Tag: weather and storms
Weather service warns of black ice in large parts of Germany
Black ice in Rhineland-Palatinate The DWD advised to avoid being outdoors as much as possible. (Photo: dpa) Offenbach Dangerous black ice haunts large parts of Germany at the start of…
Weather service warns of black ice in large parts of Germany
Black ice in Rhineland-Palatinate The DWD advised to avoid being outdoors as much as possible. (Photo: dpa) Offenbach Dangerous black ice haunts large parts of Germany at the start of…
Heavy storm on the Italian island of Ischia – at least one dead
Mediterranean island of Ischia At least one person died in a violent storm on the Italian island. (Photo: AP) Casamicciola Cars sunken in the mud, buses torn into the sea,…
Gas storage association gives the all-clear for winter – as long as the temperatures don’t drop too far
Wolfersberg gas storage facility near Munich The scenarios show that the gas storage tanks can also be extensively filled after the coming winter, even if they are heavily emptied this…
The world community can hardly reach the 1.5 degree target – but every tenth of a degree counts
COP27 The world community meets at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Center for the annual climate conference. (Photo: Reuters) Before the start of the most important annual meeting on global…
Cold apartment in winter? How Japanese live without central heating
Tokyo I recently wondered about the proposal by ex-Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. He advised that one could put on a sweater so as not to freeze in poorly heated rooms.…
Blackout – When the panic outweighs the danger itself
Demonstration in Berlin Right-wing extremists are fueling fears of a blackout. (Photo: REUTERS) Dusseldorf Gas stove, flashlight, water, canned food, matches, candles… Are you prepared for a winter blackout? A…
That means a mild winter for electricity and gas consumption
Dusseldorf The German gas storage tanks are full just in time for the cold season. Your filling level is more than 95 percent. But will they also get us through…
“Ian” wreaks “historic” damage in Florida
Tallahassee/Washington After wreaking havoc in Florida, Hurricane Ian is heading toward the nearest US coast. With wind speeds of 120 kilometers per hour, he set course for South Carolina on…
How the drought is exacerbating the energy crisis
Power plant in Duisburg-Walsum In the middle of the energy crisis, after months of gas shortages, there is suddenly no water. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin Heinrich Kahlbaum drives the blades…
Europe is wasting its water – and member states are doing too little about it
Global trends Handelsblatt author Thomas Hanke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in the column. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Europe suffers a drought crisis. As reported by…
The Kaub Rhine level rises by more than a meter – and soon falls again
The Rhine at Kaub The water levels on the Rhine continue to rise. However, they are likely to sink again in the Middle Rhine before they reach the Lower Rhine.…
The Kaub Rhine level rises by more than a meter – and soon falls again
The Rhine at Kaub The water levels on the Rhine continue to rise. However, they are likely to sink again in the Middle Rhine before they reach the Lower Rhine.…
Bargemen expect long delays
Low water on the Middle Rhine near Kaub on August 14th, 2022 The rain wasn’t enough to push the water levels up. (Photo: IMAGO/Sascha Ditscher) Dusseldorf Despite the heavy rainfall…
Rhine level at Emmerich drops to zero
Rhine near Emmerich The fairways for commercial shipping are significantly deeper than the water level according to the gauge. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Emmerich Because of the drought, the level of the…
Drought: Europe’s electricity supply at risk
Zurich, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Dusseldorf Europe’s power grid is widely ramified and fed from different sources. But the drought leads to the failure of many power generators at the…
Drought: Europe’s electricity supply at risk
Zurich, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Dusseldorf Europe’s power grid is widely ramified and fed from different sources. But the drought leads to the failure of many power generators at the…
The low water in the Rhine is also a political failure
Low water in the Rhine In 2018, the company and the Ministry of Transport agreed on a plan against low water. The policy has done little. (Photo: Reuters) The annual…
French nuclear power plants heat river water beyond limits
The Cattenom nuclear power plant The nuclear power plant is the third largest in France. (Photo: imago stock&people) Paris France’s nuclear power plants could exceed environmental limits as a result…
Cities are to become cooler and heat-resistant in the future
Berlin Dark asphalt and lots of concrete, little green and little shade: Due to their nature, German cities can become real heat reservoirs – and for their residents resemble an…