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Vorbemerkungen Im November 2020 brach auf dem Windmessfeld Grevenbroich einer der drei Rotorarme einer der größten, bisher gebauten VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) ab. Über die Unfallursache wird noch gerätselt und spekuliert. Die VAWT wurde von der schweizerischen AGILE WIND …
The huge iceberg that split from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf on 12 July 2017 is now in the open waters of the South Atlantic near the South Orkney Islands, about 1050 km from its birthplace. Having lost two chunks …
Giant iceberg A68 after three years drifting in the South Atlantic. Read more »
The last 12000 years – Deviation of Temperature This graph by Alexander Radtke shows the global annual mean temperature deviation for the last 12 000 years. The baseline is the 20th century mean, min on the far left -1.37 C …
This graphic compares the year-to-date temperature anomalies for 2020 (black dot) to what were ultimately the ten warmest years on record: 2016 (1st), 2019 (2nd), 2015 (3rd), 2017 (4th), 2018 (5th), 2014 (6th), 2010 (7th), 2013 (8th), 2005 (9th), …
Global temperatures in 2020 so far were the second highest on record Read more »
Die Internationale Energieagentur (IEA) hat kürzlich eine Analyse zu den Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Krise veröffentlicht. Da sie für das Jahr 2020 einen beispiellosen Rückgang der energiebedingten CO2-Emissionen vorhersagt, könnten die möglichen Auswirkungen auf das Klima völlig neue Argumente für die Klimadebatte …
Die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Krise auf die globalen CO2-Emissionen und das Klima. Read more »
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just published an analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 Crisis. As they predict an unprecedented reduction in energy related CO2 emissions in 2020 the possible impact on the climate could provide completely new …
The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on global CO2 emissions and the climate. Read more »
The Mauna Loa Observatory on the island of Hawaii is known for the continious monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The graphs show monthly mean carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. The carbon dioxide data (red curve), measured as …
Mauna Loa: Can we see a change in the CO2 record because of COVID-19? Read more »
The Argentine research base, Esperanza, on the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula, set a new record temperature of 18.3°C on 6 February, beating the former record of 17.5°C on 24 March 2015, according to Argentina’s national meteorological service (SMN). …
New temperature record for Antarctic continent reported Read more »
The Guardian – international edition – presents this timeline showing that fossil fuel companies have been aware of the impact on global climate at least since the 1950s. 1959 The physicist Edward Teller tells the American Petroleum Institute (API) a …
Climate Change: Half a century of dither and denial Read more »
Another year, another record Geneva, 25 November 2019 Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization. This continuing long-term trend means that future generations will be confronted with …
Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere reach yet another high Read more »