Large demonstration in Belarus
On President Lukashenko’s birthday, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Belarus. The day before, thousands of women protested against the president. Among other things, the demonstrators want political prisoners to be released and new elections to be held
Tonight the latest state of affairs
Tension rises between Turkey and Greece
Tension at sea is running high over Cyprus. Turkey claims waters that, according to international law, belong to Cyprus and Greece. Turkey is of the opinion that it can lay claim to those waters and wants to drill for oil and gas fields
As a result, both countries are becoming more and more conflicted. Greece, Italy, France and Cyprus held a three-day military exercise last week to deter Turkey. That doesn’t seem to have succeeded, because yesterday Turkey in turn announced to hold a large shooting exercise
Fewer aircraft stripes during corona: what are the consequences for the climate?
The corona crisis offers an unexpected opportunity to find out the climate impact of condensation trails. These aircraft-induced streaks affect the weather, and ultimately the climate
Climate researchers have been trying for some time to find out how big that influence is. The corona crisis now offers an unexpected opportunity to compare theory with practice.