Sandy soils and dry climatic conditions promote the processes of wind erosion and the associated dust emissions, particularly in Brandenburg. The problem has intensified considerably in the last 20 years, as climate change has become noticeable through increasingly prolonged dry periods and rising ...
Agriculture faces the challenge of being highly productive while minimizing environmental impacts, especially on soils. However, intensive agricultural use leads to soil degradation, which impairs the ability of soil to retain and regulate water, provide nutrients and maintain a healthy ecosystem for ...
Prolonged periods of drought, which are occurring more frequently, have led to unprecedented levels of tree mortality across Germany. These recent events have greatly accelerated forest restructuring, whereby the forestry and timber industry is ...
The advancing climate change is already now leading to extreme weather events, the frequency of which is very likely to increase further. In recent years, forest ecosystems in Europe have been heavily affected by droughts. These events have shown that ...