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Blick über den Sonnenuntergang über der Insel Santorini

Photo: Jonas Preine/UHH

2 December 2021|Forschung

Santorini: Gleaning Volcanic History from the Ocean Floor

Santorini is a picturesque archipelago in the southern Aegean. The islands encircle a massive volcanic caldera, which the ocean has long-since covered over. Some speculate that Santorini is all that’s left of Atlantis – the fabled, highly advanced island empire that suddenly vanished. The fact that about 3,600 years ago, a...

Das Hauptgebäude der Universtität Hamburg.

Photo: UHH/Schell

1 December 2021|Campus

FAQ on the coronavirus and its impact on Universität Hamburg

What is the Campus Pass? What rules are in place for teaching, researching, and working from home? You can find the answers to the most important questions on the coronavirus pandemic in the FAQ, which is regularly updated. [Last update: 1 December 2021, 12:46 AM]

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On board the RV Metero students deploy measuring equipment

Photo: C. Rohleder CC BY SA

11 November 2021|Forschung

Meteor Discovers Leaks in the Ocean Floor

Prof. Christian Hübscher and a team from Universität Hamburg are on an expedition to the Gotland Basin. From on board the RV Meteor, the experts are assessing whether the CO2 could be safely stored beneath the ocean floor – as the Baltic states plan to do. The team’s preliminary findings indicate that the floor is “leaky.”

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Photo: UHH/CEN/Jonas Preine

26 October 2021|Research

Tremor and Tsunami off Samos Investigated

On October 30, 2020, the seafloor shook near the island of Samos, in the Aegean Sea. As a result, over 100 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured. The earthquake also triggered a Tsunami that impacted the coastal areas. In cooperation with the University of Athens, Universität Hamburg’s Institute of Geophysics...

Traditionelles Wasserrad in Ricote, Spanien, zur Bewässerung im Terrassenfeldanbau

Photo: UHH/CEN/K.Heider

25 October 2021|Research

Water Wheels or Diesel Pumps?

In the Mediterranean, on the coastal slopes and in the mountainous hinterland alike, farming traditionally takes place on so-called terraced fields. This requires water to be transported to the various levels of the fields. Today, this is mainly done by motor-driven pumps, which produce CO2 emissions. At the same time...

Photo: UHH/Knut Heinatz

21 October 2021|Forschung

Climate Research in the Pandemic

A voyage full of extremes to rescue valuable research data: 67 days together on board a 16-metre-long ship, and 16,970 sea miles, or 31,400 kilometers, travelled in one go without setting foot on land – the expedition in spring 2021 on board the research vessel SONNE was one of extremes, even for the most experienced of the...

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