Global Warming Shelters

(Germany) The media has raised the alarm about global warming to such an extent that home owners in Germany are now eagerly buying the government-approved Gartenschutzraum or backyard shelter as protection from the weather.

In a country where severe weather is rare, the recent spate of violent storms during the past two summers has unsettled Germans. Surveys show over 70 per cent of Germans are convinced the climate is changing for the worse and that the weather will get more extreme.

Starting price is around $120,000, delivery and installation included.