Berlins Bürgermeister Michael Müller (SPD) Blockiert Massnahmen gegen Luftverschmutzung, und Klimawandel

Berlins regierender Bürgermeister Michael Müller (SPD) legte Heute sein Veto gegen wichtige Klimamassnahmen ein, obwohl dies im Vorfeld mit den Koalitionspartnern der Grünen und Linke Parteien abgesprochen wurde. Um was ging es? Verbot für Diesel in der Innenstadt ab dem Jahr 2030 Solarpflicht auf Dächern Einführung einer City-Maut Anhebung der Parkgebühren In Berlin stieg der…

Climate Change and the Inevitable Hunger for War

Neuroscientist Joseph Herbert asked in Psychology Today, if without testosterone, would there be war? He briefly explains tendencies of the males drive, fueled by the testosterone hormone, for violence, and that in our entire human history, we went often to war. Young males have a natural tendency, which seems testosterone-related, to form coalitions.  This includes…

Scientists Detect Signs of Abrupt Climate Shift in Arctic

Ice cores obtained years ago document an ominous rise of temperatures, abrupt change manifesting just within a few decades. First scientists thought this must be an error, but slowly they realize what it could mean for us today. Research into the polar ocean, found, it is getting hotter at a rate faster than even the worst…

Massive Methane Hydrate Dissociation Discovered near Brazil Coast

A joint research team from Brazil and France, spearheaded by professor Marcelo Ketzer and his colleagues from the Linnaeus University uncovered methane gas leakage from gas hydrate dissociation in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. The study authors suggest that the leakage is tied to climate change, more specifically to ocean warming. Along the…