Sundarbans, India – Panchanan Dolui, who lives on Mousuni Island in the Indian Sundarbans, has shifted homes three times due to floods and river erosion. Each time, he moves farther from the receding edge of the island to avoid displacement. He has watched the river eat away vast tracts of land. “Where do we go? … Read more
In the highlands of Bolivia, the country’s second largest lake, Lake Poopó, has disappeared as it has dried up and transformed into a salt desert. The consequences are important for surrounding populations and local biodiversity. First modification: 12/23/2023 – 21:08 Last modification: 12/23/2023 – 21:13 In 2015, the water of the once impressive Poopó Lake … Read more
Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 4:31 a.m Everyone talks about climate change, but few actually do anything about it. The city of Vienna doesn’t want to let this stand. In 2024, the aim is to connect art and science, politics and society with their own festival, raise awareness and develop innovative solutions. The first “Climate Biennale … Read more
NASA/KATHRYN HANSEN Sea ice is melting in the Arctic Ocean. JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The impact of climate change and global warming has accelerated the melting of ice in the Antarctic region. However, new research shows that climate engineering known as stratospheric aerosol injection has the potential to slow the rapid melting of ice in West … Read more
Fairytale meadow at Nebelsee – that sounds like “Once upon a time…”. And the fairytale meadow was indeed once, for many years, a moorland that was drained for agricultural use. The Prussians started this, and in the 1980s the local LPG finally intensified the use of the meadow as grassland. A few years ago, the … Read more
As part of the lecture series Climate: Change: Education, futurologist Reinhold Popp gave a lecture on “Fear of the Future and Climate Crisis” on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in the green lecture hall of the Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences. Listen at: klimawandelbildung.soe-sbg.at/ Photo: Simon P. Haigermoser Done 2023-10-27 07:50:42 #Lecture #series #Climate #Change … Read more
Jakarta – Scientists state that the Earth has exceeded the limits of being a safe place for humans or out of habitability standards. This is related to the many problems faced, such as pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, and climate change. In research published in the journal Science Advancesan international team of 29 experts … Read more
Funds, finance and fuel are key words at the upcoming COP28 climate summit in the UAE. These words starting with the English letter F will decide the course of the summit this time. Climate summits aim to limit global warming to within 1.5°C. The Paris Agreement requires both rich and developing-poor countries to take some … Read more
Public water reservoirs and drinking fountains, splash pads and fountains, pocket parks, green parking lots, trees and bushes in public spaces, sustainable mobility and reused buildings, starting with the public ones, are just some of the measures architect Petros Babasikas and his team recommend for Athens in the age of climate change. As heatwaves – … Read more
Greece experienced an almost 1% GDP loss as a result of the consequences of climate change, such as heatwaves and natural disasters, from the beginning of May to August 4, according to Allianz Research. The fact that this number effectively “takes away” less than half of the growth that the Greek economy is predicted to … Read more