Sturm Boris rages via Brandenburg: Damage of 50,000 euros!

Sturm Boris rages via Brandenburg: Damage of 50,000 euros!

Fürstenwalde, Deutschland - On June 23, the residents in Brandenburg were haunted by strong winds. From the late afternoon, gusts of wind swept across the region and led to numerous operations by the fire brigades. The next morning, June 24, the East police department already registered nine incidents that were clearly caused by the storm -like conditions. The damage that the storm left behind are estimated in the police inspection or/Spree at almost 50,000 euros. Among the most outstanding incidents, the overthrow of a Mercedes Sprinter with a trailer, which was recorded by a gust around 5:45 p.m., was slightly injured.

In other parts of the region, there were also considerable incidents. In Fürstenwalde, a tree part fell for a moving Toyota Verso at 6:00 p.m., which caused property damage of around 28,000 euros, fortunately the inmates were unharmed. Similarly, in Ahrensfelde, in the Barnim district, a tree part fell on a moving Octavia, which resulted in property damage of around 5,000 euros, without harming people here too. Such extreme weather events are not uncommon, as observations by the German Weather Service show. [DWD] explains that the documentation and analysis of such weather phenomena are among the basic tasks of national weather services.

extreme weather situations increase

If you take a look at the further development of the extreme weather conditions, the situation is worrying. According to researchers from the World Weather Attribution initiative, climate change means that extreme weather events such as the storm low "Boris" could occur twice as often in the future. At the latest since the torrential rain in Central Europe 2024, which caused large -scale destruction and many people have come into need, the alarming effects of global warming have been clearly noticeable. [Tagesschau] reports that 2024 was the warmest summer since the beginning of the weather records and that the resulting warm, moist air masses were caused by catastrophic storms.

The effects can already be felt: floods in different European countries led to serious devastation, with even 24 people killed. The WWA (World Weather Attribution) showed in a recent study that climate change doubles the likelihood of extreme weather events and increases the precipitation by seven percent. This development has prompted scientists to appeal even more urgently to actively combat climate change in order to avoid future, devastating weather conditions.

prevention and future challenges

The EU has already provided 10 billion euros for emergency measures, since the immense damage in many regions can hardly be done. At the same time, an expert, Maja Vahlberg, calls for the integration of the climate change issue into land use planning in order to be able to better counter such floods in the future. The fact that, despite the extreme weather events, fewer fatalities can be complained about than before, can be predicted and early warning systems, which shows us that a certain degree of progress has been made.

The current events in Brandenburg are another sign that the weather conditions change. A higher frequency and intensity of storms and other extreme weather conditions require us to rethink in many areas of society. It is important for the affected communities to draw the lessons from the latest events and act accordingly - be it through improved infrastructure or due to a change of consciousness in terms of climate change.