RE: Is Nigeria seasonal change out of hand?
Posting from Germany:
This summer was very dry in almost every region of Germany, especially the region of Berlin (where I use to live). On the other hand there were also some heavy rains following the dryness - so the ground could not really suckle the water.
In Berlin (and also in the country side in the south-west of Germany* where I stay to make holidays these days: there it usually rains much more then in Berlin) it is forbidden to give water to the lawn and to the plants in the gardens - in order to keep more water for drinking and cooking and washing.
Some creeks here do no longer have water running, the lakes are lower than usual. The big river Rhine - a major route for shipping - is to low on water to be shipped. The river Oder has had a giantic dying of fishes and other water beings - the reason is not yet clear but might have to do with an unusual warming up of the water following more sunshining and less raining.
The water surface of the big lake Bodensee at the southern German border (to Switzerland) has sunk by far more than usual in summer and is sinking still. Many harbours are out of order. This concerns mostly tourism but also drinking water provisioning.
Fires in forests are getting common in some regions.
*This same region has had a very hard flooding just one year ago...
Thank you very much for your report from Germany... 🇩🇪
This is interesting...but i wouldnt really say it's a favourable condition....to experience, trust me.
I can only imagine this situation because i havent experience it either over here in Nigeria.
As for the river oder, i guess its a bad season for those poor water creatures..., sad..!!.
I've heard alot about wildfire some times ago in Carlifonia- USA and other part of the U.S ..., and this is the first time hearing it happens in Germany as well.
But in your case..(Germany).., what could actually cause such inferno in a forest...?
Due to the extreme drying out, the wood, the leaves and needles, the grass burns like tinder. And it doesn't have to be a carelessly discarded cigarette that causes it to blaze. Even a car parked stupidly at the edge of the forest, its brake discs still hot, can be enough. Personally, I think it's more likely to be glass (bottles or broken glass), which can be very effective as a burning glass... By the way, there is also a lot of found munitions lying around in the forests from the Second World War. Recently, this was a huge problem during a large forest fire in Brandenburg.
Durch die extreme Austrocknung brennt das Holz, die Blätter und Nadeln, das Gras wie Zunder. Und es muß gar keine fahrlässig weggeworfene Zigarette sein, die es zum Lodern bringt. Schon ein am Waldrand doof abgestelltes Auto, dessen Bremsscheiben noch heiß sind, kann ausreichen. Ich persönlich tippe eher auf Glas (Flaschen oder Scherben), die als Brennglas sehr effektiv sein dürften... Dazu kommt übrigens eine ganze Menge Fundmunition, die noch aus dem 2. Weltkrieg in den Wäldern herumliegt. Vor kurzem war das bei einem großen Waldbrand in Brandenburg ein Riesenproblem.
Thank you for the enlightenment. And you are saying is the fact..., those things could cause fire outbreak.
But i think the one i can easily point at or think of is the war weapon stored in such places...
Not even stored - they are literally lying around there: forgotten, overgrown, rusty. Incendiary in the sense of the word...
Nicht einmal gelagert - sie liegen dort buchstäblich herum: vergessen, überwuchert, verrostet. Brandgefährlich im Sinne des Wortes...
Oh my goodness...🤦♂️, isnt that rather unhealthy for humanity..?
Hopefully such spots could be identified on time and destroyed.
Wildfire, as i heard isn't a game neither is it a fictional movie..but reality.
Advanced precaution like this can can save future disaster.