Eleni Myrivili has the mammoth task of ensuring the survival of Athens. As the city’s newly appointed “chief heat officer,” she is working on ways to prepare the Greek capital for the consequences of climate change. That’s no small feat: The city has 3 million residents — and is almost …
Read More »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. Whereas weather systems were relatively moderate and predictable in recent centuries, now they appear to have been …
Read More »Why can’t your brain comprehend climate change? | DW Documentary
The science all points to one thing: we’re heading for a climate catastrophe that can still be averted. But humans remain reluctant to change their habits. What’s the reason for this inertia? What’s getting in our way? Climate change is a reality that’s becoming clearer to us with every year …
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