Germany's rainfall erosivity doubled over the past 50 years; 5-year mean 2.5x higher than 1975.
Germany’s rainfall erosivity doubled over the past 50 years; 5-year mean 2.5x higher than 1975. BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity | Umweltbundesamt 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change In Germany, rainfall erosivity doubled over the past 50 years. High levels of rainfall intensity increase the risk of soil loss. In years with violent heavy rainfall events such as 2002 or latterly 2021, the mean annual R-factors were particularly high. Targeted anti-erosion measures taken on vulnerable soils and on steeply sloping terrain can help to reduce soil loss even where high rainfall erosivity prevails. ...