News17 September 2021|CLICCS NewsFAQ on the coronavirus and its impact on Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/SchellHow are examinations currently taking place? What rules are in place for working from home? You will find answers to the most important questions on...Contribution from the university's newsroom3 September 2021|ResearchClimate Extremes: A Timely ProfessorshipPhoto: CICEROJana Sillmann has taken up her position as the new professor of “climate statistics and climate extremes” – at a time when heavy rain, heat waves and...30 August 2021|CLICCS NewsPotsdam-based physicist awarded Wladimir Köppen PrizePhoto: Paolo VerzoneDr. Jan Nitzbon was awarded the 2020 Wladimir Köppen Prize for his doctoral thesis, which represents a valuable contribution toward refining...18 August 2021|CampusUnderstanding chaotic atmospheric processes betterPhoto: Elena Mellado GonzálezEvery year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research Prof...24 June 2021|CLICCS NewsNew York-Based Rapper Turns Climate Research Into MusicPhoto: Baba BrinkmannThe rapper Baba Brinkman and Prof. Stefan Bühler from the Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS have collaborated on a one-of-a-kind...10 June 2021|CLICCS NewsClimate Protection: Deep Decarbonization by 2050 Currently Not PlausiblePhoto: CLICCS/Universität HamburgToday the Hamburg-based Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) publishes a new, essential study on climate futures...9 June 2021|CLICCS NewsJetzt die Weichen für Klimaneutralität stellenPhoto: Nicholas Doherty on UnsplashDie Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina und der Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE) legten heute ein gemeinsames Positionspapier vor...8 June 2021|ResearchWhen Water Comes From Four SidesPhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewskiCoastal cities have to face a unique set of challenges. Climate change means that sea and river levels are rising. In addition, hinterland floods and...7 June 2021|ResearchTrapped at the Equator, but with global impactPhoto: MODES/ UHH/CEN/F.BriscFor the first time, the Kelvin waves of the Earth’s atmosphere have been visualized in all three spatial dimensions, in contrast to the usual...4 June 2021|ResearchRecycling in the (Crop) FieldPhoto: UHH/CEN/T. WasilewskiCrop fields release large amounts of climate-relevant CO2 into the atmosphere. In the process, they lose organic carbon, making them less fertile...28 May 2021|ResearchWhat Matters Most Is Which Path We’re OnPhoto: A.Siale/ unsplashStrict climate protection measures, net zero emissions, or simply business as usual? When it comes to the future climate, there are a number of...30 April 2021|CLICCS NewsHamburg Climate Council: Four CLICCS Experts AppointedPhoto: Pixabay/ LachalottEffective immediately, top-caliber researchers will support the Hamburg Senate with the implementation of Hamburg’s Climate Protection Ordinance and...13 April 2021|ResearchClouds – Essential for Future Climate SimulationsPhoto: MPI-IHow many degrees warmer will it become if the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to rise? To answer that question, climate models...31 March 2021|ResearchClimate Justice – Important but a Source of ConflictPhoto: Pixabay/ Thomas RitterAlthough above all the countries of the Global North contribute to global warming, those living in the Global South have long had to bear the...18 March 2021|ResearchCO2 Removal as a Political Challenge: One Goal, Many ApproachesPhoto: UHH/ SchenuitAccording to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), without the active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it won’t be...16 March 2021|InterviewWhat Do We Mean by “Plausible”?Photo: F. Busch/unsplashWhich climate futures are possible and which are plausible? – in May, the “Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook,” a scientific report released by the...4 March 2021|CommentaryWhy removing the German renewables levy will help the climatePhoto: Unsplash/ Diz PlayCurrently, around one fifth of the gross electricity price paid by German consumers is due to the so-called EEG levy (EEG stands for Erneuerbare...14 January 2021|ResearchWhen Climate Protection is Conjured UpPhoto: UNFCCCIn recent years the nature of UN Climate Change Conferences has changed. While in the past the annual negotiations were largely bureaucratic, today...9 November 2020|Research“Satellite Images Aren’t Objective or Neutral”Photo: www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=67a88f4302a748c4bfd61e57801ce81cToday, satellites are providing increasingly precise data, which governments and NGOs alike are using in more and more contexts. For example, all...28 October 2020|ResearchIs Europe on track with its own climate action commitments?Photo: Unsplash/Martin KrchnacekWith the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework the European Union (EU) sets itself a binding target to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 40...Show all news
