Drought

17.05.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

One third of pasture land and a quarter of all arable land and forests worldwide are affected. Biodiversity and thus life in the soil is also threatened. As a result, the regeneration of the soil is also at risk.

Sources:

https://www.bund-rlp.de/service/meldungen/detail/news/studie-boeden-we

https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/themen/biologische-vielfalt-naturschut

https://www.zeit.de/2019/06/erdboden-erdkruste-oekosystem-bodenfruchtb

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruchtfolge

Further links:

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/boden-landwirtschaft/bodenbelast

27.04.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

An analysis shows which regions in Germany are particularly affected and to what extent.

Sources:

https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2020-04/klimawandel-duerresommer-deu

26.04.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

Extreme water shortage in Chile. Central Chile becomes a desert. The problem is aggravated by mining and water-intensive agriculture, for example with avocados and other fruits that are also exported to Europe. In addition, the population suffers from privatisation

Sources:

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/wem-gehoert-das-wasser-zentralch

https://weather.com/de-DE/de-DE/wetter/ausland/video/60-prozent-wasser

https://blickpunkt-lateinamerika.de/artikel/megaduerre-bremst-kupferab

https://de.euronews.com/2020/04/07/chile-trockenheit-verscharft-corona

19.01.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

In Pernik at the moment there is only occasional water from the tap and it is dirty and stinks. The town is supplied by a drinking water reservoir and it is almost dried up.

Sources:

https://www.ard-wien.de/2020/01/17/gefahr-aus-der-leitung-wasserkrise-

http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-648311.html

Further links:

https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Bulgarien-Ein-Loch-ist-im-Eimer-46279

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/O-9-2020-000001_DE.html

18.01.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de
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Africa's wildlife is dying because of the drought. Film about the current situation.

Sources:

https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Suedafrikas-Wildtiere-ve

17.01.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de
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How will we live in the future? The decision is made now whether we do this consciously or not. Doing nothing is also a clear decision in this case.

Sources:

Further links:

https://www.sciencealert.com/stanford-researchers-have-a-plan-to-tackl

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/10/desmond-tutu-anti-

08.01.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de
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Camels drink too much water, they say. Because of the drought, they penetrate into communities of indigenous people in search of water.

Sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7858237/More-10-000-Australia

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/10-000-feral-camels-to-be

Further links:

Reminder 720 000 liters of water per day for coal mines

02.01.2020 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

Cars with people fleeing from the flames blocked the streets. Whole villages are in flames. Some places are cut off from the outside world because of bush fires.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/world/australia/fires.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=LPN1SODmaMw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=JY_TVHfFhpE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qYqK8lWTD10&feature=share

Further links:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.insider.com/australia-bushfires-gener

26.12.2019 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

The bushfires in Australia have become so extensive that they are threatening more and more houses. Animals and people are dying in the flames.

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nsw-country-hour/firefighters/11

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212520495606021&id=17919

Further links:

https://mobil.stern.de/politik/australiens-premier-zu-greta-thunbergs-

https://australianews-today.com/world-temperature-map-shows-how-austra

https://theaimn.com/scott-morrison-should-resign/

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1134739996871695&id=251142

12.12.2019 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

The air is so bad in Sydney that the fire alarms go off. In the northwest there is a fire front 60 km long. 2000 firemen are on duty.

Sources:

https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article204183076/Feuer-in-Sydney-Gesun

25.09.2019 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de

Heute Morgen wurde ich vom Regen geweckt. Noch nie habe ich mich so über Regen gefreut. Es war Musik in meinen Ohren. Die Bäume sterben in Deutschland wegen Dürre.. Zunächst waren die Fichten betroffen, weil sie nur flache Wurzeln haben. .

Sources:

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/So-kaputt-ist-der-deutsche-Wald-article211

Further links:

https://sachsen-anhalt.nabu.de/natur-und-landschaft/wald/info.html

https://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/magdeburg/schaden-borkenkaefer-natio

Film über das Sterben der Fichten

https://taz.de/Klimawandel-in-Deutschland/!5610992/

https://www.dstgb.de/dstgb/Homepage/Schwerpunkte/Kommunalwald%20in%20D

18.09.2019 Author: Isolde Moussot Translator: Isolde Moussot Original language: de
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Seit 6 bis 7 Jahren gehen die Niederschäge zurück. Die meisten Bäche und Flüsse sind ausgetrocknet. Die Ernte ist kathastrophal. Es droht eine Hungersnot.

Sources:

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/klimawandel-duerre-in-sambia-af

https://taz.de/Duerre-in-Sambia/!5607141/