Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Die Schiffe sind noch da. Die Industrie ist noch da. Der Rhein fließt noch. Aber Niedrigwasser verändert, was das ganze System leisten kann. Manchmal ist Regen nicht nur Wetter, sondern Infrastruktur. 000
Reposted by Uta BellinDIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 30/09/2026Die Pegelstände des Rheins sind weiterhin sehr niedrig. Das trifft die Binnenschiffer, treibt die Preise und bremst die Wirtschaft. Ein Besuch an Bord der Nepomukzeit.deBinnenschifffahrt: Bitte nur halb vollmachen, sonst läuft der Kahn auf GrundDie Pegelstände des Rheins sind weiterhin sehr niedrig. Das trifft die Binnenschiffer, treibt die Preise und bremst die Wirtschaft. Ein Besuch an Bord der Nepomuk 133
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I hadn’t seen the swans for four weeks. Today, their five grey cygnets were nearly as large as their parents. One adult held its head high; some groomed, others rested in the sun. I wondered what the river provides that helps them thrive. 000
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Perhaps the best way to talk about climate is to start with something we don’t understand and get curious. 010
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I had no idea what El Niño had to do with the Panama Canal. Then I discovered it is partly a machine powered by rainfall. Ships are lifted 26 metres to an artificial lake using freshwater and gravity. Less rain means less water for ships and people. I’ve been down that rabbit hole all morning. 110
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026People across the road wore shorts and short sleeves on a warm September Saturday. I wore a light anorak. Some trees stay green; others turn. One insect looked suspiciously like a tiny surveillance drone. We’ve all got the autumn memo; we each respond in our own way. I wouldn’t miss my daily walk. 000
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I could see two wind turbines in the distance, just doing their thing. Turbineing. Same path, more light. I'm so glad I don't walk past all this anymore. 000
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Half an hour later, on the same path, I noticed a whitebeam tree with red fruit. Then another one. 100
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It was so dark this morning I could barely identify the trees. The foliage wasn't quite black. It wasn't even a black-and-white picture. Then a little light touched the hedge and the green came through. 110
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A system can absorb disruption as long as it still has margin. El Niño is now meeting communities, ecosystems and economies whose reserves have already been repeatedly drawn down. 0284
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hitze kommt selten allein. Sie trifft auf Menschen, deren Herz, Lunge oder Nieren ohnehin kaum noch Reserven haben – und nimmt ihnen den letzten Spielraum. In der Statistik erscheint dann oft die Vorerkrankung. Die Hitze bleibt unsichtbar. Die Zahl erzählt also nur einen Teil der Geschichte. 093
Uta Bellin @utabellin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Late September in Scotland, and summer seems to have returned. I took off the sailing jacket I didn’t need. Insects hummed and the warm grass smelled of summer. In the woodland, it was green above and autumn below. Nobody had coordinated the dress code. 020