2018 news (2018)12 April 2018|CEN NewsThe measuring instrument “ICI” will deliver new insights into mysterious ice cloudsPhoto: AirbusAccording to the IPCC, clouds remain one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Earth’s climate. Now a new measuring instrument promises to unravel...9 April 2018|ForschungIPCC appoints new authors: scientists from Hamburg assume important functions for sixth IPCC reportPhoto: MPI-MScientists of Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and Universität Hamburg will take over the important function of being authors of the sixth...19 March 2018|ForschungThawing permafrost produces more methane than expectedPhoto: UHH/CEN/I.PreussIn a seven-year laboratory study, Dr. Christian Knoblauch from Universität Hamburg’s Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) and an...12 March 2018|ForschungThe climate-conscious farmerPhoto: PixabayCC0In the future, the state plans to obligate farmers to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions – a necessary step, considering that more than ten percent...8 March 2018|ForschungHow cities shape the weatherPhoto: UHH/CEN/JanssenAt the Cluster of Excellence for climate research, Sarah Wiesner has taken a closer look at the city of Hamburg’s climate. Together with colleagues...6 March 2018|ForschungEnhanced weathering of rocks can help to suck carbon dioxide out of the air – a littlePhoto: Spreading Lime v. M. Robinson, flic.kr/p/5Ez2Cq, CC BY-NC 2.0 (uhh.de/cen-cc)Weathering of huge amounts of tiny rocks could be a means to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While this is normally a slow natural...27 February 2018|CEN NewsPandora: Hope for Europe’s fish – and fishersPhoto: UHH/CEN/C.KrätzigFish species living in the open sea, like herring or cod, are particularly important for the European fishing industry. A new research project will...21 February 2018|ForschungThe energy transition: When maize fields become a bone of contentionPhoto: pixelio.de/E. LorenzenIn the course of the energy transition, the proportion of renewable energy in Germany has increased significantly in recent years. But the wind...31 January 2018|VeranstaltungCEN honors graduates in the climate and Earth systems sciencesPhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewskiLast Friday Prof. Detlef Stammer, Director of the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), congratulated this year’s graduates from...29 January 2018|ForschungClimate Researcher Christopher Hedemann Receives 2017 Köppen PrizePhoto: MPI/ B. DialloDr. Christopher Hedemann was awarded this year’s Wladimir Peter Köppen Prize. The Cluster of Excellence CliSAP selected the Australian climate...Previous articlesMore articles
