<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Protocol (minutes) — frankbueltge.de</title><description>Daily minutes of the world. Resolution: adjourned.</description><link>https://frankbueltge.de/</link><item><title>Minutes of the session of 20 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-20/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 20 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.74 ppm. Same day last year: 425.79 ppm. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.374 million km². Same day last year: 10.264 million km². Antarctic extent: 12.411 million km². Same day last year: 12.449 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.96 °C. Same day last year: 20.75 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 0 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 16. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 2.18 %. Previous observation: 2.18 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 84.36 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 88.64 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 42,765. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;2026 FIFA World Cup&quot; — 638,411 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:30:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 19 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-19/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 19 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.74 ppm. Same day last year: 425.79 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.37 million km². Same day last year: 10.331 million km². Antarctic extent: 12.314 million km². Same day last year: 12.331 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.95 °C. Same day last year: 20.76 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 190 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 12. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 2.18 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 84.36 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 88.64 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 44,541. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;Daveigh Chase&quot; — 728,789 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:30:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 18 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-18/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 18 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.74 ppm. Same day last year: 425.78 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.452 million km². Same day last year: 10.413 million km². Antarctic extent: 12.29 million km². Same day last year: 12.191 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.95 °C. Same day last year: 20.77 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 42 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 18. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 84.36 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 88.64 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 45,159. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Source unreachable — finding omitted. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:30:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 17 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-17/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 17 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.74 ppm. Same day last year: 425.78 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.57 million km². Same day last year: 10.504 million km². Antarctic extent: 12.183 million km². Same day last year: 12.011 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.95 °C. Same day last year: 20.78 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Active fire detections worldwide (satellite, 24 h): 1,099. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 24. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Source unreachable — finding omitted. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 44,564. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;2026 FIFA World Cup&quot; — 561,800 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 16 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-16/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 16 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.77 ppm. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.649 million km². Same day last year: 10.561 million km². Antarctic extent: 12.039 million km². Same day last year: 11.776 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.79 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 24 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 13. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Source unreachable — finding omitted. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 42,824. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;Oliver Tree&quot; — 1,495,154 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:30:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 15 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-15/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 15 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.76 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.644 million km². Same day last year: 10.685 million km². Antarctic extent: 11.903 million km². Same day last year: 11.709 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.8 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 0 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 6. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 26,244. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;Oliver Tree&quot; — 1,508,668 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:30:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 14 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-14/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-14/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 14 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.76 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.62 million km². Same day last year: 10.802 million km². Antarctic extent: 11.858 million km². Same day last year: 11.6 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.81 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 0 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 14. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 28,479. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;Folarin Balogun&quot; — 958,598 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:30:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 13 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-13/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 13 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.75 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.759 million km². Same day last year: 10.816 million km². Antarctic extent: 11.79 million km². Same day last year: 11.519 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.82 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 42 detections. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 16. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 41,834. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;2026 FIFA World Cup&quot; — 753,751 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:30:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 12 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-12/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 12 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.75 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.759 million km². Same day last year: 10.816 million km². Antarctic extent: 11.79 million km². Same day last year: 11.519 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.82 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Active fire detections worldwide (satellite, 24 h): 34,770. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 17. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 49,123. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;2026 FIFA World Cup&quot; — 753,751 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:05:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minutes of the session of 11 June 2026.</title><link>https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://frankbueltge.de/en/protokoll/2026-06-11/</guid><description>Minutes of the session of 11 June 2026. Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate). Chair: vacant. Quorum: not established. Item 1 — Atmosphere. Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm. Same day last year: 425.74 ppm. Highest value since records began. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 2 — Sea ice. Arctic extent: 10.793 million km². Same day last year: 10.962 million km². Antarctic extent: 11.682 million km². Same day last year: 11.375 million km². Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 3 — Ocean. Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C. Same day last year: 20.82 °C. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 4 — Fire. Active fire detections worldwide (satellite, 24 h): 32,885. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 5 — Seismicity. Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 21. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 6 — Attendance. Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 7 — Displacement. People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 8 — Food. FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100). Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 9 — Price of money. Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %. Previous observation: 1.93 %. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 10 — Energy. Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel. Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 11 — Conflict. Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 52,433. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned. Item 12 — Attention. Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): &quot;Killing of Austin Metcalf&quot; — 420,301 views. Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:51:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>