… to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities 2018 to 2020 were the first three years in quick succession with an extraordinarily … of heat-related mortalities. Nevertheless, the number of mortalities in the year of 2018 with its persistent searing heatwave was lower than the ‘summer of the century’ … heat periods occur in different years in different frequencies and intensities. 2018 was a year characterised throughout Germany by one of the longest heat periods …

… has decreased significantly in Germany. In particular, the drought period from 2018 to 2020 shows distinctly negative deviations from the mean of the entire time … Climate Experiment, 2002–2017) and its follow-up mission GRACE-FO (GRACE Follow-On, 2018–2023). These satellites are used to observe temporary fluctuations in the … in 2011 and 2013 (cf. Indicator WW-I-4 ) and the effects of the drought period from 2018 to 2020 58 . Nevertheless, there are gaps in the data for 2018 as the first …

… FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires The dry-hot weather pattern in 2018 and 2019 gave rise to several forest fires. Source: Rico Löb / stock.adobe.com … during that period although in some areas they have been increasing. However, in 2018 and 2019 the extreme hot-dry weather pattern was also clearly reflected in the … In view of the increase in forest fires in the particularly dry and hot years of 2018 and 2019, forest fire risks have again become the focus of greater attention. …

… stormy bouts of heavy rain resulted in harvest losses. The extreme drought years of 2018 and 2019 badly affected both winter wheat and silage maize. 2018 was the year with the most significant average drops in yields so far. The … sowing of winter cereals was practically impossible in many cases, and in spring 2018 summer cereals were sown that produced very poor yields. High temperatures and …

… % of harvest losses in this period – that is to say, prior to the drought years of 2018 to 2020 – can be attributed to drought, 26 % of damage to hail storms and just … to have its fair share of harvest damage or harvest losses. The drought summer of 2018 has demonstrated that the average yield losses mentioned above can sometimes be … with regional hailstorm events. Despite some regionally substantial damage, 2018 was overall a year with comparatively moderate damage, although between the end …

… groundwater levels have entailed – as a consequence of the extremely dry years of 2018 to 2020 – some massive losses of water, especially in the lakes of northern … occurred during the very dry and hot years of 2019 and 2020. For instance, in April 2018, the Groß Glienicker lake in Berlin went into decline with a level of 192 cm during the drought period. By October 2018, the level had dropped by more than half a metre to just above 140 cm. The …

… the late winter of 1990. The volume of calamity timber recorded for the period of 2018 to September 2022 amounted to 245 million cubic metres solid. In recent years … free from relevant impacts caused by random use are becoming ever shorter. Up until 2018, the extremely high proportions of random use compared to the logging total … whilst the low-pressure related storm Burglind, right on the cusp between 2017 and 2018, as well as Friederike in mid-January, broke trees in the western and southern …

… by climate change. As far as the second and third observation periods from 2014 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2023 respectively are concerned, the direction of development … to greater tree mortality owing to drought years occurring more frequently since 2018. Whilst major fluctuations were observed regarding the proportions of pioneer … areas, the stand density had still increased distinctly in the period of 2014 to 2018. Associated content Documents FW-I-1 Indikator-Factsheet (233.08 kB) Tags ash …

… on the intensity of heat stress – can in some cases fall by up to 12 %. For 2018 and 2019 it was estimated that – on the basis of this assumption – direct … subject to an unusually long phase of low-water levels in late summer and autumn 2018. Consequently, this led to draught restrictions having to be imposed on inland … limited extent, thus declining compared to 2017 by 11.1 % (cf. Indicator VE-I-2 ). 2018 witnessed the beginning of a prolonged drought period which impacted companies …