you. mean. this is there were news live from brill and out of control wildfires above the arctic circle sweden is struggling to contain historic wildfires sparked by soaring temperatures the government now turning for help to other e.u. nations is climate change the culprit to ask a climate experts plus browning and plastic we need people in the dominican republic fighting to save their coastline from this global scourge and the germany's football association is heavily under fire following the national team's

pool world cup performance by a munich chairman carl hines women a good claims from german football is being run by quote amateurs. with. conway iraq is great to have you along everyone always start off our broadcast with a scorching heat wave that is spreading across of all places sweden where devastating affects all this nordic country we're used to dealing with snow is battling historic wildfires that are showing little sign of letting up and that's prompted the swedish government to ask other european countries for help in getting the fires under control. it's terribly hot and terribly dry with hardly any rain for weeks across much of northern europe trees brush and grass not tinder dry and sweden has been hard hit it struggling to contain dozens of forest fires. fire

fighters the army volunteers and teens from other countries with water bombing at craft all working flat out the helicopter pilot has told swedish media how difficult it was a bombing missions can be at low altitude with low visibility because of the smoke which can change direction fast. nobody has been reported injured but many people have been evacuated from their homes many more told to stay indoors and try not to breathe the acrid smoke. meteorologists say it's rare for a heat wave to last so long they haven't said when they expected to end. all right let's try and find out what's behind this extreme weather a phenomenon unfolding in this nordic country joining me now for more is stefan a fall climate expert at the fee university here in berlin a very warm welcome to news mr fall wildfires above the arctic circle what on earth is going on. there's no physical reason why they shouldn't be wired for years also

at this high latitudes i mean there are a lot of forwards there's a lot of material that could be burnt potentially and then if we have an extraordinary weather situation such as during the last days and at the moment and this can likely happen but it seems you know seen from this vantage point that everything is going from bad to worse it seems like mother nature is throwing drought to wrenshaw rains freezing temperatures in some parts of the planet are we witnessing climate change at work here or is something else taking place it's always a bit difficult to attribute a single event to climate change but what we can say is that the climate change increases the likelihood of specific events are taken over heat waves for example of heavy precipitation events there it's quite clear also from a physical standpoint that climate change is easy and the probability just probabilities that people have severe based on increasing the temperatures choose to be present for trouts which are the most important reason for such a right it's

a bit less clear there are some indications and observations that also try woods are increasing but this is a bit uncertain i'm going to pose the chicken or the egg question to you now is this manmade or is this nature at work it's always a combination i'm trying to change and global warming is almost certainly the men nate at least some decrease of because we emit greenhouse gases we contribute to the warming of the earth and this also contributes of course then to an increase of the temperature during heat waves. but for such an extreme event to occur it always needs or correct weather conditions suitable weather conditions and this is also natural variability and of course the multimillion dollar question is there anything that we humans can still do or is it too late oh it's not too late no we can also what we do during the next years and decades is very important we can

still try to cut our emissions over greenhouse gas emissions this is the most important thing would be could do of course we can also try to find some more technological solutions like capturing the c o two with that is already in the atmosphere but the most important thing is that we can do is reduce the emissions climate experts if one fall is with the free university here and berlin thank you sir for weighing in if you. are going to bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world a must as it has reached an agreement with israel to end two weeks of bloodshed in the gaza strip all this comes a day after clashes that killed an israeli soldier and four palestinians three of them hamas fighters israel hasn't commented on the cease fire but so far the truce appears to be holding. the european union has temporarily suspended its naval operation in the mediterranean sea that says italy were fuses to accept my brains

rescued by its vessels operations sofia was launched back in two thousand and fifteen to tackle migrant smugglers but it has increasingly found itself rescuing people at sea the e.u. is now reviewing the mission. spain's conservative popular party has picked public asado as its new leader replaces former prime minister mariano rajoy to was ousted after a no confidence vote in june casado support meant represents a shift to the right for the party which is hoping for a comeback in time for a general elections in twenty two and. several japanese beaches have reopened for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami disaster of twenty locals have a ceremony to pray for safety before taking to the water fourteen beaches remain off limits in the aftermath of the fukushima nuclear accident officials say some will stay permanently closed to the public. now the

story of a small country facing a guy gansey problem plastic in the oceans for many tours the dominican republic is a beach destination but its shores are being spoiled by plastic pollution there's been a lot of talk about how to tackle the problem but without global action the country's environment minister warns its islands are at risk of drowning in trash. in. the caribbean sea but not as we know it was for teachers all fun to see no speech in the capital sent to domingo posted online by conservationist group. shucking volunteers and local authorities into action. but there was a large quantity of solid waste being discharged from the osama river. it's the sixth day of the cleanup and we have retrieved some sixty tons of waste.

