News (2014)22 December 2014|ForschungGenocide Conference: Climate research offers a new perspectiveGenocide researchers can no longer afford to ignore climate science, according to Prof. Jürgen Zimmerer from the Cluster of Excellence CliSAP...19 December 2014|ForschungWorkshop: Urbane KlimarisikenIst die städtische Verwundbarkeit gegenüber Klimaphänomenen messbar? Und wenn ja, wie? Diese Fragen standen Mittelpunkt des Workshops ... 19 December 2014|ForschungCliSAP Workshop: Urban Climate VulnerabilityIs urban vulnerability to climate phenomena measurable? If so, how? These questions were the focus of CliSAP’s workshop “Urban climate...8 December 2014|ForschungFirst Prize: Geophysicist Klemen Zakšek wins idea contestThe Japanese research consortium UNISEC recently awarded Dr. Klemen Zakšek from the Institute of Geophysics First Prize ... 1 December 2014|ForschungBetter satellite data for climate researchPhoto: NASAThe European Union funds the use of weather satellites for climate research with 5.5 million Euro. Prof. Stefan Bühler from the Meteorological...26 November 2014|VeranstaltungResearch Vessel SONNE Draws 6,000 VisitorsMore than 6,000 visitors toured the brand-new deep-sea research ship SONNE in Hamburg. The SONNE had already entered port ... 17 November 2014|VeranstaltungÜbergabe des Forschungsschiffes SONNENach mehrwöchigen wissenschaftlichen Erprobungsfahrten und einer Bauzeit von etwa 20 Monaten haben heute Bundesforschungsministerin Johanna Wanka...11 November 2014|VeranstaltungOpen Ship Days: The New Research Ship SONNE Will Dock in HamburgThe recently completed research vessel SONNE is currently docked in Hamburg, and visitors are welcome on board: on Friday, November 21 and Saturday...17 October 2014|ForschungLive broadcast: ARD Morgenmagazin aboard research vessel FS SONNEFrom 20–24 October, the ARD Morgenmagazin (morning show) will broadcast live from the innovative FS SONNE (sun)—the jewel in the crown of Germany’s...8 October 2014|ForschungOutstanding Research Works Honored with the Partner Cities PrizeAt a ceremony last night, University Senator Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt presented CEN alumni Dr. Moritz Mathis and Elina Wegner with the Partner Cities...2 October 2014|ForschungClimate Models Can Now Incorporate “Deep Waves”News from Climate Science: Once a month, climate researchers report on their latest findings in the newspaper "Hamburger Abendblatt." Prof. Detlef...24 September 2014|ForschungGastwissenschaftler Jens-Arne SubkeJens-Arne Subke forscht normalerweise an der School of Natural Sciences an der Universität in Stirling, Schottland. Bis Januar ist er bei der CliSAP...24 September 2014|VerwaltungCluster of Excellence Elects New Speaker TeamLast Friday, the sociologist Prof. Anita Engels was elected the new Chair for the Cluster of Excellence for climate research, CliSAP. Professor of...23 September 2014|ForschungWorkshop: International Researchers Investigate Measurement Errors in Sea Ice ModelsOn September 18 and 19, a workshop on the Analysis and Optimization of Sea Ice Data was held at Bundesstraße 55 (formerly the ZMAW building) ... 16 September 2014|ForschungCurrent Sea Ice Situation: Ongoing Retreat in the Arctic, New Maximum in the AntarcticBremerhaven/Hamburg, September 16, 2014. The area of sea ice in the Arctic fell to a summer minimum of around 5.0 million square kilometers this year...8 September 2014|ForschungClimate Change Endangers Small-Island PopulationsClimate change is threatening the inhabitants of small island states – particularly as a result of the expected average rise in sea level ... 3 September 2014|ForschungEcosystem North Sea: Fisheries research produces valuable data in record timeSmall, but plentiful: Minuscule water organisms–commonly known as plankton–are drifting with the rhythm of ocean currents. These organisms can tell...20 August 2014|ForschungHamburg-based researchers are developing an environmental concept for “healthy cities” in an era of global changeWe’re living in the “century of the city”: more than half of the world’s populace ... 18 August 2014|ForschungClimate-related Conflicts in Kenya Are AvoidableClosely networked actors are already stepping up. For example, the agriculture and livestock-farming sector is now using more robust seeds and...15 August 2014|ForschungCliSAP Brochure Spotted in Space!A little hello from space–400 kilometers above the Earth–to the Cluster of Excellence! German astronaut Dr. Alexander Gerst captured the current...More articles