Climate Parameter Impact Significance is the impact
(from 1/ not significant to 5 very significant)
No of cold days (< 0°C) 2
No of cold nights (<0°C)
Temperature fluctuations around 0°C
Heat waves
Total precipitation
Periods with heavy rains
Storms (summer/winter)
Cloudiness
Duration of the snow cover
Spring floods - peaks
2
2
1
4
3
3
1
1
4
1
How much/ how often/ how long/ where these climate stresses can occur?
Impact on less heating costs and infrastructure (less frost damage) /might get more important in 50 years
Impact on heating costs and infrastructure (less frost damage) /might get more important in 50 years
Might cause damage on infrastructure
Seasonal shifting of precipitation from summer to winter/ challenge in water management systems/ effects on groundwater
Impacts on canalization, damage to infrastructure and flooding
Biggest Impacts close to the
Baltic Sea and in monoculture forests decreases
River Elbe is effected/ precipitation far away from the TA
Existence of the ice cover on lakes
Warming of the water in lakes and rivers
Earlier timing of the spring events
Droughts
Flooding
Changes in allergic pollen
Pole ward sifting of animal/plant/pest species
Forest fires
3
3
2
4
No data
4
4
Effect on water quality and nature
Longer growing periods/ effect on biodiversity and migratory birds
Biggest impacts in the east of the TA and on agriculture
River Elbe is effected/ precipitation far away from the TA
Big impact on biodiversity
Impact on monocultures and coniferous forests

Vectors of infectious diseases
Changes in the crop productivity
Ground instability
(landslides)
2
3
1
Impacts on diseases transmitted by ticks
Might increase/ new crops
No big impact
Duration of the vegetation period
Costal erosion
Costal flooding
Loss of costal wetlands
Sea level rise
TRANSPORT
Challenges
Extreme weather (storms, rain, floods)
 damages to infrastructure
Rising temperatures
 effects on traffic/ more accidents
 might lead to rising number of tourists and traffic
AGRICULTURE
Challenges
Shifting of precipitation (summer droughts)
 effect on agricultural productivity
Extreme weather
 erosion
Rising temperatures
 new vermin
3
3
3
2
4
Impact on agriculture and biodiversity
Increases
Increases
Parts of the coast is effected
30-50 cm
Chances
No of cold days and nights
 less damage to infrastructure
Rising temperatures
 might create chances for tourism development
Chances
Rising temperatures
 rising plant productivity
 possibility of harvesting two times a year
 new crops (wine etc.)