CLICCS : Climate, Climatic Change, and Society : University of Hamburg

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bunte Chatblasen mit verschiedenen Fragen und Antworten

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21 July 2025|Research

No tall tales, chatbot!

Artificial Intelligence is currently revolutionizing virtually every aspect of our lives. At the German Climate Computing Center, Dr. Christopher Kadow is exploring how AI can be applied in climate research. In the following interview, he tells us how to get bots to stop telling tall tales.

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24 June 2025|Research

From Humboldt to Hasselmann: Society in climate research

How does climate change affect prosperity, tolerance and migration? Does it lead to hate-filled tirades, violence and war? Does it decrease performance at school and in sports? Social phenomena aren’t just the purview of the social sciences; climate research, too, takes a closer look at society. But why exactly?

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4 June 2025|Research

Extreme heat in Europe: every year counts

Even if the global community were to stop emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, today’s heat records in Europe would continue for centuries – and could become even more extreme if climate action is delayed. A delay of just a few years can increase the intensity and frequency of extreme heat. This is the finding of a new study...

SICSS Doctoral Candidates at the Beach in Travemünde

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4 June 2025|Event

Three Days of Sea Breeze Instead of Seminar Rooms

For three days, 37 SICSS doctoral candidates traded their seminar rooms for fresh sea air at the SICSS Retreat in Brodten near Travemünde. The program included campfires, roasted bread on sticks, and beach hikes – as well as presentations of the doctoral candidates’ research projects. A central part of the retreat was the...

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22 May 2025|Research

Multi-million-euro funding awarded for CLICCS research

The University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS – “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” has been honored for its pioneering research focus and awarded a further seven years of funding, as announced today by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and German Science and Humanities Council (WR).

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Cultivation of cowpeas and corn in Namibia

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21 May 2025|Research

Better harvests despite climate change – what’s holding farmers back

What can farmers in Namibia do to combat climate change? For one thing, they can grow cowpeas – as a CLICCS research project has already shown in field tests. The legume is not only drought-resistant; it also improves soil fertility. And using a simple method, it could lead to larger harvests, optimally even twice as large...

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