Der verschollene Klimaforscher
Mysteriöser Fall eines russischen Klimaforschers bietet Einblicke in politische Intrigen ums KlimaVor 40 Jahren verschwand der russische Klimaforscher Wladimir Alexandrow in Spanien und wurde nie wiedergesehen. Er galt als einer der international bekanntesten Wissenschaftler seines Landes mit besten fachlichen Kontakten im Westen. Die Suche nach ihm dauert an.
In den Monaten vor seinem Verschwinden hatte Alexandrow bei befreundeten Kollegen in den Vereinigten Staaten gewohnt, mit denen er an seinem Spezialthema arbeitete: die Berechnung möglicher Klimafolgen eines Atomkriegs.
Dazu hielt Alexandrow auch am 31. März 1985 einen Vortrag im spanischen Córdoba. Schon bei seiner Ankunft am Vortag geschah Sonderbares.
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The Invention of „Climate Risk“ – Politically Brilliant but Fatally Flawed
Part 3 of the THB series on insurance and climate changeToday’s post is Part 3 in the THB series on climate change and insurance.
Part 1 focused on the surprising recent financial performance of the insurance industry in the context of fevered claims of its looming collapse due to climate-fueled extreme events.
Part 2 explained that the insurance industry was a small part of a larger emphasis on “climate risk” by the global financial community. “Climate risk” — a concept bespoke to the industry — was defined in terms of the economic impacts of extreme weather. Because “climate risk” was novel and missed by the scientific community, the argument went, new methods and models were needed to assess that risk.
That’s where we pick things back up today — today’s Part 3 looks closer at how “climate risk” was created in global finance, representing a fatally flawed but arguably brilliant political tactic seemingly aimed at compelling the outcomes of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The larger story here is the rise of a climate-risk industrial complex in the global financial community.
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Berliner Zeitung am 4.1.2026:
„Gesellschaftlich sinnvoll“
Anschlag der „Vulkangruppe“ auf Stromversorgung: Das Bekennerschreiben im WortlautDie „Vulkangruppe“ hat ein Bekennerschreiben veröffentlicht. Sie wolle „Reiche“ treffen. Hier ist das Schreiben im Wortlaut.
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Can recycling urine help combat the climate crisis?
In the last century, synthetic fertilizers have changed the face of the planet. The current world population might be halved if not for this useful development.
However, farmers are on the verge of a fertilizer shortage set to disrupt the agricultural process.
This shortage threatens to escalate into a global food scarcity crisis—and the solution on the lips of many sustainably minded scientists might shock you.
A fertilized future
Human urine has been noted as a viable alternative to synthetic fertilizers for decades. Even green-thumbed gardeners in ancient Rome and China were aware of its benefits.
Urine and fertilizer both contain phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium—all essential for plant growth—and basically do the same thing.
But the phosphorus required for fertilizer is getting harder and harder to source. Currently, all phosphorus used in synthetic fertilizers comes from mining. When it’s gone, it’s gone (aside from the nuclear waste it leaves behind).
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Nichts anderes haben wir von der MunichRe erwartet. Alarm trotz weniger Katastrophen. phys.org:
Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still ‚alarming‘: Munich Re
Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still „alarming“ picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate change.
Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still „alarming“ picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate change.