Cluster of ExcellenceClimate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CLICCS)

Die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina und der Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE) legten heute ein gemeinsames Positionspapier vor. Darin werden Wege zur Klimaneutralität bis 2050 vorgestellt. Dabei geht es um Handlungsoptionen für notwendige Veränderungen in Gesellschaft, Politik und Wirtschaft auf. CLICCS...

Coastal cities have to face a unique set of challenges. Climate change means that sea and river levels are rising. In addition, hinterland floods and heavy rain are becoming more frequent, and the groundwater level is changing.

Prof. Heinke Schlünzen and her team are investigating how cities can sensibly adapt. “We have to...

For the first time, the Kelvin waves of the Earth’s atmosphere have been visualized in all three spatial dimensions, in contrast to the usual two-dimensional fashion. One major characteristic of the Kelvin waves is that in the atmosphere – unlike in the ocean – they only exist near the Equator, where they are virtually...