but there is still more work to be done to protect local marine life and the dominican who live there had ordered them to be out of. the great quantity of toxic components of plastic and metal components making splitting sick the borders that we have that you know it's really threatening species that are resistant to pollution. threat and guard averse and the health of all species in the. union is. that. we get i think every minute of every day the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean and estimates suggest that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish in terms of weight by twenty fifty a global problem effects dominican locally it's taking a colossal effort to clear up this one beach but clearing up is the easy part. what's proving much harder is agreeing and in acting

a global solution to plastic waste. the german football federation known as the d.s. the is facing allegations of mismanagement or unceremoniously eliminated in the world cup so group stages defending champion isn't ever since the blame game and finger pointing continues well this time from a former national team great who also happens to be the chairman of the i me an egg . it all looks so hopeful for team germany when they were at their training camp in preparation for the world cup they were on top of the world and had no idea they would quickly come crashing down former german international striker and byron unique chairman carl hinds who many get had this to say about the d.f.t. . right now it seems to me that they don't have a clear cut professional way of dealing with crises and i'm not at all surprised because the d.f.t.

is full of amateurs and i'm not at all convinced that at the end of the day the right solutions will be found with these people who are running things just like. the ball is now in the d.s.p. court should they choose to play one thing is certain germany can't afford another tournament disaster because then no one will be safe there are lots to unschool here and thankfully for that i've got to chris harrington with me here to give us some of the back story what is going on mr rahman and not mincing his words why did they decide to weigh n amas or is it to see where it right is the suggest they don't get paid if they don't know what they're doing clearly they don't know what they're doing you know there are some issues part of kicking off the world cup you know there were german national players with turkish roots taking a photo with the turkish president that sparked a bit of outrage but roommate he had his man picked he's trying to create an opportunity for philip lom possibly to get a position at the german football association because he was quoted by saying this i think is

a perfect match for the association and might be an interesting solution to get him in his vice president i'm thinking it's a puppet master situation you have to think of his background. by your guys and lot actually turned out a position from buyer to get a job in their front office so it looks like maybe this is his next destination and have we heard from him yeah definitely did you he was at the world cup he actually presented to be the cup holder defending champion in everything he had an open letter you know basically saying that you. cannot succeed the same way twice in a major tournament he's quoted saying he's convinced that you will have to change his leadership style of recent years if you want to succeed again with the newer generation of talent this is not a sign of weakness but further development is needed and he must make it clear that it's not all about the individual it's about the team but you he did respond and say hey you know we win over here we've been winning over here i don't really appreciate that type of comment so that's where it stands right now but philip lott

and ruben to get himself they endorse. just to make that clear they just think he needs a bit of assistance ok he's a bit of assistance where does the d.f.t. go from here because it is a yeah it's a battle at the moment right now i do think his job is secure he's on a contract until two thousand and twenty two i'm speaking of you he loves but they have to prepare for the nation's league it's his latest tournament they create a lot of tournaments and this is something they can soften september their first opponent the defending world cup champions france so we'll have to wait and see how things play out for that turn of it but i think it's too soon for them to make major changes and i would be shocked if it would actually get appointed in some sort of temporary job chris very briefly where they rate to stick with even after that a very bad result you know i'm still mad at low for leaving off leroy's so personally if i had the trigger didn't say get out here bring in you know some young blood maybe not was mine from hoffenheim field maybe but you know i think he is still

there chris thank you so much i guess this is to be continued yes to be continued. and next a go to monaco where the i doubly yes a diamond leagues the latest track and field meet featured a new world record kenya is set to. produce the crowning performance of the season in the two thousand meter steeplechase here's a look at her record breaking ran and more. twenty seven year old beatrice chip cohen showed ready had the fastest time this season in the three thousand meter steeplechase but here in monaco she found an extra gear and shaved more than ten seconds off her personal best seven new world record of eight minutes forty four point three two seconds becoming the first kidney and woman to hold the record. i mean it make me any less than a kid in. the women's one hundred meter went to marie josie to lou

of the ivory coast she crossed the finish line at a blazing ten point eight nine seconds adding to her streak of success it die mainly and quickly becoming a fan favorite in the post poll at linux world american no alliance retained his title in the two hundred meter of it and lowered his personal best to nineteen point six five seconds in the process he didn't leave without showing off a bit for the crowd. mixed out for the diamond league is london's olympic stadium. and just days after the oldest tennis tournaments in the world the wimbledon finished up an even older tennis tradition is being played out in england at london's the hampton court palace so-called aweel tennis the predecessor to modern line tennis has been played for almost five centuries well nicknamed the sports of kings it's played on an enclosed courts using

a solid ball which can be bounced off the courts walls and top players from around the world are facing off for the crown.