Tag: Global
Consequences of climate change: UN warn of global water crisis
Status: 05.10.2021 1:49 p.m. It is a matter of course in our everyday life – the supply of drinking water. But the resource, which is so important, is already in…
Agriculture and global warming: exotic items from the farm next door
Status: 03.10.2021 3:41 p.m. Peanuts instead of potatoes, apricots instead of apples: In Germany, more and more exotic fruits are being grown on trial areas and fields – a consequence…
Climate protection: is the global exit from coal getting closer?
background Status: 09/24/2021 1:29 p.m. Not only the announcement from China shows: The number of new coal-fired power plants is falling worldwide. But Beijing does not want to shut down…
Climate strike: Fridays for Future call for global protests – politics
The activists of Fridays for Future are calling for their eighth global protest for more climate protection this Friday. As the organization announced on Thursday, at least 1400 “climate strikes”…
With global warming, the risk of 100-year floods increases by 40% in Paris
Will Paris soon have its feet in the water? If the formula is smiling, the projections of the consequences of global warming on the French capital – where the temperature…
Biden announces global vaccination campaign: “We have to go all out!”
Status: 22.09.2021 10:11 p.m. Vaccination as a concerted, worldwide action: This is the core of the global campaign that is supposed to get the corona crisis under control under the…
Sea otters preserve the balance of the oceans and limit global warming
They are stars on the Internet but also do a lot for the planet. In addition to being cute, sea otters help ecosystems capture carbon from the atmosphere and store…
Limit global warming to 1.5 ° C? Impossible without immediate action, warns UN
Limiting global warming to 1.5 ° C is impossible without an immediate and massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report on the subject released Thursday by…
Significance for the global climate: Africa’s rainforests are dwindling
Status: 14.09.2021 12:34 p.m. African mountain rainforests store more carbon than originally thought. Their individual trees even surpass those of the Amazon. But Africa’s rainforests are also endangered. By Caroline…
Global warming could push 216 million people to migrate by 2050
Up to 216 million people could migrate around the world by 2050 to flee the adverse effects of climate change such as declining agricultural production, water scarcity and rising sea…