… and quality of life Source: Christiane Bunge / UBA It has been known for a long time that constant noise can lead to cardiovascular diseases. A new study done on … limit of 30 km/h as the standard in cities and improving protection against night-time noise. To achieve this would require the introduction of a wake-up criterion …

… fire brigades. Consequently, those responsible for civic protection have emphasised time and again that without the willingness of members of the public to become … the THW, they play a much stronger role in characterising the progress of the time series. The declining trend up to the mid-2010s is due primarily to a negative …

… so-called maars) are not available for sufficiently frequent observations and the time series are too short. However, for the Thuringian reservoirs, there are indications …

… is accelerating and threatens the foundations of our lives – but there is still time to act. Solar power plays a crucial role in this transition. A new analysis by … when developed with strong environmental safeguards, photovoltaics generate many times more electricity per hectare than energy crops – offering enormous potential …

… highs for carbon dioxide More than 400 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere for the first time in 2015 UBA air quality measuring station on Zugspitze Source: Umweltbundesamt … an annual average level of more than 400 ppm (parts per million) for the first time in 2015. By comparison, the concentration of CO2 in the pre-industrial era was …

… °C than the long-term annual average in the period from 1961 to 1990. At the same time, precipitation – especially in the north-east of Germany – remained below … available measuring stations. As far as the whole of Germany is concerned, the time series has to date not indicated a statistically significant trend. It is important …

… Award 2025 focuses on design and construction in existing contexts For the third time, BMUV and UBA are honouring sustainable buildings, neighbourhoods and … Agency (UBA) are organising the German SUSTAINABLE BUILDING Award for the third time. Sponsored by Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, the German SUSTAINABLE …

… of these water sources to climate change impacts are increasing too. At the same time, the demand for the utilisation of water keeps rising. The experience of … to implement comprehensively. Primarily, the work covered the establishment of time series on temperature and ice cover and regarding the onset of spring algal bloom in …

… upper cliff edge had shifted inland by just under 60 cm. Given the brevity of the time series and the years when no aerial surveys took place, it was not possible to carry …

… BS-R-3: Exercise volume Exercises create routines for real-time call-outs for practical assistance on location. Source: filmbildfabrik / … carry out the necessary amount of training exercises adequately, both in terms of time and participants, even in years when extreme events have to be dealt with. The …

… during the summer months. Changes associated with climate change may influence the time, duration and intensity of low-water events in many ways. The projected … the imposition of restrictions on the discharge of waste water. For the time series illustrated, the discharge values measured at 76 gauging stations of German …