https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The biggest Arctic expedition in history will return to the German port of Bremerhaven on Monday after a year-long mission, bringing home observations from scientists that sea ice is melting at a "dramatic rate" in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20201009/biggest-arctic-expedition-in-history-returns-to-germany-with-sobering-climate-change-discoveries-bremerhaven Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:11:47 +0200 biggest-arctic-expedition-in-history-returns-to-germany-with-sobering-climate-change-discoveries-bremerhaven German scientists say the Arctic ice cap is smaller today than ever previously measured, providing further evidence of global warming and the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions. https://www.thelocal.de/20110912/37543 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:52:00 +0200 37543 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday questioned whether mankind was to blame for climate change during a visit to the remote Arctic – only to be bluntly contradicted by a German scientist. https://www.thelocal.de/20100823/29349 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:08:00 +0200 29349 A judge in Canada's northern Nunavut province has blocked a series of joint German-Canadian Arctic experiments after Inuit residents said the tests would hurt marine life, government sources said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100810/29051 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:52:00 +0200 29051