Tag: drought
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…
Consequences of drought in the USA: “They want to pump water like oil”
Status: 23.07.2021 4:14 a.m. In California, hedge funds secure water rights. In Florida, companies are bottling water they don’t own. Droughts make it an increasingly scarce commodity – and the…
Why did the rains of the last few weeks not necessarily protect us from drought for the whole summer?
It will not come as a surprise to those who have wiped out rain after rain in recent weeks. June 2021 ranks among the five wettest months of June over…
Global warming: where climate change forces people to retreat
The sea level is rising and the first areas are becoming uninhabitable. In the US, towns are moving before it becomes too dangerous. A role model for many others who…