News (2022)24 March 2022|ResearchUsing 3D Images to Better Understand Polar LowsPhoto: Marcel Meyer et al.On December 18, 2002, a massive cold-air front formed in the Arctic Ocean. The icy air blew from the North Pole and across the Arctic sea ice. Over...24 March 2022|ResearchTipping SystemsPhoto: Enoch Lai/Wikipedia(CC-BY-SA-3.0)Tipping points aren’t just found in the physical climate system. In societies, too, there can be massive, abrupt and irreversible upheavals, e.g. when...23 March 2022|ResearchHealthy Diets Can Preserve BiodiversityPhoto: Unsplash/ Joel VodellPlant-based diets mean less land is needed for agriculture. In a new study, Dr. Livia Rasche from Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for...23 March 2022|CLICCS NewsDrawing on Local Climate Knowledge for Adaptation and ProtectionPhoto: Prem Raj NeupaneIn countless regions around the globe, many people’s livelihoods depend on natural resources, and some also face poverty. In such cases, the effects...10 March 2022|ResearchClimate Change, War and Pandemic: In the Future, Complex Risks Will Be CommonplacePhoto: Unsplash/Chris GallagherIn a recent Briefing Note from the International Science Council (ISC), Jana Sillmann, Professor of Climate Statistics and Climate Extremes, analyzes...3 March 2022|CLICCS NewsNew High Performance Supercomputer starts its operation at DKRZPhoto: DKRZLevante - the new, fourth high-performance computing system for Earth system research (HLRE-4) starts operation on the German Climate Computing Center...Contribution from the news channel CEN News15 February 2022|ResearchFuture land loss: How Climate Change is Destroying Arctic CoastsPhoto: AWI/P.OverduinGlobal warming is causing permafrost in the Arctic to thaw and sea ice to melt. As a result, coasts are less protected and are being eroded, while...Contribution from the university's newsroom11 February 2022|CLICCS NewsFederal Minister of Research visits the Excellence UniversityPhoto: UHH/SchreiberBettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, recently visited Universität Hamburg. During her visit, she met with researchers...Contribution from the university's newsroom18 January 2022|CLICCS NewsSociology for the ClimatePhoto: UHH/S. EngelsIn order to overcome the climate crisis, we need to achieve a sweeping societal transformation. According to Professor Anita Engels, this goal can be...13 January 2022|PodcastWhat’s holding society back?Photo: UHH/CLICCSClimate research for your ears! The latest episode in the German podcast series “Exzellent erklaert” features speakers from Universität Hamburg’s...12 January 2022|CommentaryIs there a fatal flaw in EU's emissions trading scheme?Photo: Lukas LindnerRecent research has discovered fundamental flaws in the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The...Previous articles