The amount of sea ice on Earth has reached record lows, as confirmed by the latest satellite measurements since 1978. This decline is the result of a long-term loss of ice in the Arctic, compounded by an unexpected and not yet fully understood loss in Antarctica. Why is sea ice crucial? Sea ice is an important indicator of climate change a...
Heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, resulting in flooding in the desert city of Dubai and major highways. Even air traffic has been diverted, and the rains have claimed their first casualty. The UAE government describes the rain as the worst in 75 years. In Dubai, 14.2 cm of rain fell in a single night and evening, the...
After less than half a year, another record has been broken. KAUST University in Saudi Arabia has succeeded in developing tandem solar cells combining silicon and perovskite with a record efficiency of 33.2%. Late last year, tandem solar cells with a record 32.5% efficiency were unveiled. These were backed by Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), b...
