‘When disaster strikes, you have to help’: the volunteers in a global crisis

From Syrians helping in Germany ’s floods to Russian CrossFitters fighting fires, ordinary people helping to tackle the climate crisisWhen Anas Alakkad, a Saarland-based translator and paramedic from Damascus, saw pictures of the flooded German towns on his Facebook feed on Sunday night, he fired off messages to Syrian friends around Germany.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Philip Oltermann, Vincent Ni, Gabrielle Canon and Andrew Roth Tags: Climate change Flooding Environment Science Germany China Russia US news Syria Source Type: news