Tag: climate change documentary
600-year-old Buddhist statue revealed; coincidence or heaven’s will?
China’s Yangtze basin area is going through unprecedented heat waves and droughts. The water levels in many places where the Yangtze river flows are hitting new record lows. Rivers have dried up, ships are grounded, and crops are wilting. The severe droug...
Why Did The Earth Totally Freeze For 100 Million Years?
Why Did The Earth Totally Freeze For 100 Million Years?
Europe's rivers are running dry as the climate crisis worsens | DW News
Much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere is battling either wildfires, low water levels, harvest warnings, water use restrictions or a mixture of all these. In Germany, one core focus of the drought is the Rhine River, which ultimately connects the Alps...
Why Lake Mead is Running Out of Water
The Colorado River is one of the most important rivers in the United States, and supplies water to more than 40 million people. Along this 1400 mile long stretch is river lies Lake Mead, the largest Resoivwar in the United States. While the Colorado River...
‘Obsessed with doom’: Greta Thunberg has ‘gone bust’
“A mere child, full of rage, obsessed with doom, totally devoid of any practical solutions – but here she was lecturing the world on how to fuel their 21st century economies,” Mr Bolt said. “Thunberg is now a victim of her own success in scaring people in...
Historic drought is threatening Italy’s water supply | DW News
Scarce rain and successive heat waves across Europe have affected river discharges and water levels. In Northern Italy, there hasn't been significant rainfall for months, and snowfall this year was down 70%, resulting in less meltwater. That's led to a dr...
The Future of the North Sea
Into Europe: The North Sea is turning into Europe’s largest power plant, with massive wind farms being built all across the North Sea. While oil and gas extraction and fishing have historically played a huge role in the region, their importance is set to...
Will drying rivers run businesses aground? | Business Special
The Yangtze, the Thames, the Rhine – all are nearing historic low water levels as drought bears down on Europe and China. Now the pressure is on industries and shipping firms to find alternatives. They won’t be cheap.
Floods, droughts and effects of extreme weather conditions.| DW Documentary
Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding. Whereas weather systems were relatively...
Floods, drought and the consequences of extreme weather | DW Documentary
Long periods of sunny weather; a few heavy rain showers. That’s all fine...or is it? With increasing frequency, summer days are turning into long periods of drought, while rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding.