{"id":41581,"date":"2025-06-13T00:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T23:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/?p=41581"},"modified":"2025-06-13T00:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T23:12:04","slug":"fine-dust-alert-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/fine-dust-alert-in-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Dust Alert in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What\u2019s Behind the \u201cThickest Air in the World\u201d?<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.88%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>On June 10, 2025, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>headline caused a stir<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: According to a live ranking by Swiss air quality company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqair.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>IQAir<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Munich temporarily had the highest air pollution in the world<\/strong> \u2013 even surpassing megacities like New Delhi. What\u2019s behind this fine dust alert, what does it mean for our health, and how can we protect our cities in the long term?<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read (German) FOCUS article<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-1 imageframe-liftup\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" title=\"Focus_10.06.2025\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025-1024x702.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-41584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025-200x137.png 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025-400x274.png 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025-600x411.png 600w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025-800x548.png 800w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Focus_10.06.2025.png 1153w\" sizes=\"1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOCUS 10.06.2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5><strong>How Do Such Extreme Fine Dust Levels Occur?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The cause of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Munich\u2019s record values<\/strong><\/a> was extraordinary: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massive wildfires in Canada released huge amounts of soot into the atmosphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The massive wildfires in Canada have reached Germany \u2013 or at least their soot. The air in Germany is full of it. Not only are the fine dust monitoring stations sounding the alarm, you can even see it with the naked eye.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carried by the jet stream and a stable Azores high, these fine dust particles traveled all the way to Europe, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cthick air\u201d that was visible to the naked eye<\/a>. Monitoring stations sounded the alarm, visibility deteriorated significantly \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/wetter\/riesiges-feinstaub-karussell-muenchen-mit-hoechster-luftverschmutzung-weltweit_8d576c25-473a-4c75-a0fc-ab0cd04a28d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>for several hours, Munich topped the global air pollution rankings<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5><strong>Health Impacts: An Invisible Danger for Everyone<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/die-loesung\/problem-feinstaub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fine dust is insidious because it penetrates deep into the lungs and can trigger inflammation<\/strong><\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/clean-air-as-a-human-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>health risks<\/strong><\/em><\/a> range from respiratory diseases and cardiovascular problems to impairments in cognitive performance. Those most at risk are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/air-pollution-and-childrens-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Children<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/good-air-for-a-good-life-in-old-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>the elderly<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>and<\/li>\n<li>people with pre-existing conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-2 imageframe-liftup\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" title=\"izzy-edey-61n85WBg5KM-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/izzy-edey-61n85WBg5KM-unsplash-scaled-e1749749796532.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-41586\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo: Izzy Edey from Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5><strong>Weather Patterns as Amplifiers<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Such extreme events show: Weather patterns play a crucial role in air quality. High-pressure systems, like the Azores high, can transport pollutants over long distances and \u201ctrap\u201d them in cities. Only the next rainfall or a change in weather brings relief \u2013 until then, the burden remains high. Learn more about how weather patterns influence air pollution in our blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/red-alert-air-pollution-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\u201cRed Alert: Dirty Air Alarm\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5><strong>We Need More Than Weather Luck: Sustainable Solutions Required<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Such extreme events are on the rise: <strong>Studies show that climate change is making weather extremes like heatwaves, wildfires, and the associated fine dust pollution more frequent and intense<\/strong>, as reported e.g. by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.de\/themen-projekte\/klimaschutz\/klimapolitik-international\/klimaforschung-extremwetter-sind-folgen-des-klimawandels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>WWF<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/wissen\/klima\/studie-extremwetter-102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>tagesschau.de<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Even if individual weather patterns pass, the problem persists \u2013 and will intensify in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Fine dust disasters are not isolated incidents. In addition to global events like wildfires, local emissions from traffic, industry, and heating further worsen the situation. <strong>Waiting for the next rain is not enough \u2013 we need innovative, sustainable solutions for permanently clean air<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With innovations that maximize nature\u2019s capabilities, we create healthy urban oases \u2013 regardless of the weather.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-4 fusion-columns-total-4 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1 has-aspect-ratio\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/moose-gruene-schwaemme-in-der-schwammstadt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/k-Moos-mit-Wassertropfen_20220908-400x533-1-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"\" title=\"k-Moos-mit-Wassertropfen_20220908-400&#215;533\" aria-label=\"k-Moos-mit-Wassertropfen_20220908-400&#215;533\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-39024 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Regenwasser-Management<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wie-schafft-man-effizient-kuehle-raeume-wenn-es-immer-waermer-wird\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GCS_Oberflaechentemperatur1_2022-300x202.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" alt=\"\" title=\"GCS_Oberfl\u00e4chentemperatur1_2022\" aria-label=\"GCS_Oberfl\u00e4chentemperatur1_2022\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-39026 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Effiziente K\u00fchlung<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/gesundes-gruen-in-der-stadt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/k-k-benjamin-7TSnrTE5dQc-unsplash-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Benjamin\" title=\"k-k-benjamin-7TSnrTE5dQc-unsplash\" aria-label=\"k-k-benjamin-7TSnrTE5dQc-unsplash\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-37001 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Urbanes Gr\u00fcn<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/mehr-biodiversitaet-mit-moos-in-der-stadt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GCS_CB-Stuttgart-Marquardt1_2023-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"\" title=\"GCS_CB Stuttgart Marquardt1_2023\" aria-label=\"GCS_CB Stuttgart Marquardt1_2023\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35518 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GCS_CB-Stuttgart-Marquardt1_2023-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GCS_CB-Stuttgart-Marquardt1_2023-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Biodiversit\u00e4t<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photos: GCS<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Green City Solutions addresses exactly this: With<a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/clean-air-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong> biotechnological innovations like CityTree, WallBreeze or CityBreeze<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, we bring living, filtering plant walls into urban spaces. They <a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/the-fine-dust-magnet-moss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>reduce fine dust<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/cooling-the-world-how-moss-is-battling-heatwaves-and-extreme-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>cool the environment<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/increasing-biodiversity-for-cities-with-moss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>create green oases in the heart of the cit<\/strong><\/em><\/a>y. In this way, we <strong>protect health, climate and quality of life<\/strong> \u2013 every single day.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>What now?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The fine dust burden in Munich is a <strong>wake-up call<\/strong>: Weather patterns can massively deteriorate air quality in the short term, but the real solution lies in sustainable, green innovations.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:sales@mygcs.de\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Let\u2019s work together for greener cities \u2013 get informed and help shape the future!<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-none\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Published on 13. 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