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Adventure of the Month Germany
Around the world in Bremerhaven Ever dreamed of travelling the world? The Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° Ost will help you do it within hours. As a unique experience, it will take you along the eighth longitude and guide you through the various climates of our world. Comprising five continents and nine places, the adventure will make you sweat, freeze, marvel, laugh and, of course, learn about people and our planet. TEXT: THOMAS SCHROERS
“This journey impressively reveals how human life on our planet is influenced by the climate, while also showing which future changes are in store for us,” explains Arne Dunker, CEO of the Bremerhaven visitor’s attraction. In that regard, one of the fundamental ideas of the exhibition, which stretches over 11,500 square metres, is to provide an orientation and understanding in the matter through a fascinating and enjoyable presentation style. In the Klimahaus trip around the world, visitors follow Axel Werner, who has travelled to all exhibited destinations with a camera crew. During the exhibition, the 32 | Issue 42 | September 2016
footage that was shot enables Klimahaus travellers to dive deep into his encounters with local people. Covering five continents, the voyage starts in the Swiss Isenthal where farmers face a mountain mass and glacier. From Europe, the journey moves to Cameroon and its nightly west African rainforest. In the aquarium worlds of Samoa, visitors are able to get to know the biodiversity of the south pacific including dwarf crocodiles and a dazzling array of fish. Further stops of the trip include the broad expanse of sandy Niger, a cold room in the Antarctica, the diverse people of Alaska, one can explore
insect’s eye views with scorpions, spiders and turtles into the microcosm of Sardinia, the raging North Sea of Holm Langeness in Germany and finally Bremerhaven itself. Apart from the world trip, the exhibition examines additional topics in relation to climate. In the Perspectives section, scientists and their work are shown and an outlook into the climatic world of 2050 is given. Opportunities displays the full range of actions that can be taken with regard to the climate, from small individual steps to global politics. Last but not least, the Weather Studio facilitates first-hand insights into the profession of a meteorologist. www.klimahaus-bremerhaven.de/en Main image: It gets cold in the Antarctica station. Photo: © Klimahaus Bremerhaven Left: Microcosm in the Sardinia station. Photo: © Klimahaus Bremerhaven Middle: Idyllic lagoon at the Samoa station. Photo: © Meyer/Klimahaus Right: Live in the desert shows the Niger station. Photo: © Meyer/Klimahaus