Jannick Fischer

It could hail. It could. Insurers fear nothing more than the most costly natural hazard. An interview with Michael Kunz in DIE ZEIT.

NDR/ARD

Climate change is making the weather more unpredictable. Hail, storms, and heavy rain repeatedly cause massive damage. This documentary follows scientists as they investigate the causes and consequences.

Bernhard Mühr

Heat waves not only take a toll on nature; the energy infrastructure suffers as well. June brought more solar energy but slowed down wind power. Higher river water temperatures, in turn, reduced the cooling capacity of power plants, according to Michael Kunz on Deutschlandfunk.

Susanna Mohr

How Allianz experts, in collaboration with KIT, are tackling one of the world’s most underestimated natural disaster risks.

Susanna Mohr

The heat wave in June 2026 ranks among the most extreme ever recorded in Europe. New temperature records and tropical nights took a toll on people, infrastructure, and utilities. An interdisciplinary research team is investigating the causes and consequences of the extreme heat—from the water cycle and energy supply to public health.

Theresa Ehrl/SWR

Do hail-protection planes really protect against storm damage—or are they ineffective? Michael Kunz in a SWR contribution.

Susanne Benz (Data: Stadt KA)

Just published: The CEDIM FDA Report on the June 2026 heat wave - featuring analyses of its causes, records, and consequences in Western and Central Europe.

Jannik Wilhelm

Hailstone in the freezer: Please send an email to hagel@imktro.kit.edu

Jannick Fischer

Thousands of hail trajectories in idealized supercell ensembles were simulated and show the roles of changing temperature, moisture, and updrafts.

Susanna Mohr, KIT

New analyses by KIT reveal regional differences in hail tracks and provide initial indications of long-term developments

Christian Sperka

A CNN-based model predicts the hourly locations of potential hail tracks in Germany by using reanalysis and radar data