What shape are our oceans in? Which protective measures are sensible? A new computer model promises to help find the best assessment criteria.

Europe’s largest summer school: for the third time, “The Journey,” organized by the EU “Climate-KIC” initiative is stopping off in Hamburg. In just five weeks, roughly 50 participants will develop business ideas that address climate change and its effects. A total of 440 master’s students and career...

In many regions, adaptation to climate change is necessary, but nothing is happening. Why not? I went searching for answers in Cornwall, where the local cliffs are steadily crumbling, yet no one is lifting a finger.

By Vera Köpsel

Dr. Christian Franzke from the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) has for the first time, depicted the annual mean temperatures for Hamburg in the form of a bar code - inspired by the “warming stripes” introduced by the British climate researcher Ed Hawkins. Franzke’s...

Learning how to understand our climate from experts? Digging in a bog to gather field data? Universität Hamburg’s international Summer School “Climate Change” offers young scientists the chance to experience four weeks of climate research in Hamburg. In the following, three participants share their...

Rambling through Hamburg and its environs, you will discover a landscape sculpted by the ice ages. Glaciers of the past pushed large amounts of scree shaping today’s hilly countryside northeast of the City. Meltwater leached the glacial Elbe valley and wind-blown sand deposits piled up into dunes...

At 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 cloudburst, not a soul would be there to observe it. Until now, such events were only recorded by satellites, and the accuracy of this data couldn’t be...

Although more than 16 percent of all national waters are now protected, many ecoregions and countries are not included. The current reserve system is just as expensive as it is inefficient, as Dr. Kerstin Jantke and her team show in a study recently released by Universität Hamburg’s Center for Earth...

My agents don’t wear dark sunglasses, and most don’t even drive a car. Except for Bob: when he needs to go somewhere, he prefers to drive there. In contrast, Alfred likes to bike through the city (as long as it’s not raining), and Earl tends to use public transportation. By Prof Dr Jürgen Scheffran.

A reflection on ten years of working together in CliSAP: What have we learned? How do all the results, smaller and larger, fit together? This discussion evening is part of the ongoing synthesis process to summarize the results and outputs of CliSAP.