would happen and lessons learned. notjust for germany but would happen and lessons learned. not just for germany but for all of us actually. i not just for germany but for all of us actually-— us actually. i suppose the difficulty _ us actually. i suppose the difficulty with _ us actually. i suppose the difficulty with asking - us actually. i suppose the difficulty with asking a - us actually. i suppose the - difficulty with asking a question of how well prepared when authorities and individuals in towns and cities and individuals in towns and cities and so on is whether the preparation would have made a significant difference of whether due to the changes we are seeing in a climate that actually these extreme weather events can almost overcome whatever preparations will be put in place? i preparations will be put in place? i think what is surprising in all of this is— think what is surprising in all of this is we — think what is surprising in all of this is we have been having extreme weather— this is we have been having extreme weather event5 this is we have been having extreme weather events for quite a long time _ weather events for quite a long time i'm — weather events for quite a long time. i'mju5t weather events for quite a long time. i'm just trying to think back to hurricane katrina and the floods in bangladesh. there have been major emergencies happening out of the emergencie5 happening out of the ordinary— emergencies happening out of the ordinary for possibly two decades now _ ordinary for possibly two decades now i_ ordinary for possibly two decades now. i know we have the uk flood awareness — now. i know we have the uk flood awarene55 5y5tem now. i know we have the uk flood awarene55 system which pinpointed what was _ awarene55 system which pinpointed what was going to happen and we are and they— what was going to happen and we are and they gave the german government four days _ and they gave the german government four days notice of it in the german