Tag: Lack of water
SZ Podcast: UN Water Conference: How the drought hits Somaliland – Knowledge
Two billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water. The reasons for this are population growth, pollution from industry and agriculture – and increasingly climate change. A United…
Invention of self-cleaning toilets – Panorama
As is well known, nature produces the best achievements – let’s take the Velcro fastener: We would have missed the ingenious alternative to shoelaces for children’s shoes if the Swiss…
Heat in the mountains, lack of water in the lowlands – knowledge
The southern Schneeferner did not survive the summer. In September, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences denied the ice surface on the Zugspitze its status as a glacier, and the Schneeferner…
California – Desert Surfing – Economy
Huge fun bathing resorts are to be built in the Californian desert, despite the drought. A project has now been stopped, but not because of a lack of water. Of…
Record drought in California: the faucet is turned off for celebrities – Panorama
In California there is a record drought, the citizens have to save water. But with celebrities like Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart or Kourtney Kardashian, the pools splash and the gardens…
Drought in Europe: How does the drought come about? – Knowledge
The warning state applies to almost half of Europe, and even the alarm state for 17 percent: The latest report by the European Commission Drought Observatory is drastic, EU experts…
Drought in Europe: How does the drought come about? – Knowledge
The warning state applies to almost half of Europe, and even the alarm state for 17 percent: The latest report by the European Commission Drought Observatory is drastic, EU experts…
Saving water: Kretschmann, wimps and the washcloth – panorama
It’s often said that the best ideas come to you in the shower, and if there’s any truth to it, you might have to start worrying about the country in…
Water Shortage in France: The Helplessness of the Executive Culture
Of Nils Minkmar The battered chicken wagon is part of French crossbreed folklore, but in this brand new era it seems suspicious: did such a pillar of popular picnic culture…
Home: Where to save the most water at home
On average, every German uses 127 liters of water a day, and that should be less now. But where is the best place to start? A few tips – from…