News (2014)22 December 2014|ForschungGenocide Conference: Climate research offers a new perspectivePhoto: UNHCR/P.WiggersGenocide researchers can no longer afford to ignore climate science, according to Prof. Jürgen Zimmerer from the Cluster of Excellence CliSAP...19 December 2014|ForschungCliSAP Workshop: Urban Climate VulnerabilityPhoto: Gemeinfrei - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Is urban vulnerability to climate phenomena measurable? If so, how? These questions were the focus of CliSAP’s workshop “Urban climate...8 December 2014|ForschungFirst Prize: Geophysicist Klemen Zakšek wins idea contestPhoto: UNISECThe Japanese research consortium UNISEC recently awarded Dr. Klemen Zakšek from the Institute of Geophysics First Prize ... 1 December 2014|ForschungBetter satellite data for climate researchPhoto: NASAThe European Union funds the use of weather satellites for climate research with 5.5 million Euro. Prof. Stefan Bühler from the Meteorological...26 November 2014|VeranstaltungResearch Vessel SONNE Draws 6,000 VisitorsPhoto: UHH/CEN/T. WasilewskiMore than 6,000 visitors toured the brand-new deep-sea research ship SONNE in Hamburg. The SONNE had already entered port ... 11 November 2014|VeranstaltungOpen Ship Days: The New Research Ship SONNE Will Dock in HamburgPhoto: Thomas BadewienThe recently completed research vessel SONNE is currently docked in Hamburg, and visitors are welcome on board: on Friday, November 21 and Saturday...17 October 2014|ForschungLive broadcast: ARD Morgenmagazin aboard research vessel FS SONNEPhoto: Marc PetrikowskiFrom 20–24 October, the ARD Morgenmagazin (morning show) will broadcast live from the innovative FS SONNE (sun)—the jewel in the crown of Germany’s...8 October 2014|ForschungOutstanding Research Works Honored with the Partner Cities PrizePhoto: UHH/CEN/M. ZapfAt a ceremony last night, University Senator Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt presented CEN alumni Dr. Moritz Mathis and Elina Wegner with the Partner Cities...2 October 2014|ForschungClimate Models Can Now Incorporate “Deep Waves”Photo: News from Climate Science: Once a month, climate researchers report on their latest findings in the newspaper "Hamburger Abendblatt." Prof. Detlef...24 September 2014|VerwaltungCluster of Excellence Elects New Speaker TeamPhoto: UHH/CENLast Friday, the sociologist Prof. Anita Engels was elected the new Chair for the Cluster of Excellence for climate research, CliSAP. Professor of...23 September 2014|ForschungWorkshop: International Researchers Investigate Measurement Errors in Sea Ice ModelsPhoto: UHH/CEN/A.WoznicaOn September 18 and 19, a workshop on the Analysis and Optimization of Sea Ice Data was held at Bundesstraße 55 (formerly the ZMAW building) ... 16 September 2014|ForschungCurrent Sea Ice Situation: Ongoing Retreat in the Arctic, New Maximum in the AntarcticPhoto: Stefanie Arndt, AWIBremerhaven/Hamburg, September 16, 2014. The area of sea ice in the Arctic fell to a summer minimum of around 5.0 million square kilometers this year...8 September 2014|ForschungClimate Change Endangers Small-Island PopulationsPhoto: UHH/CEN/S. StrobeltClimate change is threatening the inhabitants of small island states – particularly as a result of the expected average rise in sea level ... 3 September 2014|ForschungEcosystem North Sea: Fisheries research produces valuable data in record timePhoto: UHH/CEN/A. EckhardtSmall, but plentiful: Minuscule water organisms–commonly known as plankton–are drifting with the rhythm of ocean currents. These organisms can tell...20 August 2014|ForschungHamburg-based researchers are developing an environmental concept for “healthy cities” in an era of global changePhoto: H. SchlünzenWe’re living in the “century of the city”: more than half of the world’s populace ... 18 August 2014|ForschungClimate-related Conflicts in Kenya Are AvoidablePhoto: UHH/CENClosely networked actors are already stepping up. For example, the agriculture and livestock-farming sector is now using more robust seeds and...15 August 2014|ForschungCliSAP Brochure Spotted in Space!Photo: ESAA little hello from space–400 kilometers above the Earth–to the Cluster of Excellence! German astronaut Dr. Alexander Gerst captured the current...5 August 2014|ForschungHamburg Geologist as Co-Chief of the Ocean Drilling Research Ship “JOIDES Resolution”Photo: IODP - International Ocean Discovery Program62 days at sea, cruising around the Maldives – it may sound like a vacation, but in fact it’s hard work...30 July 2014|InternationalesAmerican Geophysical Union Honors CEN DirectorPhoto: UHH/CEN/D. AußerhoferThe American Geophysical Union (AGU) has now officially named Prof. Detlef Stammer an “AGU Fellow”. The AGU, the largest international association...15 July 2014|ForschungChancellor Merkel Launches RV SONNE — the New German Flagship of OceanographyPhoto: T. Schubert / BGRThis past Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the research vessel SONNE in Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania... More articles
