion of ZALF and FLI experts, the distinct leap in submissions in 2016 can be attributed distinctly to the zika epidemic in Latin America in 2015 and 2016 which attracted a lot of attention also in Europe. The coincidence of this …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … Change last update on 28.11.2023 BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population By 2016 the proportion of respondents who consider themselves adequately informed about … to the outcomes of environmental awareness studies conducted in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as well as the survey conducted in 2021, it becomes clear that the proportion … impacts of climate change relevant to them personally, was at first declining up to 2016 by 11 %. Compared to a value of still 59 % in 2012, this value had dropped to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-3: Exercise volume

    The picture shows a THW member from behind; he is in uniform and wears a helmet. It is possible to make out a scaffold with other THW members standing on it.

    … total of 450,000 hours equates just under 40 % more training hours attended than in 2005. By contrast, the number of exercise participants, in terms of statistics, had … actual participants attended more frequently and / or longer. During the years of 2005 to 2012 an average of approximately 19,500 full-time and volunteer relief … total of 450,000 hours equates just under 40 % more training hours attended than in 2005. By contrast, the number of exercise participants, in terms of statistics, had …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

    GE-I-1: Heat stress

    The picture a woman´s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forhead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … significantly. As far as heat warnings are concerned – issued by the DWD since 2005 – there is so far no clear trend discernible. However, the nationwide mean … stations. The latter indicate the mean for tropical nights at a lower level. In 2005, the DWD launched a heat warning system. Since then, the criteria for heat … significantly. As far as heat warnings are concerned – issued by the DWD since 2005 – there is so far no clear trend discernible. However, the nationwide mean …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … affecting UV radiation close to ground level.   32 - Strahlenschutzkommission 2016: Empfehlung der Strahlenschutzkommission „Schutz des Menschen vor den Gefahren … radiation over central Europe due to dynamical reduced total ozone in May 2005. Atmos Chem Phys. 6(7): 1771-1776. 39 - Laschewski G., Matzarakis A. 2023: … radiation over central Europe due to dynamical reduced total ozone in May 2005. Atmos Chem Phys. 6(7): 1771-1776. 39 - Laschewski G., Matzarakis A. 2023: …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … resulting from climate change are manageable. As far as the surveys conducted in 2016 and 2021 are concerned, roughly two thirds of respondents had shared this appraisal. As possible reasons for this, the 2016 Environmental Awareness Study stated that respondents may have become more … 234 - BMUB & UBA – Umweltbundesamt (Hg.) 2017: Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2016. Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage. Bundesministerium für …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems

    … precautionary and protective measures, the DWD introduced a heat warning system in 2005. With differentiation between warning districts, heat warnings are issued on a … precautionary and protective measures, the DWD introduced a heat warning system in 2005. With differentiation between warning districts, heat warnings are issued on a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas

    The picture shows the rainwater gutter of a brick building. Heavy rain is falling.

    … rainfall are depicted in images existing for Braunsbach in Baden-Württemberg (May 2016) or from Berlin (June 2017): It can be a matter of just a few minutes for … DWD – Deutscher Wetterdienst (Hg.) 2016: Starkniederschläge in Deutschland. Offenbach am Main: 1. https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimareports/download_einleger_report_2016.pdf Becker P., Becker A., Dalelane C., Deutschländer T., Junghänel T., Walter …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-4: Density of extended natural hazard insurance for buildings

    The picture shows a village consisting of single- and multi-family houses in a valley. The river flowing through the village has burst its banks and its brown water has inundated the low-lying parts of the village. The usual river course can be recognised by means of tree lines. In addition, you can see a destroyed bridge which used to cross the river.

    … is deeply enough engrained in the population’s consciousness. For instance, in 2016, as part of a population survey entitled ‘Environmental Awareness in Germany’ … 5). 151 - BMUB & UBA – Umweltbundesamt (Hg.) 2017: Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2016. Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage. Bundesministerium für … pp. https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/umweltbewusstsein-in-deutschland-2016 152 - Groß C., Wagner G. G., Leier B. 2022: Versicherungspflicht gegen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

    The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

    … This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell since 2005 for the area covered by the association. There is no significant trend for any … This was also the year in which the greatest amount of precipitation fell since 2005 for the area covered by the association. There is no significant trend for any …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … companies. After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in … insurance and the resulting increase in premiums, the combined ratio for 2016 and 2017 as well as 2019 and 2020 reverted to below 100 %. Consequently, in … companies. After price responses to increasing amounts of damage, the years of 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020 returned to actuarial profits: The combined ratio in …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … natural hazard cover was 24 percent. Also shown in the graph for 2012, 2014 and 2016 are the percentages of respondents who do not yet have eEV but intend to take … later this percentage had declined to just 4 %. A recent survey carried out in 2016 resulted in an outcome of 6 %. It is therefore obvious that so far there is no … in the survey intended to supply data for the DAS monitoring indicators; from 2016 onwards, these questions were asked every four years in the environmental …