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The Klimanews also report on the first settlement of the hawk owl in Upper Austria, of the search for planet B, from research aircraft to Tyrol and bacteria that make them clean energy from poisonous carbon monoxide.
Bio is cheaper than conventional for nutrition
Can a family in Austria afford to switch from conventional diet to biokost? This question answers one study of the WWF with the Institute for Biological Agriculture (FIBL) with: Yes. If you leave out expensive products such as alcohol, meat and other animal foods as well as soft drinks and sweets, you will quickly save money. The calculations show that a lot of fruit, vegetables and legumes would protect the account of a family of four. The purchase of conventional and highly processed foods would be more expensive for an average of 125 euros a month. Purely vegan diet can even save 225 euros a month. The change authors around Martin Schlatzer (FIBL and BOKU Vienna) emphasize that the change is also useful for people’s health and the protection of the environment.
The first hawk owls start for Upper Austria
On Friday, June 13th, the time had come: After years of efforts by the VET-Med University and the Austrian bird’s eyeout, the first hawk owl near Grünau in the Almtal were released. The young birds come from the resettlement project of the Konrad Lorenz Institute. This impressively large owl species is mainly threatened by kills. For a stable population, hawk owl needs extensive natural deciduous mixed forests with old trees. Red books are particularly important for the owls breeding in tree caves. After a successful resettlement in Vienna and Lower Austria, the participants put great hope in the project in Upper Austria.
There is no plan B in space for earth
On posters at Klimmademos says: « There is no planet B ». But in search of a “second earth”, it is not enough to find exoplanets in a habitable zone – you also have to have a lifelong atmosphere. Researchers of the Graz Institute for Space Research (ÖAW) come to the conclusion: Often you will come across helium-dominated gas sleeves on earth-like planets, in which no complex life cannot develop.
The team around Helmut Lammer now has the analyzes of the original atmosphere for sun-like stars in Nature Astronomy published.
Airplanes measure the air on Tyrolean Alps from Monday: Inntal and Etschtal are model for better forecasts in the mountains.
The weather in the mountains is often unpredictable. A large team of European partners now wants to measure the atmosphere over the Alps more precisely. Under the title TeamX Observation Campaign (TOC) capture researchers, guided by the University of Innsbruck, Data on air currents and air qualities. On Monday, June 16, until July 25th, the next round of the Research aircraft on the plan.
« /> The view from the research aircraft on the Inn Valley, at a measuring flight in winter. Uibk
In four target areas (Inntal, Etschtal, Alpenkamm between Inn- and Etschtal, Bavarian Alpine foothills), the planes collect information on small-scale events such as turbulence as well as regional phenomena, larger weather systems and global jet streams. Climate models and weather forecasts for mountain regions are intended to improve the data about the air exchange processes.
Poisonous gas becomes the energy source for bacterium: microorganisms slowly got used to carbon monoxide.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is for many microorganisms, including T. Kivuinaturally poisonous and inhibits growth. However, a research team led by Stefan Pflügl from the Vienna University of Technology has managed to manipulate the microorganism with genetic engineering in such a way that it can change the gas ((Nature Communications))). Used in bioreactors, it would make such a contribution to converting synthesis gas from waste biomass such as agricultural fabrics or wood waste, which consists of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, into valuable products.
So with the help of T. Kivui Calc acid and – according to the corresponding genetic engineering change – for example, ethanol or isopropanol can be produced sustainable. These raw materials are used as biofuels or chemical resources.
(APA/COG/Verse)
