Centerfor Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)

New targets for preserving biodiversity will likely be formulated at the UN Biodiversity Conference this October; although some goals have successfully been reached, species continue to die out. Consequently, researchers around the globe have called for ideally declaring 50 percent, or at least 30 percent, of the area in...

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has been coordinating international climate research for over 40 years, and the successes of the COP21 (Paris Agreement) were to a great extent achieved thanks to its efforts. In response to the resolutions passed at the conference, the WCRP is now reformulating its goals.

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The Atlantic is generally considered to be Europe’s “weather kitchen” – bringing heat from the tropics to our coasts, it plays a critical role in predicting the weather. Nevertheless, it usually takes a backseat when it comes to forecasting: though atmospheric processes are closely monitored and thousands of corresponding...