News (2015)18 December 2015|ForschungThe Inner Sea of the Maldives reveals the history of the Indian monsoonPhoto: UHH/CENScientists have just returned from an expedition to the Inner Sea of the Maldives where they recovered 3097 m of cores that contain the history of the...16 December 2015|InternationalesKlimaCampus Hamburg: Paris Agreement is "spectacular"Photo: UNFCCC/via Flickr/CC-BY 2.0The Paris Agreement negotiated during COP21 represents a constructive shift in the international approach to addressing global change, evaluates the...15 December 2015|Veranstaltung“Research in Germany”: CEN at the AGU Fall MeetingPhoto: UHH/CENFrom December 14 to 18, almost 23,000 researchers from 114 countries flocked to San Francisco to see the latest scientific advances and technological...1 December 2015|ForschungHigh land carbon losses due to extreme assumptionsPhoto: brovkinVictor Brovkin and Daniel Goll comment in Nature Geoscience on a recently published paper by Wieder et al. 23 November 2015|ForschungWill the climate phenomenon El Niño mean a harsh winter for Hamburg?Photo: We’ve already seen the first signs: El Niño, a climate phenomenon that can set off extreme weather events around the globe, is due to come calling...19 November 2015|ForschungProfessor Michael Schatzmann receives the American Meteorological Society’s Landsberg AwardPhoto: Professor Michael Schatzmann, former director of Universität Hamburg’s Meteorological Institute, is the first German scientist to receive the Helmut...23 October 2015|VeranstaltungInaugural lecture: How climate change is affecting journalismPhoto: Reporting on climate change poses challenges for journalists. In his inaugural lecture last week, Michael Brüggemann explained just what those...21 October 2015|ForschungOcean salinity – the key to the global water cycle?Photo: Last week, about 80 oceanographers from around the globe gathered at Hamburg’s Museum für Völkerkunde to discuss the latest findings ...20 October 2015|CampusSenator for Science Fegebank visits KlimaCampus HamburgPhoto: Katharina Fegebank, Senator for Science in Hamburg, Germany, visited the KlimaCampus Hamburg for a meet and greet. To get a better overview of the...19 October 2015|VeranstaltungHereinspaziert zur Nacht des WissensPhoto: Am 7. November heißt es wieder: Klima- und Erdsystemforschung zum Anschauen, Anfassen und Mitmachen. Während der Nacht des Wissens öffnet das...21 August 2015|ForschungLarge-scale offshore wind parks offer a cooling effect on landPhoto: UHHThe principle is as old as the windmill: if the wind is strong enough, the blades start turning, converting the moving air’s energy into mechanical...10 August 2015|ForschungReturning to Climate Science: CliSAP now awarding scholarshipsPhoto: UHH/CENIf you had to interrupt your research for a longer period—perhaps to take care of children or relatives—you may find it difficult to regain a foothold...29 July 2015|ForschungIntact natural habitats help to reduce greenhouse gasesPhoto: UHH/CEN/S. BeddigCorn and canola as far as the eye can see – plants that are processed into biogas and biodiesel can be found in many agricultural fields throughout...22 July 2015|ForschungBarium in microfossils confirms climate changes in the MediterraneanPhoto: News from Climate Science: Once a month, climate researchers report on their latest findings in the newspaper "Hamburger Abendblatt". Valerie Menke is...15 July 2015|ForschungWorld Map with Island DataPhoto: InseldatenbankNow anyone interested in exploring the diverse range of small islands visually can use an interactive online world map. 15 July 2015|ForschungShaping contents for the Hamburg Open Online University—sustainability project wins bidPhoto: UHH/SchultesInternet portals across the world provide myriad learning materials hence complementing classical university courses and lectures. This enables...24 June 2015|Studium und LehreVictor Brovkin appointed to Professor at Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/CENOn 15 June 2015, the CliSAP researcher Dr. Victor Brovkin was awarded the academic title „Professor“ by the Universität Hamburg.24 June 2015|ForschungCairo Climate Talks: CliSAP expert delivers lecture in Egypt about coastal protectionPhoto: cairo climate talkHow can we protect the coast of Egypt from climate change impacts? Dr. Michael Link from the CEN provided an assessment of the problem at the “Cairo...19 June 2015|ForschungResearch vessel Meteor docks in hailing port HamburgPhoto: UHH/CEN/N. JakobiOn Thursday afternoon, the German research vessel METEOR arrived at Norderwerft shipyard. It will stay in Hamburg before setting sail for the Baltic...8 June 2015|ForschungSapropels - the dark legacy of the Mediterranean SeaPhoto: How was the eastern Mediterranean Sea pushed into deep-water oxygen deficiency and collapse of deep-sea ecosystems during the early Holocene? More articles