Tag: Global warming
Boreal forests: The most climate-damaging fire in the world
Forest fires in holiday areas scare many – but fires elsewhere are much worse. In the summer of 2021, fires in Siberia, Alaska and Canada released record amounts of CO2…
Bavaria: the water alarm – Bavaria
Anyone who looks at the Bavaria map of the low water information service these days will come across an alarming finding: As of Sunday, 259 of the 484 groundwater measuring…
Cyclone Over New Zealand: In the Age of Consequences
A cyclone devastates large parts of New Zealand’s North Island. Many are now wondering whether the country is prepared enough for the coming decades – especially since extreme weather is…
Greenhouse gases – lawsuit against VW fails – economy
Environmental activists have failed with a lawsuit against Volkswagen (VW) in the Braunschweig district court. The lawsuit was admissible, but VW is within the legal framework. Activist Clara Mayer and…
Glacial lakes: 15 million people threatened – Knowledge
In May 2022, Pakistan suffered from severe heat. Nearly 50 degrees were reached in Islamabad. But the high temperatures not only strained the bodies of the city dwellers, the consequences…
Climate catastrophe: because they knew what they were doing
The oil company Exxon Mobil was already well aware of the man-made climate crisis in the 1970s, but continued to cast doubts for decades. Should those responsible go to court?…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Possibly not lost yet – Knowledge
The Thwaites Glacier and other ice masses of West Antarctica are sensitive to regional climate variations. This could indicate that a complete collapse can still be avoided. from Benjamin von…
Climate movement: Politics works differently, dear activists
In Lützerath, some demonstrators reveal a highly idiosyncratic understanding of how a democracy works. And no: It takes no more courage to build barricades than to fight for political compromises.…
The past eight years have been the warmest on record – knowledge
According to an evaluation by the World Weather Organization (WMO), the past eight years have been the warmest worldwide since records began. the WMO announced on Thursday afternoon. Global warming…
SZ Podcast – UN World Conference on Nature: Species protection is existential – knowledge
Insect biomass has declined by 76 percent over the past thirty years. 41 percent of all amphibian species and almost a third of all mammal species are also threatened. Evolutionary…