News (2018)17 December 2018|ForschungUrban climate: How can we find the most comfortable spots?Photo: Bernd Sterzl_pixelio.deNewly paved, with new benches, a handful of trees – yet the large plaza is usually empty, even when the sun is shining. Another spot, just around the...14 December 2018|VeranstaltungThe CEN and CliSAP at the world’s largest geosciences conferencePhoto: UHH/CEN/C. KrätzigWith 24,000 participants and nearly 2,000 lectures and posters, the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a world-class...29 November 2018|ForschungClimate science calls for a powerful global research programmePhoto: Wikimedia commonsSix international researchers have now released a strategy paper that is essentially a global wake-up call. In light of the upcoming UN Climate...21 November 2018|ForschungWater shortages! When climate change drives elephants to the villagesPhoto: UHH/M.SchneggThe rumbling could be heard for miles. A herd of African elephants was headed for the small Namibian village that I stayed at during my research...23 October 2018|VeranstaltungNorthern German Excellence Cluster Conference in BerlinPhoto: UniHH/CEN/D. AusserhoferAt the Berlin “Umweltforum” more than 220 scientists from the marine-and climate research Clusters of Excellence based in Bremen, Hamburg and Kiel met...22 October 2018|ForschungNature conservation: filling in the gapsPhoto: MPI-M/B. DialloA computer program can help identify the best candidates for future conservation areas 18 October 2018|ForschungWhat drives climate modelsPhoto: UHH/CEN/A. AllnerHow can climate simulations and forecasts be further refined in the future? One key lies in the combination of observations and climate computer...17 October 2018|InterviewListening to the Gas Bubbles in the Earth’s CorePhoto: Dieter Schütz/pixelio.deDirk Gajewski has painted a clearer picture of the Earth’s interior, and would support further research into underground CO2 storage. The geophysicist...8 October 2018|CEN NewsIPCC 1.5 Degree Special Report – CEN StatementsPhoto: Hon Kim / UnsplashToday, the IPCC is publishing a special report on the possibilities of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is this goal still realistic...1 October 2018|Forschung“It’s not enough to gather climate data”Photo: UHH/CEN/F.BriscJust a few days ago, the German Research Foundation gave the green light: the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CliCCS)...13 September 2018|CEN NewsClimate Geoengineering Cannot Save the Paris AgreementPhoto: CC0In order to avert the worst consequences of climate change, the Paris Climate Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C and, if...10 September 2018|ForschungMarine algae: Defying climate change on a rollercoasterPhoto: UHH/WohlfahrtHalf of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean. Minute algae, known as diatoms, produce this oxygen. At the same time, they are also the basis of...17 August 2018|ForschungTaking a closer look at our oceansPhoto: Corinna Harl, www.micori.deWhat shape are our oceans in? Which protective measures are sensible? A new computer model promises to help find the best assessment criteria. ...14 August 2018|Studium und LehreFresh business ideas on climate changePhoto: UHH/CEN/U. KreisEurope’s largest summer school: for the third time, “The Journey,” organized by the EU “Climate-KIC” initiative is stopping off in Hamburg. In just...9 August 2018|ForschungClimate Adaptation Begins in the MindPhoto: UHH/CEN/V. KöpselIn many regions, adaptation to climate change is necessary, but nothing is happening. Why not? I went searching for answers in Cornwall, where the...25 July 2018|Studium und LehreInternational Summer School: Experiencing climate research firsthandPhoto: UHH/CEN/HarmsLearning how to understand our climate from experts? Digging in a bog to gather field data? Universität Hamburg’s international Summer School “Climate...25 July 2018|ForschungThe Hamburg Code for global warmingPhoto: UHH/CEN/C.FranzkeDr. Christian Franzke from the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) has for the first time, depicted the annual mean temperatures...16 July 2018|ForschungStressed street trees: Lindens, oaks, or maples facing premature death in the futurePhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewkiRambling through Hamburg and its environs, you will discover a landscape sculpted by the ice ages. Glaciers of the past pushed large amounts of scree...9 July 2018|ForschungOceanRAIN project collects unique data on precipitation over the world’s oceansPhoto: UHH/CEN/C.KleppAt least two thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean: 360 million square kilometers where, whether there is a lingering drizzle or sudden...3 July 2018|ForschungHow extremes can help: improved accuracy for 10-year forecastsPhoto: CC3.0 B.Abis, MPI-MLeonard Borchert’s goal is to make weather forecasts for the next 10 years more accurate. To do so, he has observed the North Atlantic, which strongly...Contribution from the university's newsroomMore articles
