Tag: meteorology
Ylenia and Zeynep: Germany in the storm – Panorama
Trains failed, flights canceled, tens of thousands of households without electricity: Ylenia has swept across large parts of Germany. And the next hurricane is already waiting. from Bernd Kramer, Verena…
Ylenia and Zeynep: Why the storms are moving over Germany – knowledge
As extreme as wind speeds of 152 kilometers per hour, measured on Thursday morning over the Brocken, may seem: From a physical point of view, it is about balancing, at…
flood disaster: "Collective system failure"
Six months after the flood disaster on the Ahr, the investigative committee meets in Mainz and listens to experts: Was the extreme rain foreseeable? .source site
Weather: is there snow at Christmas? – Knowledge
Every Christmas the same question arises: will there be snow in time? This December it remains unanswered for an unusually long time – shortly before Christmas Eve, the weather situation…
Greenland: The first rain
For the first time since weather records began, drops of water fell from the sky at the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet. . Source link
US Agency: July was the hottest on record – knowledge
Last month was the hottest month the world has had since records began in 1880, according to measurements by the US climate agency NOAA. With these data, it is still…
Meteorology: The lightning cannon
The Säntis weather mountain in Switzerland is hit by around 400 lightning bolts every year. That is why physicists are testing a new type of lightning rod there: it is…
Meteorology: The lightning cannon
The Säntis weather mountain in Switzerland is hit by around 400 lightning bolts every year. That is why physicists are testing a new type of lightning rod there: It is…
Floods in Germany: How to adapt to climate change? – Knowledge
First heat waves and drought, then heavy rain and floods: climate change is exacerbating extreme weather conditions in Germany. Strategies, on the other hand, have long been known, you just…
Weather in Germany: A lot of rain makes the summer much too wet – knowledge
For some, the previous summer has been more than just rainy: in parts of Franconia there was heavy rain and otherwise sluggishly flowing rivers overflowed and in some places even…