News (2024)31 July 2024|Studies and teachingResearching and shaping climate futuresPhoto: UniHH/CEN/S. JanssenWill we break the two-degree limit? And what will happen to the climate if we do? Will we all have to give up meat in the future? How can we convince...12 July 2024|Event„Earth and Society Research Hub” (ESRAH): New think-tank for climate and sustainability researchPhoto: UHH/FeuerbötherHow the climate, environment and global resources develop doesn’t depend on physical factors alone – how we live, work and do business in the future...Contribution from the university's newsroom10 July 2024|ResearchA digital twin of the Earth: what are the risks?Photo: NASAThe vision of the European Union and the European Space Agency ESA is bold: combining satellite data, computer-aided models and artificial...2 July 2024|ResearchEmissions Trading Also Creates Health BenefitsPhoto: UHH/GrunauThe EU Emissions Trading System is not only good for reducing CO2 and for the climate. It also results in considerable health benefits due to reduced...Contribution from the university's newsroom28 June 2024|ResearchAre bans on pesticides effective?Photo: Aqua Mechanical, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsDue to health risks, the pesticide chlorpyrifos has been banned in the EU since 2020. Not only is the substance dangerous for humans; its use also...24 June 2024|ResearchPolitical Risks Endanger Germany's Climate TransformationPhoto: CLICCS/UHHTo limit global warming, Germany aims to become climate-neutral by 2045. Though technologically and economically feasible, from a political and social...24 June 2024|ResearchLocal perspectives largely ignoredPhoto: Carlos TelloIn Brazil’s Amazon region, social, economic and political changes have put increasing pressure on the land and exacerbated inequalities. Accordingly...17 June 2024|EventBurgers and Beats and the 2024 Campus FestPhoto: Universität HamburgInformation on university topics, hands-on activities, a flea market, yummy food, cold drinks, and live music: Universität Hamburg and...Contribution from the university's newsroom17 June 2024|EventWeathering the StormPhoto: A. Vogelbacher, B. Poschlod, M. von SzombathelyThis week, the third international Conference “Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World: Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk” took place in...6 June 2024|CLICCS NewsFew strategies for nature conservationPhoto: Kerstin JantkeIn a recently released study, Dr. Kerstin Jantke and Berit Mohr assess the expansion of protected areas in various countries over the past decade. To...4 June 2024|CLICCS NewsWorkshop: Diversity in ExcellencePhoto: Miriam FrießIn June, the Universität Hamburg dedicates one week to education and discussion all around the topic of Diversity. From the 10th to 14th of June, the...3 June 2024|ResearchMethane measurements on Disko Island in ice and snowPhoto: UHH/O.KaufmannIn May, this year's expeditions on Disko Island were already entering their second round. The second MOMENT team arrived and met the two CLICCS...Contribution from the news channel MOMENT-News21 May 2024|ResearchTwo new publications on the added value of high-resolution climate modelsPhoto: zdf.deIn two recently published studies, Dr. Benjamin Poschlod explores the capabilities and added value of high-resolution climate models. In the study...Contribution from the news channel News16 May 2024|ResearchWelcome Lukas Brunner at the FNKPhoto: Lukas BrunnerLukas Brunner joined the Climate Extremes group in May 2024 where he will work with Jana Sillmann and join the Cluster of Excellence “Climate...Contribution from the news channel News7 May 2024|ResearchPolitical Risks Endanger German Climate TransformationPhoto: pixabay/dmncwndrlchTo limit global warming, Germany is set to become climate-neutral in 2045. While technologically and economically feasible, political and societal...Contribution from the university's newsroom6 May 2024|ResearchLuisa Gensch receives award from Hamburg's Übersee-ClubPhoto: Luisa GenschLuisa Gensch, a PhD student at our institute and the International Max Planck Research School for Earth System Modeling (IMPRS-ESM), has been awarded...Contribution from the news channel News3 May 2024|CLICCS NewsHamburg Hosts Climate Modelling SummitPhoto: Esfandiari/UHHCollaboration instead of academic competition: More than 100 experts attended the World Climate Research Program’s (WCRP) meeting for the first...30 April 2024|ResearchHamburg-based geophysicist awarded with Helmholtz Doctoral PrizePhoto: David MarschalskyOffshore wind turbines affect local ocean and wind currents in the North Sea – as, drawing on simulations, Dr. Nils Christiansen from the Helmholtz...25 April 2024|CLICCS NewsVisitors flock to Hamburg’s climate research boothPhoto: UniHH/CEN/S. JanssenThe team from Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence CLICCS returned from Vienna with empty boxes and a wealth of new insights. In their view...15 April 2024|InterviewView from high above: "We zoom in on the surface to a scale of just one meter"Photo: Eivind SennesetWelcome to Universität Hamburg! Prof. Dr. Olena Dubovyk came to Hamburg from the University of Bergen, assuming the W2 professorship "Earth System...Previous articlesMore articles
