2018 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)...More articles
