Tag: meteorology
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…
SZ podcast “To the point” – news from 07/01/2021 – knowledge
Floods in Germany, 49.5 degrees Celsius in Canada: coincidence or is such extreme weather increasing due to the climate crisis? It’s very hot, then there is lightning, thundering and pouring.…