1. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    anstehenden Wahlen in dem noch stark auf Kohle angewiesenem Land zu wissen gibt. "Wir hatten verheerende Waldbrände im Westkap, zerstörerische Überschwemmungen in KwaZulu-Natal, unerträgliche Hitzewellen im Nordkap, anhaltende Dürre im Ostkap und heftige Stürme in Gauteng." In nüchternen Worten zählte Südafrikas Präsident Cyril Ramaphosa die Folgen des Klimawandels für die Provinzen des Landes...

  2. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    reduced. Other studies have already shown this. Last year, for example, economists at insurer Allianz calculated how a single summer heat wave led to reduced productivity in the United States, southern Europe and China. The result: The extreme temperatures that have become more likely due to the climate crisis would have...

  3. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    Countries and citizens around the world are contributing to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increasing far too quickly. The planet is warming. Heavy rain, storms and heat waves are increasing everywhere - in Australia as well as in Canada and Germany. The climate crisis is cross-border, international, universal. And that's exactly the crux of the matter: not everyone has the same...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    There is evidence that the high values ​​were caused by a fuel element failure."... Translation with https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) April 2nd Climate change | Heatwaves | Weather extremes Researchers sound the alarm Heatwaves are becoming worldwide more intense Man-made climate change is causing temperatures to rise, and it's not just the number of heat waves...

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    been badly sanded. But we are seeing a downward spiral. Out of fear of radical farmers, Europe's agricultural politicians are putting the protection of our livelihoods aside... * Brazil | heat wave | Floods Heavy rains Numerous deaths in floods in Brazil First came the heat wave, then the storm: Heavy rains caused floods in the southeast of Brazil...

  6. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    their share is 11 percent... * Climate change | Temperature | Health Dismal forecast until 2050 Davos report predicts millions of deaths due to climate change Floods, droughts, heat waves, tropical storms, forest fires and rising sea levels: How do these consequences of climate change affect the health of people worldwide? The World Economic Forum in Davos dares...

  7. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    “Change has become an advertising agency for bad compromises.” That is a harsh accusation at the top... * Brazil | heat | Dryness Felt temperature of 58,5 degrees Heat wave in Brazil reaches peak Headaches, nausea, circulatory problems: In Brazil, people suffer from temperatures well over 40 degrees. The Amazon region is experiencing...

  8. Newsletter XLIV 2023 - October 29th to November 4th - News+ Uranium exports from Lingen to Russia violate EU law - study by the Greens justifies the possibility of a ban

    Adaptation measures – such as drought-resistant agriculture, higher dikes to protect against rising sea levels, better medical care in the event of heat waves. However, there are too few funds available worldwide for this, and the financing gap is actually growing. This emerges from the “Adaptation Gap Report 2023” from the UN environmental program Unep. The world is...

  9. Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism

    for life, not for golf" through the streets. Water use is a burning issue in Spain. The country is facing an unprecedented drought, which has been made worse by the recent heat waves. There is a threat of widespread crop failures. The efforts have been made for months Spanish authorities to use legislation to find a way out of the crisis. The water crisis...

  10. Newsletter XLI 2023 - October 8th to 14th - News+ India - Flood and destruction - the last generation is right

    by Narendra Modi in 2014. Read more... News+ background knowledge Top of page Background knowledge ** The map of the nuclear world Extreme weather around the globe: heat waves and drought, heavy rain and floods. The internal search for extreme weather | heat | dryness | Heavy rain | Floods brought the following results, among others: September 18, 2023 - UN warn...

  11. Newsletter XXXVII 2023 - September 10th to 16th - News+ How Germany is ruining the climate with billions in gifts to industry

    * Climate crisis | Forest fires | Floods 6 climate graphics that show how extreme it is now The climate crisis is here and we are already feeling the consequences today: forest fires in southern Europe, heat waves after heat waves. The summer of 2023 will actually be by far the hottest since records began in 1940. In addition, there are more and more extreme weather situations with which we have to learn...

