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Climate crisis: That’s why it leaves us cold

The latest climate news is hard to beat in terms of urgency, yet it has hardly any public response. Why is that? A few weeks ago I got on the subway in Berlin and immediately had the acrid smell of something scorched, something charred. I was late, had to go to an appointment and only […]

Greenland’s Melting Ice and the Impact on Polar Bears

New research findings Greenland has lost nearly 30,000 square kilometers of ice over the past 30 years Polar bears found at risk of food shortages Greenland, despite the word “green” in its name, is actually a land of cold ice. You can hardly find any living things or plants in this country. However, global warming […]

Expert describes what happens at just 1.5 degrees

1.5 degrees of global warming compared to the pre-industrial reference period in the past 12 months. What does that mean? Expert Marie-Luise Wolff explains. Global temperatures in January 2024 will be higher than ever since records began. The European Union’s climate change service Copernicus announced this on Thursday. “Not only is it the warmest January […]