News (2023)14 December 2023|ResearchInvestigating Clouds in 3DPhoto: Thorwin Vogt et al.On February 18, 2018, Winter Storm Friederike crossed Northern Germany with gale-force winds. The graphic shows the 6 pm forecast, based on data from...13 December 2023|Research"Unite behind the Science"Photo: Stefan Müller/https://flic.kr/p/2hLtQFK, CC BY 2.0Calls to listen to the science can be heard at climate protests around the world. But what exactly does it mean?In a recent study, Prof. Simone Rödder...12 December 2023|ResearchClimate change threatens shifting cultivation in IndiaPhoto: Lea SchröderThrough droughts and flooding, climate change is endangering harvests around the world. But what about regions where farming is difficult to begin...7 December 2023|ResearchGermans consider climate change a substantial threatPhoto: Josep MartinezMore and more Germans consider climate change to be a threat. In a representative study supported by CLICCS, 77 percent of those surveyed rated...5 December 2023|ResearchFossil CO2 emissions at a record highPhoto: jplenio/pixabay The new report from the Global Carbon Project shows: fossil CO2 emissions will reach a record high in 2023 If emissions aren’t reduced, the...13 November 2023|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...13 October 2023|ResearchAround the Globe, Climate Adaptation Lacks CoordinationPhoto: UHH/CLICCS/K. JantkeViewed globally, it is above all individuals and households that are pursuing adaptation to the impacts of climate change; systematic networking of...12 October 2023|ResearchMore Germans now consider climate change to be a threatPhoto: Pixabay/SamuelFrancisJohnsonExtreme weather events such as droughts and forest fires are increasing. And storms could also become stronger. How do Germany’s citizens feel about...10 October 2023|ResearchFridays for Future’s Decentralized Strategy Motivates More PeoplePhoto: T. Seger/unsplashWhether or not people choose to attend a climate protest partly depends on its expected size. When they expect a larger protest, they are less likely...29 September 2023|VeranstaltungClimate Research and Future ScenariosPhoto: UHH/CEN/F. NeigenfindUnder the motto “Climate Research and Future Scenarios,” the sixth Student Climate Congress was held on September 21 in Hamburg. More than 650...27 September 2023|ResearchGerman eco-taxes takes effectPhoto: Dan senior/UnsplashSince 1999, gasoline and diesel have been taxed in Germany. Initially planned as an ambitious project, the eco-tax was locked in at 15 cents per liter...7 September 2023|ResearchHow much methane is released in the tundraPhoto: Julia Boike/AWIInfinitely vast, not a tree in sight, and with permanently frozen soil: the tundra is an important carbon reservoir. Yet climate change is now warming...6 September 2023|InterviewTatiana Ilyina joins CLICCS and the MIN FacultyPhoto: Diallo/MPI-MWelcome to Universität Hamburg! Since August, Tatiana Ilyina has been a Professor of Earth System Sciences, with a focus on modelling the carbon cycle...5 September 2023|ResearchCarbon Dioxide in the Ocean: Hidden UncertaintiesPhoto: Paridhi Rustogi et al.The Southern Ocean has absorbed ca. 40 percent of the global anthropogenic carbon emissions, providing a substantial buffer to climate change. How...30 August 2023|ResearchHow Climate Protection is Challenging the Liberal WorldPhoto: Unsplash/Mika BaumeisterFrom climate justice and generational justice to regulating CO2 emissions – efforts to mitigate the climate crisis have produced a range of new norms...24 August 2023|ResearchDDLitLab funds SICSS research group with 10,000 eurosPhoto: A. Pereira Santos, Sojung-OhHow do local and sustainable farmers know where demand for their products is highest? A digital platform that combines algorithms and road maps could...15 August 2023|ResearchEVE - Earth Virtualization EnginesPhoto: MPI-M, DKRZ, NVIDIAThe following statement is the result of the Berlin Summit for EVE, an international conference that took place in June 2023, signed by 141 leaders...9 August 2023|CLICCS NewsStable harvests despite climate change? – It’s possible, thanks to helpful soil bacteriaPhoto: Roemj9999, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRhizobia on the roots of legumes, i.e., beans, peas and lentils, make nitrogen from the atmosphere available as an additional source of nutrients. In...9 August 2023|ResearchJule Radtke receives 2023 CFMIP-GASS early career scientist awardPhoto: MPI-M, B. DialloJule Radtke, postdoctoral researcher in the joint CLICCS working group on Drivers of Tropical Circulations of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology...26 July 2023|ForschungMethane emissions from Arctic ponds are sensitive to warming-induced vegetation changesPhoto: UHH/ Z. RehderArctic ponds are important sources of methane emissions, and knowledge on their role in the future methane budget is lacking. A new study led by...More articles