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Climate in summer: as if you had never been away – knowledge
She was probably naive, hoping that summer would fix it. Somehow he had always done that. Stress at work: already gone on the journey over the Brenner Pass. Trouble with…
Climate: Which tipping points threaten when? – Knowledge
Of Benjamin von Brackel If you want to spread a bad mood, you only have to drop the term “tipping points”. If the world warms above certain thresholds, this could…
Climate change: 2022 warmest summer in Europe since records began – Knowledge
The summer months from June to August were warmer in Europe than at any time since records began. This was announced by the EU climate change service Copernicus on Thursday.…
2022: Warmest summer in Europe since records began – Knowledge
The summer months from June to August were warmer in Europe than at any time since records began. This was announced by the EU climate change service Copernicus on Thursday.…
World Weather Organization: Climate change worsens air quality – Knowledge
According to the World Weather Organization (WMO), longer and stronger heat waves and the associated forest fires like this summer worsen air quality. As climate change causes more and more…
Archaeology: Who Invented Democracy? – Knowledge
The cradle of western democracy is in Greece. But even in America, Central Europe and Asia, people developed forms of co-determination as early as antiquity. Did they also invent democracy?…
Club of Rome: How humanity can still save itself – Knowledge
50 years ago, the think tank Club of Rome shook the world up with its report “The Limits to Growth”. Today it is considered the most influential publication on the…
Geology: How plate tectonics affects climate
New ocean floor forms much more slowly today than it did 15 million years ago. What this could be related to – and what that means for global warming. source…
Environmentally friendly air conditioners – knowledge – SZ.de
The demand for space coolers is growing – in Germany alone, according to the Federal Statistical Office, by 28 percent between 2019 and 2020. “A/Cs” (air conditioners) have become indispensable…
Oxygen extracted from the Martian atmosphere for the first time – knowledge
Until now, it was only a theoretical concept: extracting oxygen for breathing air and rocket fuel from the thin carbon dioxide atmosphere of the planet Mars. With an experiment on…