Tag: environmental pollution
Dirt spin hospital: How clinics should be green – health
SZ: Mr. Werner, three years ago, as CEO of the University Medical Center Essen (UME), you announced the goal of converting your clinics into a “Green Hospital”. In view of…
"We change the clouds": How environmentalism inadvertently became a global geoengineering experiment
Fuel for ships has had to be low-sulphur for two years, as a result fewer clouds form along ship routes that could reflect the sun. This contributes to global warming.…
Local Journalism in Germany: The Heroes of the "Böhme newspaper"
Nazis and Allies once dumped chemical warfare agents and bombs in a pond in Lower Saxony. The fact that it is now being cleared is also a triumph for local…
Middle Franconia: Firefighter is said to have set several fires – Bavaria
Because he is said to have started several fires in Middle Franconia, a 19-year-old firefighter is in custody. The man is suspected of being responsible for a series of arson…
UV Index, Air Quality Index and Pollen Forecast – Health
Pollution and the effects of climate change can take a toll on health. On the Health Forum of Süddeutsche Zeitung Experts therefore advise keeping an eye on these risks and…
When environment and climate make you ill – health
It may almost be forgotten that in the 1980s a smog alarm was occasionally declared in Germany. The air is so thick and full of pollutants that schools have been…
Chemical triangle: contaminated sites and fears for the future – Bavaria
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a raw material for all kinds of impregnations and coatings, has not been manufactured in the Gendorf Chemical Park for 20 years and has not been processed…
“Gaia saves the world” at the Staatstheater Nürnberg – Munich
The end is always difficult. It’s over, over, when it’s so beautiful right now. Or at least could get better. The desire to stay a little longer seems to have…
World Nature Conference: What Steffi Lemke calls for – Knowledge
Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) has warned against watering down the most important goal in the ongoing negotiations for a new global agreement on nature. The goal of putting…
Biodiversity: now it comes down to the economy – economy
Scientists sometimes have to feel like a broken record player, where the record always gets stuck in the same place and plays the same song countless times. They have long…