HKC Newsletter Nr.3 2025

We’re excited to share the third edition of our 2025 newsletter with you!

Quarks: Heavy rain – when is your home at risk?

What does 50 liters of rain per hour actually mean for your home? The new Quarks video shows how you can use the HochwasserApp NRW app to assess your personal risk of heavy rain. Even five centimeters of water that does not drain away can be enough to penetrate basements and living spaces and cause expensive damage.

Heavy flooding in New York

A severe thunderstorm caused massive flooding in New York on Monday evening!

Heatwave in Germany - threat of severe weather

Germany is currently experiencing an extreme heatwave. In large parts of the country, temperatures will rise to up to 40 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. The west, south and center of the country are particularly affected. Tropical nights with temperatures above 24 degrees make it difficult to cool down.