News (2024)19 December 2024|CLICCS NewsThe precarious future of permafrostPhoto: Meike Schickhoff/ MPI-MThe Arctic is heating up particularly quickly as a result of global warming - with serious consequences. The soils in the northern permafrost region...18 December 2024|CLICCS NewsActual Social Cost of CO2 Emissions More Than Twice as HighPhoto: PixabyGreenhouse-gas emissions cost societies far more than previously assumed: realistically, at least 270 euros per metric ton of CO2, as shown in a new...4 December 2024|Research"This study is a wake-up call"Photo: Benjamin M. Jones, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska FairbanksThe overlapping effects of sea level rise, permafrost thaw subsidence, and erosion may lead to land loss in Arctic coastal regions that dwarfs the...2 December 2024|International"Sowing the seeds of change"Photo: Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse/UHHHamburg-based research on the international stage: sociologist Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse presents the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024 in São Paulo...2 December 2024|TransferWater Risks in HamburgPhoto: Uni Hamburg/CLICCS/T.WasilewskiThe CLICCS project “Water from four sides” invited practitioners and representatives of the scientific community to a joint workshop. The topic...29 November 2024|ResearchClimate-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...27 November 2024|ResearchOceanographer from Hamburg honored with Nansen MedalPhoto: UHHOnly six female researchers have it received since 1996, now Tatiana Ilyina has also been awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Medal – one of the most...25 November 2024|Research“When we look at our numbers, we can’t see any climate protection efforts”Photo: UHHRight on time for the UN Climate Change Conference, this year a new update of the Global Carbon Budget was released. It shows how much CO2 there is in...14 November 2024|Event"Art has the power"Photo: Uni Hamburg / L. GöttlingMore than 240 people gathered before the doors of the University Museum, waiting to get in. November 7 was opening day for the exhibition “Portraits...24 October 2024|InternationalCLICCS discusses climate research in GhanaPhoto: DaadEnvironmental researcher Dr. Kerstin Jantke recently returned from a trip to Ghana as part of a German delegation that also included Katharina...9 October 2024|ResearchScientists caution no guarantees when it comes to overshooting 1.5°CPhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewskiEven if it is possible to reverse the rise of global temperatures after a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C some climate damages triggered at peak warming...30 September 2024|ResearchWladimir Köppen Award 2023Photo: Bettina Diallo / MPI-MIn recognition of his outstanding dissertation, geophysicist Dr. Lennart Ramme has been awarded the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS’s 2023 Wladimir...23 September 2024|EventClimate researchers from UHH at the 14th ExtremeWeather Congress in HamburgPhoto: ARDThe 14th Extreme Weather Congress will take place at HafenCity University from September 25 to 27, 2024. The interdisciplinary conference aims to...19 September 2024|CLICCS NewsHow to make climate adaptation a successPhoto: CLICCS/University of HamburgClimate change is forcing people to adapt to changing environmental conditions. But what really makes the difference is how they do it. The recently...17 September 2024|CLICCS NewsStudents from the University of Copenhagen gain insight into permafrost research at University of HamburgPhoto: UHH/C.SteffensResearch-based education is a win-win situation for both sides, for students and researchers alike. Student groups collect a wealth of additional data...Contribution from the news channel News26 August 2024|ResearchResearch expedition departs for GreenlandPhoto: UHH/ Christina SteffensThis August, experts from the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS left for Greenland to investigate the effects of climate change on its permafrost...21 August 2024|ResearchHereon-Studie - Klimawandel: Immer mehr Menschen in Hamburg treffen VorsorgemaßnahmenPhoto: Hereon/Burkard BaschekDer Klimawandel ist spürbar und stellt eine Bedrohung für Hamburg dar. Darin ist sich die Mehrheit der Befragten in der vom Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon...20 August 2024|ResearchThe Timing of CO2 Emissions Matters for Surface WarmingPhoto: Michal Pech/UnsplashWhen it comes to studying climate change, we generally assume that the total amount of carbon emissions determines how much the planet will warm. This...9 August 2024|ResearchIn years to come, the Arctic Ocean will absorb less CO2 than expectedPhoto: David M. NielsenWe humans benefit from the oceans’ tremendous capacity to absorb greenhouse gases. Due to the low temperature of the water, the Arctic Ocean absorbs...Contribution from the university's newsroom2 August 2024|EventMore diversity and gender justice in sciencePhoto: Sebastian ZubrzyckiInspiring women to pursue careers in science, gaining visibility for female researchers, and improving their working conditions – gender justice is...More articles
