In June, the joint sealant melted along 36 kilometres of the Leipzig Public Transport Authority (LVB) track network. Tram services came to a complete standstill for days, and 2,000 Leipzig residents rushed to help when the LVB sought volunteers to scrape away the overflowing joint sealant. In some cases, they did so even when temperatures […]
The thermometer in Leipzig read up to 42.5 degrees in the shade during that remarkable week at the end of June, when the heat even caused the grout between the tram tracks to melt, bringing tram services to a standstill for days. And such temperatures will become more common in Leipzig in future. That is […]
Meanwhile, the fourth major heatwave of 2026 is sweeping across Germany and Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C – levels never before recorded at local weather stations in the past 150 years. What is particularly worrying and critical is the increasing number of consecutive tropical nights with temperatures of over 20, 25 or even 30 […]
In case readers are unfamiliar with the term ‘pigeon chess’, here is one of the usual explanations: “Arguing with ignorant people is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play chess, the pigeon will knock over all the pieces, poo on the board and strut about as if it had won.” […]
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