Fire Historian on the West Coast Wildfires: “California Is Built To Burn, To Burn Explosively”
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In an interview, Stephen Pyne, a fire historian and emeritus professor at Arizona State University, discusses the wildfires in California and steps that can be taken to help prevent them in the future․
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In an interview, Stephen Pyne, a fire historian and emeritus professor at Arizona State University, discusses the wildfires in California and steps that can be taken to help prevent them in the future․
Flood Disaster Could Become a Major Issue in German Election
#International #Germany #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #GermanElection2021
This week's devastating floods in western Germany could very well bring climate change to the forefront of the country's national election․ A similar weather disaster in 2002 tipped the ballots․
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This week's devastating floods in western Germany could very well bring climate change to the forefront of the country's national election․ A similar weather disaster in 2002 tipped the ballots․
Catastrophic Flooding Spotlights Germany’s Poor Disaster Preparedness
#Politik #Deutschland #NaturalDisasters
The floods in western Germany show how poorly prepared the federal and state governments are for major disasters․ The country’s efforts at disaster management have been highly convoluted, but pressure is growing following last week’s flooding catastrophe․
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The floods in western Germany show how poorly prepared the federal and state governments are for major disasters․ The country’s efforts at disaster management have been highly convoluted, but pressure is growing following last week’s flooding catastrophe․
Germany’s New Climate Reality: A Country Races to Prepare for the Unavoidable
#International #Germany #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #Environment
Floods, storms, forest fires – events that used to be extreme have become the new normal․ Now German officials are building dikes, underground storage tanks and green roofs to avert disaster․ Will it be enough?
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Floods, storms, forest fires – events that used to be extreme have become the new normal․ Now German officials are building dikes, underground storage tanks and green roofs to avert disaster․ Will it be enough?
Climate Change Creates New Challenges for Russian Firefighters
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Russia's president once declared that climate change is caused by "invisible changes in the galaxy․" Now, large parts of Yakutia in Siberia are on fire․ The permafrost is threatened and the government response has been inadequate․
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Russia's president once declared that climate change is caused by "invisible changes in the galaxy․" Now, large parts of Yakutia in Siberia are on fire․ The permafrost is threatened and the government response has been inadequate․
Weather Disaster in Austria: Finger Pointing After Severe Flooding in Small Town
#International #GlobalSocieties #Austria #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange
A bitter dispute has erupted in Austria following recent flooding․ Did environmentalists hinder the implementation of effective flood-control measures? The debate is a preview of similar arguments that could soon be seen in Germany․
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A bitter dispute has erupted in Austria following recent flooding․ Did environmentalists hinder the implementation of effective flood-control measures? The debate is a preview of similar arguments that could soon be seen in Germany․
The Earthquake in Turkey and the Question of Guilt
#International #NaturalDisasters #RecepTayyipErdogan #Turkey
After Monday's devastating natural disaster, people in Turkey are living in tents and the mayor of one city is running his office out of a van․ Hundreds of thousands of people are just trying to cope․ Meanwhile, President Erdoğan is facing critical questions as a result of the massive crisis․
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After Monday's devastating natural disaster, people in Turkey are living in tents and the mayor of one city is running his office out of a van․ Hundreds of thousands of people are just trying to cope․ Meanwhile, President Erdoğan is facing critical questions as a result of the massive crisis․
Zelenskyy's Heroes: Ukraine's Best Respond to the Earthquake in Turkey
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Rescue workers from Ukraine have been working nonstop since the Russian invasion to save civilians from the ruins of their buildings․ After the earthquake in Turkey, though, some of them took a break from the war to help out in the disaster zone․
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Rescue workers from Ukraine have been working nonstop since the Russian invasion to save civilians from the ruins of their buildings․ After the earthquake in Turkey, though, some of them took a break from the war to help out in the disaster zone․