Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Water Balance Investigations by the Bavarian Environment Administra

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Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Water
BalanceInvestigations by the Bavarian
Environment Administration
Grambow/ Weber
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Ostsee bei Rügen Februar 2036
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Challenges in Bavaria - Previous changes

• Annual average temperatures Increase during the
  last 15 years 0.5 1.2C, in winter up to 2.7C
• Precipitation Change in distribution increase
  in winter, decline in summer
• Intense rains Regional increase, esp. in winter,
  up to 35
• Duration of snow coverage Medium and low
  altitude 10 40 reduction, high altitude (gt
  ca. 800 m) lt 10
• Floods Increase in intensity and frequency
  during the past 30 40 years, minor changes in
  annual average discharge

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Assessment - what can happen Change of
temperature (2021-2050)
Summer
Temperature difference C
Winter
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Change of precipitation (2021-2050)
Summer
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Problem Development of adaptation strategies
Question Identification of fields for adaptation
measures
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Precautions and Adaptation to Climate Change