Last change: Isolde Moussot 06.04.2021
The eastern Indonesian islands of Flores and Adonar have been hit very hard. At least 128 people are dead, many missing and thousands homeless.
Sources:
https://www.dw.com/de/tote-nach-unwettern-in-indonesien/a-57098692
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/sturzfluten-indonesien-101.html
Antarctica
Has a tipping point already been reached?
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2021-04/klimawandel-antarktis-gletsc
Scientists fear that a tipping point has already been reached in Antarctica. The melting of the Pine Island Glacier may already be irreversible.
Sources:
https://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2021-04/klimawandel-antarktis-gletsc
Further links:
https://www.energiezukunft.eu/klimawandel/die-westantarktis-koennte-sc
https://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=826
The reactions of some of our politicians to the coronavirus crisis and to the climate crisis are very similar
only unfortunately with the climate crisis with far more serious consequences.
Sources:
Per App Unnötige Plastikverpackungen von Produkten fotografieren und vorformulierte E-Mail an den Hersteller schicken
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuestegegenplastik.r
Ich habe es gerade ausprobiert. Es funktioniert super und geht sehr schnell. Die vorformulierte E-Mail ist finde ich auch sehr gut gelungen.
Sources:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuestegegenplastik.r
Take pictures of unnecessary plastic packaging on products and send a pre-formulated email to the manufacturer
I have just tried it out. It works great and is very quick. I think the pre-formulated email is also very well done.
Sources:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuestegegenplastik.r
EEG levy and other government charges currently amount to 75% of the electricity price in Germany, according to a report by Spiegel.
Last change: Isolde Moussot 01.04.2021
If the price of electricity rises, it is not because of renewable energies, but because of the EEG Act and the EEG levy.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/service/bundesrechnungshof-warnt-vor
https://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=837
https://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=824
https://www.bundesrechnungshof.de/de/presse-service/pressemitteilungen
Further links:
https://energiewende.eu/zwanzig-jahre-energiewende-die-geschichte-des-
Floods in Tennessee, USA
At least 4 dead. A rainfall total of 7.01 inches fell at Nashville International Airport from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. That's the second-highest two-day rainfall total there in history, cnn.com reports.
Sources:
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-03/28/mehrere-tote-bei-ueberschwemmungen
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/weather/2021/03/28/ ...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/nashville-flooding-monday/index.html
Devastation and at least 6 deaths from numerous tornadoes in Georgia and Alabama USA
Last change: Isolde Moussot 30.03.2021
At least 6 dead. Thousands have lost their homes.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/us/tornadoes-southeast.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/tornado-strikes-overnight-in-newnan-geor
Storing surplus wind energy to supply a whole village with hot water and local heating
This future-proof technology is threatened with extinction because of the EEG Act!
Last change: Isolde Moussot 25.03.2021
With a heat storage system powered by wind energy, the village of Nechlin in Brandenburg, Germany, ,can be completely supplied with local heating and hot water. Instead of shutting down wind turbines on windy days because more electricity is produced than is needed,
Sources:
https://enertrag.com/windwaerme
https://www.rbb24.de/studiofrankfurt/wirtschaft/2020/06/energiedorf-wi
https://www.energie-und-management.de/nachrichten/erneuerbare/detail/w
Further links:
https://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=824
7.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/keine-schaeden-in-atomruine-von-fuk
A tidal wave of 1m height has reached Japan. Afterwards, the tsunami warning was lifted.
Sources:
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/keine-schaeden-in-atomruine-von-fuk
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_89694168/
Volcanic eruption in Iceland
Fagradalsfjall was inactive for 900 years
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/19/iceland-volcano-eruption
After 40,000 earthquakes in the last 4 weeks, the Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik erupts for the first time after 900 years of inactivity.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/19/iceland-volcano-eruption
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/world/iceland-volcano/index.html
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/vulkanausbruch-nahe-islands-hauptsta
https://twitter.com/Vedurstofan/status/1373058512553656321?s=09
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/island-vulkan-fagradalsfjall
Further links:
Floods and tornadoes in NSW, Australia
More than 400 mm of rain on the east coast of Australia causes severe flooding. More rain is forecast until Saturday.
Sources:
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/ungluecke/hunderte-menschen-f
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ozeanien/australien-ueberschwemmunge