News (2021)16 December 2021|ResearchUsing strategy to preserve biodiversity while saving spacePhoto: D Alvesd-unsplashThe breathtaking variety of life on Earth is in danger; biodiversity is declining rapidly. As many as one million species are at risk; many could...14 December 2021|ResearchReliably Predicting Extreme Weather EventsPhoto: Bob NicholsDr. Patrick Pieper is investigating how extreme weather events can be predicted several months in advance. His simulations show: these events can be...13 December 2021|Interview“What do possible solutions for the climate crisis mean for just climate futures?”Photo: privateAs part of our Meet Our Members series, CSS member Dr. Jan Wilkens is talking to us today about his research, what inspired his interest in...Contribution from the news channel CSS News10 December 2021|ResearchWhat crops should you plant when the rains change?Photo: Amol BhaleraoIn India, farming is highly dependent on the monsoon. But climate change is now affecting precipitation patterns. Rains that come too soon can ruin...8 December 2021|CLICCS NewsClimate Factor “Forests”: Conflicting GoalsPhoto: Unsplash/bruyndonckxThe EU has launched a climate package called “Fit for 55”, which also concerns forests. The problem: the individual measures are intended to offset...7 December 2021|InterviewNot all that glitters is greenPhoto: Orlandow/PixabayIn the future, investments are to be made more sustainable. Franziska Müller, a Junior Professor of Globalization and Global Climate Policy, is...30 November 2021|EventThe climate–security nexus: from conflicts to synergiesPhoto: UHH/CLICCS-B3The climate–security nexus is a framework for complex cause-effect interactions of four elements, climate change, natural resources, human security...4 November 2021|ResearchClimate change: How well prepared are people worldwide?Photo: Y. Marion via UnsplashAs society experiences increasingly frequent and severe natural hazard events and environmental stressors—while making little progress at reducing...28 October 2021|InterviewThe End of Fossil Fuels: Believing in It Can HelpPhoto: UN ClimateChangeThe 26th UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, started in Glasgow on 31 September. Sociology professor Stefan Aykut has been studying climate...28 October 2021|CLICCS NewsClimate-relevant dissertations wanted: 5000 Euro prize moneyPhoto: CEN/Universität Hamburg; Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyEach year, CLICCS nominates excellent doctoral theses in climate and Earth system research for the Wladimir Köppen Award. Outstanding dissertations...26 October 2021|ForschungAnthropological Research in India and the HarzPhoto: Unsplash/Rajat SarkiMany of the University’s scientists pursue research not only in Hamburg, but also in various parts of the world. However, the pandemic has made this...26 October 2021|ResearchWhen Food and Biodiversity CompetePhoto: James Wheeler via UnsplashSecuring global food supplies and preserving biodiversity: both are so-called sustainable development goals, but the two don’t always go hand in hand...20 October 2021|InterviewTwo-Fold EffectPhoto: Artwork: Rita Erven, GEOMARProf. Hartmann, the weathering of rocks can help to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. How does it work? In order to achieve the Paris climate goals, we...19 October 2021|ResearchIs the 1.5 Degree Target Still Plausible?Photo: CLICCS/Universität HamburgIf the world is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, there will have to be a fundamental transformation in practically all areas of life...12 October 2021|ResearchMeshes That Know What They’re DoingPhoto: Nicole BeisiegelSmart math never does more work than is absolutely necessary. This not only saves time, but also memory on your hard drive. For instance, if you need...3 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...More articles
