by P. Gosselin, July 17, 2021 in WUWT/NTZ
Harsh criticism of German authorities failing to act is mounting in the aftermath of the recent deadly floods.
Germany’s New Orleans
Many of the over one hundred people died in the recent flood disaster in Central Western Germany could have been prevented – had the responsible institutions heeded the warnings that had been already issued days in advance by the weather services. Authorities had been warned days early, yet they did nothing to prepare to evacuate and mobilize resources. The media did nothing to warn.
Veteran meteorologist: “much could have been prevented”
Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann told in a PULS 24 interview that “much of it could have been prevented” and that “people could have been warned”.
“The rainfall could not have been prevented” but the authorities and the “media could have warned the population.” The veteran Swiss meteorologist is surprised by the “surprise of the authorities” and says “people could have been evacuated or at least items moved to higher floors”.
“Let people drown” as “they broadcast shit”
Kachelman also commented to Germany’s leading national daily, Bild: “It hurts when the very people who would have the resources to accompany such a weather situation 24/7 do nothing to save lives. But they broadcast shit and let people drown.”
Unpreparedness becoming a German habit
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by I. Randall, July 12, 2021 in DailyMail
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Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University recorded the emissions of 167 cities
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The largest carbon emitters were found to be Asian megacities like Shanghai
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Cities in Europe and the US emit more than those in most developing countries
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Of 42 cities with data spanning 2012–2016, 30 showed emissions reductions
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Yet the team warned we are not on track to meet global climate change targets
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THE WORST EMITTERS
In their study, Dr Chen and colleagues looked at greenhouse gas emissions from 167 cities across 53 countries.
The worst 75 cities for total emissions were as follows (with figures in megatonnes of CO₂ equivalent):
- Handan, China (199.71)
- Shanghai, China (187.93)
- Suzhou, China (151.79)
- Dalian, China (142.51)
- Beijing, China (132.58)
- Tianjin, China (125.89)
- Moscow, Russia (112.53)
- Wuhan, China (110.86)
- Qingdao, China (93.56)
- Chongqing, China (80.58)
- Wuxi, China (76.88)
- Urumqi, China (75.32)
- Guangzhou, China (71.03)
- Huizhou, China (68.74)
- Shijiazhuang, China (67.80)
- Zhengzhou, China (66.16)
- Tokyo, Japan (66.08)
- Shengyang, China (64.10)
- Kaohsiung, China (63.64)
- Kunming, China (62.96)
- Shenzhen, China (62.91)
- Hangzhou, China (61.41)
- Hong Kong, China (55.90)
- Yinchuan, China (55.49)
- Chengdu , China (54.49)
- New York City, US (51.31)
- Manilla, Philippines (49.47)
- Bangkok, Thailand (49.22)
- Dubai, UAE (48.26)
- Seoul, Korea (48.06)
- Nanjing, China (47.94)
- Istanbul, Turkey (47.53)
- Frankfurt, Germany (45.73)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (43.86)
- Changchun, China (42.62)
- Guiyang, China (42.09)
- Saint Petersburg, Russia (42.07)
- Singapore, Singapore (40.38)
- Jinan, China (38.49)
- Perth, Australia (36.33)
- San Diego, USA (35.02)
- Jiaxing, China (33.94)
- London, United Kingdom (33.58)
- Houston, USA (33.41)
- Stuttgart, Germany (32.82)
- Caracas, Venezuela (31.77)
- Chicago, USA (31.48)
- Harbin, China (30.81)
- Mexico City, Mexico (30.69)
- Lanzhou, China (29.87)
- Lagos, Nigeria (29.33)
- Xi’an, China (28.15)
- Berlin, Germany (27.48)
- Taiyuan, China (26.73)
- Los Angeles, USA (26.55)
- Tshwane, South Africa (26.14)
- Nanchang, China (25.17)
- Sao Paulo, Brazil (24.95)
- Johannesburg, South Africa (24.72)
- Changsha, China (24.64)
- Hohhot, China (23.47)
- Durban, South Africa (22.68)
- Mumbai, India (22.57)
- Hanoi, Vietnam (22.42)
- Torino, Italy (21.86)
- Cape Town, South Africa (21.53)
- Yokohama, Japan (20.96)
- Nanning, China (20.90)
- Santiago, Chile (20.03)
- Osaka, Japan (19.76)
- Hamburg, Germany (19.45)
- Chennai, India (19.32)
- Hefei, China (18.81)
- Toronto, Canada (18.08)
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (17.54)
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