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   17.08.2018

   Taking a closer look at our oceans

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

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   16.08.2018

   Fresh business ideas on climate change

   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...

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   09.08.2018

   Climate Adaptation Begins in the Mind

   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

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   30.07.2018

   The Hamburg Code for global warming

   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...

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   19.07.2018

   International Summer School: Experiencing climate research firsthand

   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...

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   16.07.2018

   Stressed street trees: Lindens, oaks, or maples facing premature death in the future

   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...

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   10.07.2018

   OceanRAIN project collects unique data on precipitation over the world’s oceans

   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...

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   27.06.2018

   35 years of marine conservation: the lack of a strategy increases the need for protected areas

   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...

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   27.06.2018

   Hamburg-based “agents” in the service of climate research. Agent-based modeling allows researchers to simulate human behavior.

   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.

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    26.06.2018

    Is there a specific Hamburg approach to climate science?

    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.