Tag: drought
Climate change: UN warns of global water crisis – knowledge
The United Nations (UN) is warning of an increasing imbalance in the global water balance with catastrophic consequences. As floods and droughts increased, more and more people suffered from water…
Lake Mead in the USA: Drought threatens drinking water supplies
Status: 13.09.2021 5:20 p.m. While the east and south of the USA suffer from storms and heavy rain, the west of the country has been moaning from a drought for…
Climate change could be up to six times more expensive – knowledge
Droughts, floods and tropical storms not only cause short-term damage, they also dampen economic growth for decades. To reflect these costs, the CO₂ price would have to be much higher.…
Been rotten? Ille-et-Vilaine and Loire-Atlantique placed in drought vigilance
Some summer visitors will find it hard to believe it as they have spent a wet summer in Brittany. After a copiously watered month of July and well above normal…
WMO Report: Number of Natural Disasters Rising – Knowledge
The number of weather or climate-related natural disasters has increased significantly since the 1970s, as the World Weather Organization WMO reported in Geneva on Wednesday. Over the 50-year period, the…
Interview on water and climate change: “Politicians are slow to react” – knowledge
How can you avoid a flood from becoming a catastrophe? Environmental scientist Claudia Pahl-Wostl on the right water strategy, the resistance of the citizens – and what Germany can learn…
IPCC Climate Report: Two Degree Target May Be Unattainable Soon – Knowledge
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns in its sixth comprehensive reportthat it will soon be impossible to keep the warming of the earth below two degrees, let alone…
Drought in Italy: More than 100 fires in Sicily
Status: 07/31/2021 8:59 a.m. Drought, heat and strong winds are currently creating a dangerous mix in parts of Italy: In Sicily, the fire brigade therefore had to deploy more than…
Drought in California: The fight over water has begun
Status: 07/30/2021 10:09 am The US state of California is experiencing a new period of drought – and water is becoming scarce. That is why more and more farmers are…
Heat, drought and wind: more than 50 fires in Greece
Status: 07/27/2021 8:04 p.m. More than 50 fires have broken out in Greece. High temperatures and strong winds make extinguishing work difficult. The most dangerous fire rages about 20 kilometers…