Centerfor Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)

Cumulus clouds in trade-wind regions cover nearly 20 percent of our planet, producing a cooling effect. Until recently, it was assumed that global warming would reduce the surface covered by these clouds, amplifying the warming. However, a team around Dr. Raphaela Vogel from Universität Hamburg was able to refute that...

How will Winter Semester 2022/23 proceed? And should Universität Hamburg staff continue 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: 18 November 2022, 2:01 PM]

Providing shade and cooling the air, trees are vital to the quality of human’s life in Hamburg. However, our trees face challenging conditions along streets – and with climate change. In particular, freshly planted trees are thus subjected to stress, indicated by slow growth and failure gain large canopies. How can we...