Tag: water
New 3-D model shows Munich underground – Munich
The hydrogeologist Kai Zosseder has evaluated 20,000 boreholes and created a 3-D model of Munich’s underground. The city is rich in groundwater, but far too many areas are being sealed.…
Water sports on the Isar: Not for the inexperienced – Munich
Surfing like in California, stand-up paddling like in the Mediterranean or kayaking like in Canadian white water: Munich residents don’t have to leave their city for water sports. After all,…
Water cushions, desk bikes, ottomans… what exactly are these new “flexible classes”?
A spiked cushion filled with water to wriggle without moving from your chair (even if it means catching seasickness), rubber bands to stretch your feet during mental arithmetic, or even…
“Gigafactory” in Grünheide: Tesla causes a dispute over water
Status: 08/26/2021 10:19 a.m. The new Tesla plant southeast of Berlin is pushing the region’s waterworks to the limit. The supplier warns of problems with the drinking water supply, but…
More than a million tons of water will be released into the ocean via an underwater tunnel
Tepco, operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, will discharge into the ocean more than one million tonnes of water currently stored there via an underwater tunnel, he…
Interview on water and climate change: “Politicians are slow to react” – knowledge
How can you avoid a flood from becoming a catastrophe? Environmental scientist Claudia Pahl-Wostl on the right water strategy, the resistance of the citizens – and what Germany can learn…
Haiti after the earthquake: no water, no electricity, little help
Status: 08/22/2021 12:38 p.m. The death toll after the Haiti earthquake has risen to over 2,200. Thousands of people need medical help. NGOs try to provide at least basic services.…
Munich: outdoor pool – where are the best water slides? – Munich
Outdoor pools with slides are the most fun – but where are they particularly steep, high, spectacular? Five swimming pools in the test. Munich residents often stay true to their…
A 4×4 crosses the Passage du Gois in the middle of the rising water
Some will salute his courage, others will criticize his unconsciousness. On Sunday, a 4×4 vehicle crossed the Passage du Gois from the mainland to Noirmoutier (Vendée) while the rising tide…
Eight dead in Russian water bomber plane crash
A Russian army water bomber plane crashed this Saturday, killing the five Russians and three Turks on board, in southern Turkey where it was intervening to extinguish a fire in…