Tag: Climate change
NASA is creating a digital twin of the Earth! Here’s why
NASA has launched a comprehensive initiative to harness the power of artificial intelligence in the fight against climate change. By creating a digital twin of the world, using artificial intelligence-based…
America’s rivers are drying up – threatening supply chains and tourism
new York The ongoing drought threatens the most important waterways in the USA: Logistics on the Mississippi, the most important American transport river, is in danger for the second year…
Darken the sky for the climate
sunset The increased concentration of aerosols in the stratosphere would refract more light during sunsets and create a colorful sky. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Dusseldorf In Indonesia, the Tambora volcano shoots a…
Thousands of holidaymakers flee the flames on Rhodes
Forest fires in Rhodes Hotels and guesthouses had hoped for a new record in tourist numbers – but then the flames came. (Photo: dpa) Athens Day seven of the devastating…
Thousands of holidaymakers flee the flames on Rhodes
Forest fires in Rhodes Hotels and guesthouses had hoped for a new record in tourist numbers – but then the flames came. (Photo: dpa) Athens Day seven of the devastating…
Scorching heat and ghost towns – How America wants to save its metropolises
Los Angeles The heat wave is causing record temperatures in the city, and many are fleeing to the cooler countryside. (Photo: dpa) Washington, San Francisco Climate change is threatening big…
“The New Normal on Earth is Warming”
Washington Hardly a day went by in July without an extreme weather event in the news. “California’s Death Valley sizzles during the ongoing heat wave”, “Siesta in Germany – employers…
Climate researchers see the economy in danger
Munich Florian Imbery, climate expert at the German Weather Service (DWD), is familiar with freak weather. But at the moment he is witnessing colleagues sitting in front of their data…
Peter Sloterdijk in an interview on AI, China, Russia, climate protection and Davos
Peter Sloterdijk In the Handelsblatt interview, the philosopher talks about AI, climate protection and political and economic elites. (Photo: IMAGO/Horst Galuschka) Munich The host welcomes you barefoot. His big dog…
Peter Sloterdijk in an interview on AI, China, Russia, climate protection and Davos
Peter Sloterdijk In the Handelsblatt interview, the philosopher talks about AI, climate protection and political and economic elites. (Photo: IMAGO/Horst Galuschka) Munich The host welcomes you barefoot. His big dog…
Federal Environment Agency brings restrictions into play
Low water in the Rhine near Bingen A limitation of municipalities and cities could be the withdrawal of water from rivers to protect the water bodies from drying out. (Photo:…
Which countries emit the most CO2?
Climate change – Which country has the highest CO2 emissions? Here you can read the emission comparison between the individual countries of the world. (pictured: coal terminal in Huanghua, China)…
Why July is trend-setting for agricultural commodities
corn harvest The corn price is currently fluctuating greatly. (Photo: imago images/serienlicht) Frankfurt The drought in the US is affecting corn cultivation: around 64 percent of corn crops are affected…
When will our water run out?
Dusseldorf The lack of water is visible these days: New York is shrouded in yellowish smoke because the forests in nearby Canada are burning. It transforms soils in Spain into…
EU should significantly reduce emissions by 2040
Dust rises from a dry field into the sky According to the scientists, the EU should reduce its emissions by 90 to 95 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. (Photo:…
Photovoltaic on sea, rail or noise barrier
Cologne From a great height they look like fat eyes on a soup, and they are supposed to bring power, the floating solar collectors on the sea – six platforms,…
Uruguay only has drinking water for three weeks
Berlin When Federico Kreimerman turns on the tap at home in Uruguay these days, a salty broth drips out of it, leaving a white crust in the water pot in…
First tropical virus vaccine about to be approved
Work for the mosquito atlas Doreen Walther at her workplace in the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research. The biologist identifies mosquitoes under the microscope and enters the results in…
Uruguay only has drinking water for three weeks
Berlin When Federico Kreimerman turns on the tap at home in Uruguay these days, a salty broth drips out of it, leaving a white crust in the water pot in…
Review: The sky, fiery red – The earth on the brink of catastrophe
Munich Jimmy Carter, 98, is perhaps the most underrated US President of the past 100 years. In 1977, in his second year in office, the head of state promised to…