At least 180 people lost their lives in the devastating floods in mid-July. With rising temperatures, such extreme weather events will occur more frequently, researchers confirm in a current analysis.
According to climate expert Kirsten Thonicke, the extent of the devastating forest fires in eastern Russia is "very worrying". "For the third year in a row we have had an extreme fire year there."
Reconstruction after the devastating flood disaster will take years. Anyone who has lost their house can count on help from the state. But how to get the money is not yet entirely clear.
Russian forests have been burning for months. At first the situation looked manageable. But now environmentalists are seriously concerned. President Putin speaks of an unprecedented scale.
The images of the streets and houses torn away by the flood went around the world. One month after the devastating flood disaster, those involved are trying to look ahead.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
