Tag: Heavy rain
Greece asks tourists to pay for storm damage
Storm “Daniel” Heavy rain had flooded 720 square kilometers of land in the Thessalian plain. (Photo: Reuters) Athens Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised the people in the flood…
How the government wants to protect the water in Germany
A beet field in North Rhine-Westphalia is irrigated Federal states and municipalities should develop strategies for possible phases of water scarcity. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin The Federal Cabinet passed…
Climate crisis: The 900 billion euro risk for Germany
Forest fire in Brandenburg In Germany, too, there is more and more fire damage in nature. (Photo: imago images/Marius Schwarz) Berlin Experts have long been warning of increasing risks from…
Climate crisis: The 900 billion euro risk for Germany
Forest fire in Brandenburg In Germany, too, there is more and more fire damage in nature. (Photo: imago images/Marius Schwarz) Berlin Experts have long been warning of increasing risks from…
It could be compulsory insurance
Berlin, Frankfort Before the start of the Ministers of Justice Conference this Wednesday, North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Justice Peter Biesenbach (CDU) is campaigning for compulsory insurance for natural hazards. “The…
It could be compulsory insurance
Berlin, Frankfort Before the start of the Ministers of Justice Conference this Wednesday, North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Justice Peter Biesenbach (CDU) is campaigning for compulsory insurance for natural hazards. “The…
Lessons from the 2021 flood
Berlin Once a year, the water industry reads the riot act to politicians. Germany is a water-rich country. But that is changing with climate change. In some regions, water is…
Storm disasters: government advisors call for compulsory insurance
Flood disaster in the Ahr Valley The 2021 flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate caused billions in damage. Government advisers call for compulsory insurance for building owners. (Photo: dpa)…
*** BILDplus content *** The boy clears the remains of the flood – Jonas, the excavator hero
Jonas is only 10 years old and is fighting with his excavator to rebuild the Ahr valley.Photo: Karsten Socher .source site