Solar modules, fold out like an accordion
An idea from Switzerland for the roofing of parking lots, sewage treatment plants and similar infrastructures without many supporting pillars.
Sources:
https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/dhp-technology-will-parkplaetze-und-kl
21.7 degrees Celsius in Svalbard, Arctic
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/spitzbergen-temperatur-101.html
Normally it is only 5 to 8 degrees warm there at this time of year.
Sources:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/spitzbergen-temperatur-101.html
Temperature record on the Arctic archipelago Spitsbergen
https://www.t-online.de/nachhaltigkeit/id_88293424/hoechster-wert-seit
Last change: Isolde Moussot 28.07.2020
It's 21.2 degrees today. Normally it is only 5 to 8 degrees in July. July is the warmest month of the year there. In the Russian part of the Arctic, temperatures have been 5 degrees above normal since January.
Sources:
https://www.t-online.de/nachhaltigkeit/id_88293424/hoechster-wert-seit
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/spitzbergen-temperatur-101.html
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Methane escapes from the sea floor in Antarctica
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article229572460/Treibhausgase-M
Researchers are very concerned about the rapid methane release in the Antarctic Ross Sea, southeast of New Zealand. Methane is 25 times more harmful to the climate than CO2, and the source of the methane is believed to be thousands of years old algae deposits embedded under sediments.
Sources:
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article229572460/Treibhausgase-M
https://www.express.de/zukunft/natur-klima/auf-dem-meeresboden-forsche
40 luxurious houses on the coast of Australia threaten to slip into the sea
Wamberal Beach, north of Sydney
Last change: Isolde Moussot 19.08.2020
Residents have been evacuated in recent days. Their homes are threatened with destruction from sliding into the sea. Coastal erosion is increasing due to climate change.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/australia/australia-coastal-erosion-hom
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw-coastal-erosion-may-be-declared-natural-
https://whdh.com/news/luxury-homes-in-australia-are-falling-into-the-o
Further links:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-03-03/beaches-sea-level-rise-
https://www.themandarin.com.au/120168-scientists-looked-at-sea-levels-
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/climate/sea-level-inland-floods.htm
Floods and landslides in Nepal after heavy rain
At least 40 people have died.
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Floods in Bangladesh
https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-flood-situation-worsens-in-lal
Rivers have flooded 110 villages in Lalmonirhat and 250 villages in Kurigram. 10 rivers, including Teesta and Dharla, continue to rise as it rains incessantly and water from upstream India.
Sources:
https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-flood-situation-worsens-in-lal
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We are close to reaching 1.5 degrees global warming
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
The probability that the 1.5 degree warming will be achieved in at least one year from 2020 to 2024 is 20 percent. This does not include the worldwide lockdown due to the coronavirus.
Sources:
https://www.wetter.de/cms/wmo-klima-warnung-zahlen-sind-bald-erreicht-
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/09/co2-in-earths-atmo
Floods and landslides in Wuhan and Hubei, China
Rainfall, which normally occurs only every 200 years, causes severe flooding.
Sources:
https://taz.de/Hochwasser-in-China/!5694633/
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Überflutungen und Erdrutsche in Assam, Indien
724 Ortschaften sind überschwemmt in 14 Distrikten. 64 Menschen sind gestorben.
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Überflutungen und Erdrutsche in Arunachal Pradesh, Indien
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.07.2020
6 Menschen sind durch die Erdrutsche gestorben.
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Tornado an der Ostseeküste in Polen
https://weather.com/de-DE/wetter/ausland/news/2020-07-10-ostsee-tornad
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.07.2020
Das Seebad Ustronie Morskie ist betroffen. Häuser wurden zerstört.
Sources:
https://weather.com/de-DE/wetter/ausland/news/2020-07-10-ostsee-tornad