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upcoming elections in the country, which is still heavily dependent on coal. “We have had devastating wildfires in the Western Cape, destructive floods in KwaZulu-Natal, unbearable heatwaves in the Northern Cape, prolonged drought in the Eastern Cape and severe storms in Gauteng.” In sober words, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa counted the consequences of climate change for the country's provinces...
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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...
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...
Newsletter Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...
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...
pointed out why the effects of climate change do not make the reduction of emissions any more likely. The consequences of climate change, which are also being felt in the USA in the form of heat waves, floods and crop failures, are leading to greater inequality, refugee movements and crime, which are increasing the call for strong leaders who will in turn...
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...
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 Spanish have been trying for months Authorities to use laws to find a way out of the crisis. The water crisis is...
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...
* 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...
Newsletter XXXIII 2023 August 13th to 19th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military nuclear power industry . Some of this information only reached the public in a roundabout way...
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...
Homeowners get off cheaper than if they had to invest in a heat pump or pellet heating system themselves... * Climate change | Temperatures | Greenhouse gases | Heat wave Are deadly heat waves driven by climate change? Energy and climate – compact: New study examines the extreme temperatures in Europe, the USA and China. To what extent are rising greenhouse gases responsible for this? What...
Newsletter XXVIII 2023 - July 9-15 - News+ Bulgaria wants to sell Russian reactors to Ukraine
hurdle has been overcome... * Climate policy | heat wave | Texas Despite deadly heat waves: Texas refuses any debate on climate policy The US state of Texas is suffering from deadly heat waves, but refuses to have a public debate about the climate crisis. The Republican government promotes fossil fuels and even rejects heat adaptation. The US state of Texas remains...
Newsletter XXVII 2023 July 2nd to 8th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-exhaustive list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Excerpt for this month: July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class?) Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, DEU July 8, 2008 (INES 1 Class?)...
Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed
too warm. Around Ireland and Great Britain the water is around four degrees Celsius warmer than usual there at this time of year, writes New Scientist and speaks of one of the most severe heat waves ever recorded in the sea there. On some coasts the water temperature is 23 degrees Celsius, which is a new record for the time of year. Off the British coasts...
a different kind of renunciation. 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 still be stopped and whether it wouldn't make more sense to use resources and...
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...
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.
