The disastrous consequences of severe water shortages in Germany

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, citing Germany’s “NTV”, air It gets hotter and drier in Germany. As the latest climate monitoring report from the federal government shows, Germany is increasingly affected by climate change, while adjustments to address the issue are happening too slowly. In this situation, the Minister of the Environment of Germany also talks about the devastating consequences of the climate crisis.

According to the results of the third climate monitoring report of the German federal government, the consequences of global warming are worsening in this country. Germany regularly experiences heat waves, and overall the air is getting warmer and losing water. German Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said at the ceremony: “The devastating consequences of the climate crisis are increasing to a terrible extent.” The report makes this “absolutely clear”.

According to the report, the number of summers with extreme heat waves and record temperature records has increased. For example, in July 2022 a temperature over 40 degrees was measured for the first time with around 53 degrees in Hamburg. According to this report, this country experienced severe regional droughts in the last four years. According to this report, Germany is one of the regions with the highest water losses in the world: since 2000, the country has lost 2.5 cubic kilometers, or 2.5 trillion liters of water per year.

Water shortage In turn, it leads to crop loss in agriculture and more pressure on forests. Based on this information, the condition of forests has worsened significantly due to drought stress and cockroach infestation. In 2020, 20 times more spruce trees were lost than the average of the last ten years. The extremely dry climate also led to more and larger wildfires.

According to the report, there are also measurable ecological consequences associated with global warming and water loss: changes in The composition of species exists both in seas and on land. New species are migrating from warmer regions, such as the tiger mosquito as a vector of pathogens.

Lemke explained about the report: “More and more typhoons, heavy rains, droughts and heat waves. People’s health, ecosystem and economy are affected.” The good news is that more and more municipalities are taking preventive measures with concrete projects. He emphasized that the federal government also supports them, among other things, with the Climate Adaptation Act and several budget programs. At the same time, Lemke called for more commitment and said: “In order to maintain the quality of life in Germany, we need to strengthen adaptation to the climate.

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