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Scientists at Hamburg Extreme Weather Congress Warn of Escalating Urban Heat

Fresh measurements highlight faster greenhouse‑gas growth alongside record marine and Alpine anomalies in 2025.

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Wetterextreme wie Hitzewellen und Trockenphasen werden nach Einschätzung von Experten vor allem in den Städten für eine immer größere Belastung der Menschen sorgen. Seit 1960 war hierzulande jede Dekade wärmer als die vorherige.

Overview

  • Deutscher Wetterdienst board member Tobias Fuchs said cities will face mounting health and infrastructure stress as heatwaves and droughts become more frequent.
  • Organizers reported every decade in Germany has been warmer than the previous one since 1960, with warming rates of about 0.13 °C per decade since 1881 and 0.41 °C per decade since 1971.
  • DWD’s Gudrun Mühlbacher noted a markedly snow‑poor Alpine winter 2024/25 with 10% to 40% fewer snow cover days and temperatures up to 2 °C above normal above 1,000 meters, accelerating glacier melt.
  • BSH chief Helge Heegewaldt reported the North Sea was the warmest on record in spring and summer 2025 and a Baltic marine heatwave near Kiel lasted over 55 days at more than 4 °C above average, alongside a sea‑level rise of over 25 cm at Cuxhaven since 1900 and projections of 0.6–1.1 m by 2100.
  • Separate reporting highlighted the Arctic’s growing strategic significance as ice loss opens access to resources and routes, with increased military activity and warnings from environmental groups and Indigenous representatives.