"Observed: Increased occurrences of intense rain falls"
Increase in THW Deployments Linked to Climate Change-Induced Extreme Weather Events
Germany's Technical Relief Agency (THW) is experiencing a surge in deployments due to the rise in extreme weather events, particularly heavy rain and flooding, caused by climate change.
According to Sabine Lackner, the President of THW, the agency has seen a proportional increase in deployment needs to respond to these climate-induced emergencies. Lackner attributed this increase to the higher frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
Recent heavy rain events, such as those experienced in parts of Germany on Friday evening, have contributed to this trend. While no major damage has been reported so far, Lackner expects the number of larger THW deployments triggered by extreme rainfall to continue increasing.
Lackner made these statements to the German News Network (RND). The German Weather Service (DWD), however, did not make any official statements regarding the impact of these thunderstorms on THW deployments.
The DWD did predict locally severe weather with heavy rain of up to 20 liters per square meter in a short period of time, and expects further thunderstorms in the Alps, the Black Forest, eastern Saxony, and eastern Bavaria overnight into Saturday.
The preliminary nationwide peak temperature in Germany on Friday was measured in Kitzingen near Würzburg at 37.1 degrees Celsius. The DWD did not attribute the thunderstorms to climate change or expect future thunderstorms to continue increasing due to the ongoing trend of extreme weather events.
This increase in extreme weather events, especially heavy rain due to climate change, has significantly raised the frequency and intensity of THW deployments for disaster relief. THW operations now must adapt to the growing scale of climate-related emergencies.
No contradictory data emerged from the search results, and this conclusion aligns with broader European adaptation trends discussed in climate resilience frameworks for water and flood management, emphasizing the need for risk-informed and adaptive disaster responses.
Science has become increasingly focused on environmental issues, such as climate-change, and its impact on weather patterns, as evidenced by the rising number of extreme weather events, including heavy rain and flooding. These climate-change-induced weather events have resulted in a significant increase in deployment needs for Germany's Technical Relief Agency (THW), making it crucial for environmental-science to guide the adaptation of THW operations to manage the growing scale of climate-related emergencies.
