First record heat and now fire in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.
The whole town is in flames, reports say. Within just 15 minutes, the fire spread. Residents had to flee.
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Was hat der Jetstream mit der Hitzewelle in Kanada und USA zu tun?
Last change: Isolde Moussot 29.06.2021
In diesem Viideo wird das erklärt.
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46.6 degrees Celsius in Canada!
Extreme heatwave in western Canada and northwestern USA.
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/wetter-extreme-hitzewelle-im-westen-ka
Last change: Isolde Moussot 29.06.2021
This is the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. More than 40 degrees were recorded across British Columbia last weekend!
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https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/wetter-extreme-hitzewelle-im-westen-ka
https://www.fr.de/panorama/oregon-portland-usa-hitzewelle-klima-gefahr
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Extreme-Hitzewelle-erfasst-USA-und-Kanada
49.6 degrees Celsius (121.3 F) in Canada, Lytton, British Columbia
Last change: Isolde Moussot 01.07.2021
This is the 3rd day in a row where heat records are broken in Canada.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57654133
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-bc-alberta-heat
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57668738
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dire-fire-warnings-issued-wake-
How do insurance companies react to increasing forest fires and extreme weather due to climate change?
Simply exclude citizens from at-risk areas from insurance?
In California, at least 2.1 million homeowners in wildfire-prone areas could now lose their home insurance. In Germany, insurance companies can
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Millions of Californians face losing insurance on homes in wildlife-pr
https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/geld-versicherungen/weitere-
https://www.test.de/Unwetterfolgen-Welche-Versicherung-zahlt-4276391-5
Volcanic eruption on Costa Rica
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/rincon-de-la-vieja/news.html
The Rincón de la Vieja volcano has ejected a cloud of ash up to 2 km high.
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https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/rincon-de-la-vieja/news.html
https://ticotimes.net/2021/06/28/rincon-de-la-vieja-volcano-registers-
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210628-giant-eruption-of-costa
Unwetter in Süddeutschland mit Hagel und Überschwemmungen
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/wetterdienst-gewitter-un
Last change: Isolde Moussot 28.06.2021
Besonders betroffen war unter anderem Bösingrn bei Rottweil.Auch für heute Nacht sind noch Gewitter mit Starkregen vorausgesagt. Sogar vor Tornados wird gewarnt.
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https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/wetterdienst-gewitter-un
https://www.wa.de/nordrhein-westfalen/wetter-nrw-tornado-unwetter-gewi
https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/unwetter-hagel-starkregen-nrw-100.html
https://www.wetter.de/cms/unwetter-in-deutschland-regenschauer-ueberfl
https://www.nrwz.de/kreis-rottweil/unwetter-im-anflug-was-kommt-da-auf
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/baden-wuerttemberg-feuerwehr-rettet-ma
https://www.wetteronline.de/wetterticker/76591559-46f2-4c8c-9045-39e66
82.4 million people were displaced by the end of 2020
Environmental degradation is one of the main causes of international migration
Last change: Isolde Moussot 26.06.2021
A very good article by Fridays For Future Germany, which analyses the causes and consequences of domestic and international refugee movements very well.
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Heavy rain, hail up to the size of tennis balls, thunderstorms and flooding in Germany
22.6.2021 to 24.6.2021 Germany
A supercell raged near Reutlingen on Wednesday with hail the size of tennis balls. 5 people were injured.
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https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/ludwigshafen/schweres-un
Tornado in the Czech Republic
Last change: Isolde Moussot 25.06.2021
5 dead and up to 200 injured. Exact numbers are not foreseeable because there are still many buried under the rubble. The municipalities of Hrusky and Moravska near the Austrian border are particularly affected.
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https://mobil.krone.at/2446636
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_90313144/
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Tornado-verwuestet-tschechische-Doerfer-a
Winterlandschaft im Juni in Baden-Württemberg
Kirchheim unter Teck wird zur Winteelandschaft im Sommer mit Hagel und Überschwemmungen.
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Unwetter in Cressier, Schweiz
https://de.euronews.com/2021/06/23/dramatische-unwetter-in-der-schweiz
70 Häuser wurden beschädigt.
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https://de.euronews.com/2021/06/23/dramatische-unwetter-in-der-schweiz