German scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and forcing Europe to confront unthinkable adaptation plans.
Author: Elena Erdmann
She grew up in Gelsenkirchen, studied mathematics and computer science in Dortmund, and then spent time researching at the Chair of Artificial Intelligence. She joined ZEIT as a data journalist in 2017. Today, she writes about science, especially climate change. She still enjoys using data to make the topic more tangible—and regularly struggles to avoid falling into a doomsday mood while writing.