News (2017)18 December 2017|ForschungGlobal climate change conferences: sending an important signalPhoto: ©BMUB/Nils KlingerThe sociologist Stefan Aykut has explored the negotiations during the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. What he’s found: the...13 December 2017|ForschungJacques Cousteau’s stalactite tells us about prehistoric climatePhoto: Eberhard GischlerStalactites reveal much about the climatic conditions of the past through their layering. However, if microbes are involved, they can change these...16 November 2017|ForschungPlankton from 1920 – reviving tiny algae from their long slumberPhoto: UHH/CEN/HinnersPhytoplankton is simply amazing: despite its small size, it forms the nutritional basis for all marine life and produces half of our planet’s oxygen...17 October 2017|VerwaltungChina: Climate Protection as a Side EffectPhoto: Unsplash.com/Ming ChenSince the USA opted out of the Paris Climate Agreement at the latest, hopes for global climate protection have been pinned on China, which is still...10 October 2017|ForschungThe 2015 Paris Climate Conference: For Germans, the intensive media coverage had a calming, not a mobilizing effectPhoto: WikiCommons/H. StaudtThe 2015 Paris Climate Conference was accompanied by extensive media coverage. Though the content managed to reach much of Germany’s populace, it did...4 October 2017|ForschungHow high can the sea level rise?Photo: pixabayIf we manage to put a stop to global warming, the sea level will still continue to rise for centuries. This fact was stressed by the international...2 October 2017|ForschungRain catchers out at seaPhoto: UHH/C. KleppEighty percent of global precipitation falls over the oceans, and plays an essential role in our climate. But how can we measure rain- and snowfall on...29 September 2017|ForschungNext Round in national Excellence Competition: full application requested from CliCCSPhoto: UHH/CENFour research clusters at Universität Hamburg will be moving on to the next round in the national funding competition known as the “Exzellenzstrategie...26 September 2017|ForschungGet clever about climate – DKK and WWF Germany launch free online coursePhoto: DKK/WWF/CENIn a few weeks’ time, politicians, scientists and activists from around the world will meet in Bonn to discuss approaches to resolving the climate...26 September 2017|ForschungHow building change the wind in the HafenCityPhoto: UHH/Meteorologisches InstitutInstead of being windless, for pedestrians it is often especially windy near tall buildings, as they can markedly change the air currents in their...14 September 2017|ForschungClimate Change: Hyperactive oysters and stressed carpsPhoto: euronewsBy the end of the century, seawater temperatures could rise between 2 and 4º centigrade, according to the most pessimistic forecasts of the...7 September 2017|ForschungNew research disputes claims that climate change helped spark the Syrian civil warPhoto: pixabayA new study, published today in the journal Political Geography, shows that there is no sound evidence that global climate change was a factor in...7 September 2017|VeranstaltungBusiness ideas against climate change – CEN visitors winning pitches competitionPhoto: K. JowittHair against oil pollution, green walls made of moss and bicycle lanes made of old tubes – these business ideas convinced the jury in Riga. During the...1 September 2017|ForschungUniversität Hamburg receives visit from French Minister of Higher EducationPhoto: UHH/CEN/A. AllnerThis Friday, 1 September 2017, Frédérique Vidal, the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation visited our University. She showed...17 August 2017|PublikationClimate change: In their old age, trees still accumulate large quantities of carbonPhoto: UHH/CEN/M. KöhlEven old trees absorb large amounts of carbon, removing CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. This was recently proven for the first time using...17 August 2017|ForschungLike small blenders in the sea: offshore wind turbinesPhoto: UHH/CEN/FloeterAlong Germany’s coast they seem to sprout up like mushrooms: offshore wind farms. Dozens of wind turbines, each over 100 meters tall, produce...18 July 2017|ForschungThe search for nuclear waste disposal sites: Why the next ice age plays a rolePhoto: UHH/CEN/C. HübscherMovements in the Earth’s crust have a huge impact on salt deposits. This is extremely important when it comes to finding suitable deep geological...11 July 2017|ForschungSea level and climate change: Conference in New York / research in HamburgPhoto: Moorefam/istockGlobal warming is causing the sea level to rise, but not with equal intensity on all coasts. Future changes will vary dramatically from region to...29 June 2017|ForschungChanging sea level impacts coasts and societies alikePhoto: UHH/CENMore than 80 German and international researchers from the Priority Program (SPP) “Regional Sea Level Change and Society” gathered at the Center for...28 June 2017|ForschungHow are coffee plantations coping with climate change?Photo: pixabayA new tool was developed at the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability. It offers valuable support to help farmers judge whether or not...More articles
