{"id":28780,"date":"2025-01-13T19:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=28780"},"modified":"2025-01-13T19:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:46:35","slug":"extrem-weather-experts-urge-more-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/extrem-weather-experts-urge-more-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme weather: experts urge more preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-00481620b5d47ec0d3669360f690eff3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-00481620b5d47ec0d3669360f690eff3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-00481620b5d47ec0d3669360f690eff3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-00481620b5d47ec0d3669360f690eff3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28796 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28796 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1.jpg\" alt='Graphic of the globe and climate change' title='Extreme weather and costs'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Global-1-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-732854cabb7364bddb499e0f6d75ea88\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-732854cabb7364bddb499e0f6d75ea88{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-732854cabb7364bddb499e0f6d75ea88 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-732854cabb7364bddb499e0f6d75ea88 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-732854cabb7364bddb499e0f6d75ea88 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Extreme weather: experts urge more preparation<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-krv1ul-605429d78254106c872e500cf4ba558e '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Last week&#8217;s news was clearly negative: According to\u00a0<strong>Munich Re<\/strong>, the world&#8217;s largest reinsurer, global natural catastrophes caused above-average losses of 320 billion dollars in 2024.\u00a0<strong>Chief climatologist Tobias Grimm blames<\/strong> climate change for this. &#8220;The world is hotter than ever before,&#8221; he says. And that means stronger storms, severe weather, and flooding.&#8221; In terms of insured losses, 2024 was the third most expensive year since 1980, according to Munich Re.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Record temperatures <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Copernicus Climate Change Service<\/strong> promptly reported that 2024 was the warmest year since records began, with climate change also leading to extremely warm ocean temperatures. The <strong>German Weather Service<\/strong> had stated that Germany had experienced the hottest year since measurements began. <strong>Uwe Kirsche<\/strong>, <strong>press spokesman for the DWD<\/strong>, explained: &#8220;What is particularly alarming is that 2024 exceeded the previous year by an extraordinary 0.3 degrees. This is accelerated climate change.&#8221; The very mild winter of 2023\/2024 and the record-breaking warm spring also brought unusually high levels of precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>2024 was clearly too wet a year in Germany. The extreme weather that led to the high losses worldwide hit North America the hardest, but Europe was also affected by severe flooding in Spain, Germany, Austria and other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0avjc7c-0cd97b5d815a4051a9598fa6015f60bd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m0avjc7c-0cd97b5d815a4051a9598fa6015f60bd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m0avjc7c-0cd97b5d815a4051a9598fa6015f60bd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m0avjc7c-0cd97b5d815a4051a9598fa6015f60bd av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28786 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28786 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900-300x217.png\" alt='Global temperature chart' title='The rise of global temperatures'  height=\"217\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900-1030x744.png 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900.png 1280w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GCH2024_PR_Fig4_timeseries_monthly_global_temperature_anomalies_ref1850-1900-705x509.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Foto: Copernicus\/C3S\/FCMWF<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lzx3y03h-4233c8c75a427626deee034022d0e48e '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The consequence for the golf market is clear: both golf courses and the entire infrastructure and buildings on golf courses must be scrutinized in order to prevent damage from occurring in the future in the event of extreme weather incidents. However, if you ask experts for their assessment of the current resilience situation on golf courses in the German-speaking region, the results are rather disappointing. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have any major insurance claims in Germany in 2024, but the investment backlog in the building sector in particular is enormous in some cases,&#8221; laments <strong>insurance expert Robert Paas<\/strong>. &#8220;This ranges from incorrectly insulated electrical wiring and dilapidated pipelines to a lack of flood protection.