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The '''Deutsche(r) Wetterdienst''' (Translated from [[German language|German]] as '''German Weather Service'''), residing in [[Offenbach, Germany]] (near to [[Frankfurt, Germany]]), is a scientific agency that monitors [[weather]] and [[meteorology|meteorological]] conditions over [[Germany]] and offers weather services for the general public as well as specific services for e.g. [[nautical]], [[aviation|aviational]] or [[agriculture|agricultural]] purposes.

'''Constantin Sănătescu''' ([[1885]] - [[November 8]] [[1947]]) was a Romanian statesman that was the first [[Prime Minister of Romania]] after the [[23 August]] [[1944]] coup.

The DWDs main task is to warn against weather related dangers, as well as monitoring and rating changes in the German [[climate]]. The DWD is also responsible for running the the national clime archive and runs one of the biggest libraries worldwide that is specialized on weather and climate.

He was a military attaché of Romania at [[Paris]] and then at [[London]]. He became a general in 1935 and was named deputy chief of the general staff in [[1937]]. He led the Romanian delegation to [[Moscow]] in [[1940]], after the beginning of [[World War II]].

Structurally, the Deutsche Wetteramt belongs to the [[Federal ministry for Transport (Germany)|Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung]]. This establishes a close link to the German [[government]], communes, economy, industry, country and state ministries for purposes of cooperation and consulting. It's work is based on the law about the DWD ("Gesetz über den Deutschen Wetterdienst").

The pro-German dictatorship of Marshall [[Ion Antonescu]] was overthrown on [[23 August]], [[1944]] and he was charged by King [[Michael of Romania]] with the forming of a new government. He tried unsuccesfully to strengthen the ties with the [[United States]] to save Romania from a Soviet Communist occupation and he was forced to resign on [[December 2]] of the same year.

Currently, the DWD consists of roughly 2600 occupants. Besides the DWD central in Offenbach, there are regional centers in [[Hamburg, Germany|Hamburg]], [[Potsdam, Germany|Potsdam]], [[Leipzig, Germany|Leipzig]], [[Essen, Germany|Essen]], [[Stuttgart, Germany|Stuttgart]] and [[Munich, Germany|Munich]]. Additionally, it runs Germanys densest net of meteorological measurement points with 173 full time meteorological stations (100 of them being manned) as well as about 2400 extraordinal [[weather station|weather stations]] run by volunteering amateurs.

Within its duty of primary meteorological information, the DWD offers a free daily weather report for Germany which can be subscribed to by [[e-mail]] on there official home page (see below).

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[[Category:Romanian Prime Ministers|Sanatescu, Constantin]]

== History ==

[[Category:1885 births|Sanatescu, Constantin]]

The DWD was found in [[1952]] by joining the weather services of the western occupation zones. [[1954]] the Federal Republic of Germany joined the [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO). [[1975]] the ''European Center for Medium-Term Forecasts'' was founded to be able to forecast the weather up to ten days in advance. [[1990]] the DWD integrated the weather services of the [[GDR]].

[[Category:1947 deaths|Sanatescu, Constantin]]

Since the 1990s, the DWD continously decreased the number of manned weather stations, which resuled in substantial staff cutbacks. According to the DWD, no reduce in forcast quality is to be expected, though, since techniques like weather radar or satellites significantly improved the weather data for a large monitored area.

== Public Services ==

Since [[2005]], the DWD publishes regional warnings against heat with the aim to reduce heat related fatalities. This decision was made because of the hot summer in [[2003]], when estimated 7000 people died from direct or indirect effects of the heat. Additionally it sends out sea weather reports as radio tele types and faxes. Since [[2006]], the pollen warnings can be subscribed for free on the DWD web site.

== External link ==

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*[http://www.dwd.de/en/en.htm Official site]

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