Dry soils: Easter fire controversial because of forest fire risk

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According to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the usual Easter fires in large parts of Germany cause similarly high fine dust emissions as the fireworks on New Year's Eve. In 2023, therefore, during traditional fires, which include Easter fires in particular, an estimated 1,200 tons of fine dust were produced in PM2.5 – with a diameter of up to 2.5 micrometres, thousandth of a millimetre. Thus, at the New Year's fire plant, it was 1,150 ton…

Easter fire: origin, meaning and time – learn why tradition is so popular and what criticism there is.

The Easter fire in Oeventrop is performed for the first time in front of the former educational pool (now oasis) on the sports grounds. An ideal area for the spectators and ample distance to the forest. During the burning of the fire, the surrounding trees are illuminated by bass light show technology by colored LED light. "Originally an irradiation of the new bridge was planned. For well-known reasons, the Easter fire was laid and we use the ve…

Already before Easter our drought monitor for Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia showed dry soils. The reason: low rainfall in winter. The consequence: increased forest fire risk.

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