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The Amazon region is experiencing a pronounced dry phase, which is exacerbated by the El Niño climate phenomenon. A 120-day ban on targeted fires targeting agriculture in the Amazon has been in effect since September 9th.
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Fires in the Amazon region Record heat and El Niño worsen fire crisis in Manaus
Numerous fires have enveloped the Amazon metropolis of Manaus in thick smoke. Compared to the previous year, the number of fires has increased by more than 300 percent - also due to the climate phenomenon El Niño.
September 23, 2026, 11:34 p.m
After a gas leak in the residential area of Greiz, around 50 residents were able to return to their homes at night. Train operations are running again without restrictions, but the gas supply, which was switched off as a precautionary measure, has not yet been put back into operation.
At the Extreme Weather Congress in Hamburg, experts warned about the consequences of climate change. The DWD reported increasing heat waves in Germany, while the Alfred Wegener Institute forecast an ice-free Arctic by the middle of the century.

A particularly strong El Niño leads to droughts and crop failures in Asia, while the German economy is relying on Southeast Asia as a growth area. The Asian Development Bank warns of risks to economic and political stability.
The WWF is proposing fishing-free zones in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea in order to limit the fishing activities of shrimp boats by around 25 percent and to protect valuable natural areas. The future dialogue between fishermen, conservationists and the state government failed in the summer of 2025, while in Lower Saxony there are already concrete proposals for the protection of ten percent of the territorial sea.

Germany has officially joined the UN High Seas Protection Agreement. Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider deposited the ratification document in New York. The agreement regulates the protection of international waters, which make up around two thirds of the sea area.

Germany has officially joined the UN High Seas Protection Agreement. Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider deposited the ratification document at the United Nations in New York. The agreement is intended to protect two thirds of the world's oceans.