Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer
Search 0

Search

Help
37 - 48 of 115
  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … development vary from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. … subsequent year of 1991, and this applied to major parts of Germany. In December 1999 ‘ Lothar’ devastated extensive parts of south-west Germany. In January 2007 … development vary from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. …

  • Cover from 12.11.2024

    International Environmental Specimen Bank Group: ESBs

    ESB map

    … and Greenland operate the Artic Environmental Specimen Bank ( AMAP Database ) since 1985. Its focus is on opportunistic samples of animals and plants from marine, … all areas of the UK. The  German Environmental Specimen Bank  was established in 1985 and is operated by the Federal Environment Agency in collaboration with … and Greenland operate the Artic Environmental Specimen Bank ( AMAP Database ) since 1985. Its focus is on opportunistic samples of animals and plants from marine, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … degree days is increasing thus reflecting a significantly rising trend. Since 1999 the cooling degree days in the three regions have been consistently above the … the above, a comparison with the climate normal period 1961–1990 shows that since 1999 the cooling degree days in all three regions were consistently above the mean … degree days is increasing thus reflecting a significantly rising trend. Since 1999 the cooling degree days in the three regions have been consistently above the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … high-water closures have affected Rhine shipping, especially on the Upper Rhine. In 1999, 2016 and 2021 inland shipping was unable to navigate the Upper Rhine for an … have to be closed to shipping. The closures imposed in late winter and spring of 1999 were particularly incisive, when the Upper Rhine was closed to shipping for … high-water closures have affected Rhine shipping, especially on the Upper Rhine. In 1999, 2016 and 2021 inland shipping was unable to navigate the Upper Rhine for an …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … than 28 %. In the THW the number of female volunteers has increased steadily since 1999 by almost 8,000. Compared to a proportion of scarcely 4 % in 1999, this value amounted to approximately 12 % in 2021. The demographic change is … than 28 %. In the THW the number of female volunteers has increased steadily since 1999 by almost 8,000. Compared to a proportion of scarcely 4 % in 1999, this value …