Climate change up close: Norderoog with live stream for seabirds!

Climate change up close: Norderoog with live stream for seabirds!

Ahrensburg shines in a new light! At Hallig Norderoog, the brandy terns are now equipped with lightning -fast internet - a groundbreaking project that brings climate change right in front of our eyes! The “Jordsand Association for the Protection of Sea Vögel and Nature” catapulted nature into the digital age with the innovative research project “Climate -Hauptig”.

"It is no secret that the Halligen is flooded, but climate change brings additional changes," explains Marlene Wynants, who leads the project. With a fascinating multimedia project, it has been documented live since July what the Halligvögel is experiencing. Norderoog, the uninhabited Hallig, which was acquired by the association in 1909, is a protected area for many bird species. Here not only broods, but also coastal and river t valets as well as oyster fishermen.

via camera live

Thanks to newly installed solar panels and a sophisticated directional radio connection, the Hallig dwellers now have access to the Internet. "There was no electricity or internet on this little Hallig beforehand," reports Wynants. Climate change is no longer an abstract concept - it is tangible and the dramatic changes are now visible to everyone. "We want to make Norderoog an ambassador to show what is already happening," she adds.

But the tragedy becomes clear: the so-called "chick floods" have become a threat. In the past, floods were only a problem in winter, but now they also endanger the breeding season of birds in early summer. "In a country under, chicks and eggs are lost, which drastically reduced the population of the Brandsee vortex, which are threatened with extinction," warns Wynants. These birds have been breeding on Norderoog for 100 years, and the pressure from climate change is enormous.

Film three cameras

Three cameras record the events around the clock. The audience can be up close if the brandy terns open their chicks. The project is supported and not only documents climate change by the Schleswig-Holstein Environment Ministry, but also contributes to the acquisition of scientific knowledge. Under www.klimahallig.de are regularly published new video clips that show the dramatic reality on Norderoog.