&#8221; This investment backlog could ultimately lead to insurance companies leaving the golf market completely in order to avoid high costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8\">\n@keyframes av_boxShadowEffect_av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8-column {\n0%   { box-shadow:  0 0 0 0 #ededed; opacity: 1; }\n100% { box-shadow:  0 0 10px 0 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class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/extrem-weather-experts-urge-more-preparation\/\" method=\"post\"  data-av-custom-send='mailchimp_send'data-fields-with-error=\"Found errors in the following field(s):\" class=\"avia_ajax_form av-form-labels-hidden   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last   avia-mailchimp-form \" data-avia-form-id=\"1\" data-avia-redirect='' ><fieldset><p class='  first_form  form_element form_fullwidth' id='element_avia_0_1'><label for=\"avia_0_1\">E-Mail: <abbr class=\"required\" title=\"required\">*<\/abbr><\/label> <input name=\"avia_0_1\" class=\"text_input is_email\" type=\"text\" id=\"avia_0_1\" value=\"\"  placeholder='E-Mail:*'\/><\/p><p class='  first_form  form_element form_element_half' id='element_avia_1_1'><label for=\"avia_1_1\">First Name:<\/label> <input name=\"avia_1_1\" class=\"text_input \" type=\"text\" id=\"avia_1_1\" value=\"\"  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world&#8217;s leading specialist for irrigation in the golf market, who looks after Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands, has a similar view. He notes a maintenance backlog on many systems, which leads to sprinklers, pipes and pumps becoming increasingly dilapidated over time. &#8220;At some point, the system is so old that you have to replace it completely. It&#8217;s like an old car that no longer passes its MOT. You don&#8217;t even change the oil anymore.&#8221; However, many smaller golf courses can hardly afford completely new irrigation systems.<\/p>\n<p>According to Weinberger, this situation can be prevented by a consistent maintenance and renovation system. &#8220;If you make a plan and replace one to three greens with a new sprinkler system every year, you can prevent everything suddenly having to be replaced.&#8221; He also misses the concept of dealing with extreme weather. After all, the irrigation system of a golf course must be able to irrigate with pinpoint accuracy in the event of drought but also quickly remove the water from the fairways in the event of heavy rainfall. &#8220;95% of courses are unprepared for extreme weather,&#8221; he concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0avgdqr-de7a5e3092c19b6fbf0c0f3eb1470fac\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m0avgdqr-de7a5e3092c19b6fbf0c0f3eb1470fac img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m0avgdqr-de7a5e3092c19b6fbf0c0f3eb1470fac .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m0avgdqr-de7a5e3092c19b6fbf0c0f3eb1470fac av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28790 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28790 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly-300x225.jpg\" alt='Erneuerung der Beregnungsanlage auf einem Golfplatz' title='Beregnung Chantilly'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beregnung-Chantilly-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0avpfx5-18d0d759370b8e475b210af4a7bb4d00 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>An assessment shared by <strong>golf course designer Thomas Himmel<\/strong>. &#8220;The issue of drought has taken a back seat at many golf courses over the past two years due to the frequent rainfall,&#8221; he notes. &#8220;Basically, however, with the help of sufficiently large irrigation ponds in combination with an effective irrigation and drainage system, you have to work to ensure that golf courses function well both with too much and too little water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At this point, all three experts agree that a medium\u2014to long-term strategy is needed for both the course and its buildings. &#8220;Short-term repairs only lead to greater damage,&#8221; Paas points out.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at Munich Re&#8217;s claims balance sheet and the balance sheets of the German Weather Service and the Copernicus Climate Change Service, it is not difficult to look to the future. It is impossible to say whether it will be too hot or too wet in Europe or the USA in 2025. One thing is certain: extreme weather is becoming more frequent, and it will cost money if we are not prepared for it.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-course-flooding-survival-of-grass\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"026nagJhxI\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-course-flooding-survival-of-grass\/\">Flooding and wetness: how long grass survives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Flooding and wetness: how long grass survives&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-course-flooding-survival-of-grass\/embed\/#?secret=XHLLi2RRxj#?secret=026nagJhxI\" data-secret=\"026nagJhxI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" 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