The COP25 climate summit in Madrid is over
Unfortunately without the results expected by many climate protectors.
https://mobil.stern.de/politik/ausland/luisa-neubauer-im-stern--diese-
Luisa Naubauer reports on this in her column in Stern.
Sources:
https://mobil.stern.de/politik/ausland/luisa-neubauer-im-stern--diese-
After heavy storms on Friday the 13.12.2019 flooding in France
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/frankreichs-suedwesten-zwei-menschen-s
A 76 year old man was swept away by the floods in front of his house. Eleven departments were on high alert. Power outages are also reported 70,000 households had no electricity on Friday. Also on Saturday, 40,000 households were without electricity at times.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/frankreichs-suedwesten-zwei-menschen-s
6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines at 14.11 local time (7.11 Central European Time)
Mindanao Island
A six-year-old girl was killed by a wall. At least 14 people were injured. For weeks the earth has been shaking in the region.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/philippinen-erdbebenserie-erschuettert
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For weeks, there have been fires all around Sydney
80 fires were counted
https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article204183076/Feuer-in-Sydney-Gesun
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
University Harvard is going vegan
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.12.2019
For climate protection
Sources:
https://netzfrauen.org/2019/11/13/vegan/
https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/news/harvard-is-going-vegan-to-save-t
Area of the northern district of Kurigram in Bangladesh
flooded
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-bangladesh-front
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.12.2019
119 people have lost theier lives and 7 million people have been affected by the flooding this year
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-bangladesh-front
Don't Stop the music, stop climate change
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.12.2019
Music to Stop climate change in many versions.
Sources:
https://vimeo.com/374166897?ref=fb-share&1
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=827915674315985&id=6916130
Jingle Bells pour la protection du climat
Last change: Isolde Moussot 20.12.2019
Version pour la planète.
Sources:
Resolution 2020 Song for our planet
Join in and send in your version for the song.
Sources:
https://resolution2020.global/
Further links:
Hātea Kapa Haka, a Māori roopu from Whangārei in New Zealand
Greta Thunberg live from the climate summit COP25 Madrid
There is no hope from governments or from the UN. Hope comes from the people. They are ready to change, says Greta Thunberg in her speech today at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid.
Sources:
Indicate your location and you will see how the development of global warming in your city looks like
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2019-12/klimawandel-globale-erwaermu
Very impressively it is shown how global warming has changed since the beginning of weather recording in the selected city.
Sources:
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2019-12/klimawandel-globale-erwaermu