  12. Newsletter XXXIII 2023 - August 13th to 19th - News+ Military coup in Niger: Uranium mining and environmental destruction as deeper reasons?

    become. Even TÜV inspectors would be misled. Nobody knows what exactly they contain about many of the containers on the nuclear power site... * Climate change | heat | Cities sealed heat wave: These are Germany's concrete deserts These days, some cities are heating up particularly inhumanely. The reason: Their soil is sealed and is rarely surrounded by green areas and trees...

  13. Newsletter XXXI 2023 - July 30th to August 05th - News+ Brussels buys more fire-fighting aircraft to fight forest fires

    must. Renewable energies must cover all energy needs by 2030 in order to have any chance of limiting global warming to a maximum of two degrees Celsius. The devastating heat waves that are already occurring in southern Europe and other regions today occur at a global warming of 1,2 degrees. One can only imagine what the situation would be like with global warming of two degrees...

  14. Newsletter XXX 2023 - July 23-29 - News+ Chomsky: What happens when orders from Washington are not followed?

    and around the entire Mediterranean Heat chaos in southern Europe: power outages, curfews, planes cannot land, vacationers are leaving There is still an enormous heat wave in southern Europe. With dire consequences. For example, there are repeated power outages in Malta and Sicily. Catania/Valletta – The extreme weather continues to keep southern Europe in suspense. Enormous...

  15. Newsletter XXVIII 2023 - July 9-15 - News+ Bulgaria wants to sell Russian reactors to Ukraine

    BW, DEU July 27, 1972 (INES ? Class?) Akw Surry, VA, USA * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de July 15th Heat wave worldwide, extreme temperatures +++ Worldwide heat wave +++: The earth is glowing High temperatures everywhere are forcing people and governments to act. In Germany, statutory health insurance doctors are calling for air conditioning...

  16. Newsletter XXVII 2023 - July 2nd to 8th - News+ Is nuclear power experiencing a renaissance? There are also military interests behind it

    that we should celebrate," says British climate researcher Friederike Otto: "It's a death sentence for people and ecosystems." The USA has experienced an intense heat wave in the past few weeks. In California, temperatures rose to up to 49 degrees. Likewise in Mexico , Canada and North Africa. Scientists blame climate change, but also El Niño... * China |...

  17. Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed

    to move away from the previously mandatory annual sector targets for individual economic sectors. Instead, the focus should be on forecasts for achieving climate goals overall... * Heat wave | Oxygen deficiency | Sea temperature Expansion of the dead zones: When the seas boil Energy and climate – compact: The sea around Great Britain is currently four degrees warmer than usual....

  18. Newsletter XXII 2023 - May 28th to June 3rd - News+ Political style in Germany Please, strengthen the AfD

    - a different kind of renunciation too. In a greenhouse world, only a few people can enjoy a reasonably intact nature, sufficient drinking water throughout the year becomes a luxury and heat waves restrict freedom of movement. The question is being asked more and more frequently to what extent global warming can actually be stopped and whether it wouldn't make more sense to...

  19. Newsletter XXI 2023 - 21 to 27 May - News+ World Biodiversity Day: Will the plan to restore Europe's biodiversity fail?

    Two billion people are at risk of heat collapse. Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius make people sick and are sometimes life-threatening. A team of researchers has now calculated the global extent of increasing heat waves and shows where people are particularly at risk. Heat wave – that sounds like children licking ice cream and an overcrowded outdoor pool. But that's just one, the nice side of a...

  20. Newsletter XX 2023 - May 14th to 20th - News+ Heat waves hit poor neighborhoods particularly hard

    is. But they talk about it as if such a lifestyle were completely normal and reject any questioning... News+ Background knowledge News+ ** Heat | Poverty | Climate adaptation Heat waves hit poor urban areas particularly hard. Thousands of people die from heat waves every year. A new study shows that cities and poor districts are particularly affected.

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