News (2020)23 December 2020|ResearchResearch Network Opens a Window into the Earth’s Inner WorkingsPhoto: pixabay/meipakkEach seismic wave that travels through the Earth’s crust slightly changes this layer. Cutting-edge sensor technology now allows us to reevaluate risks...17 December 2020|Studium und LehreNeue Perspektiven auf die Klimaforschung: Young Climate Scientists Award verliehenDie Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner des Young Climate Scientists Award 2020 stehen fest. Drei junge Talente aus den Natur- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften...14 December 2020|ResearchClimate Protection: It’s Worth Rewetting Dry Peatland!Moors cover three percent of our planet’s land surface, but store twice as much carbon as all forests combined. But if peat is extracted and the...9 December 2020|ResearchExpert assessment: The path of least resistance will miss the climate targetAn EU decision this week to ramp up the climate target for 2030 will be about more than the mere willingness to make greater political efforts towards...30 November 2020|ForschungUniversitäten Hamburg und Bremen erfolgreich in die zweite Transregio-SFB-FörderphasePhoto: UHH/CEN/T. WasilewskiDie Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) hat für ein Projekt der Universitäten Hamburg (Koordination) und Bremen sowie weiterer Partner eine zweite...Contribution from the university's newsroom25 November 2020|ForschungUnprotected Rainforests More than half of the carbon stored in forests around the globe is found in tropical forests. When they are destroyed, the carbon can escape into the...17 November 2020|ForschungEUREC4A Kampagne 2020: Wir sind im Fernsehen!Photo: DasErste.deIn der EUREC4A-Feldforschungskampagne der Superlative zur Rolle der Wolken im Klimasystem waren Studierende, Doktorand*innen und Kolleg*innen des...Contribution from the news channel MI26 October 2020|InterviewHow will Baltic Fisheries Survive without Cod and Herring?Cod and herring are not faring well. Recently, the European Union once again adjusted the fishing quotas for Germany’s Baltic coast. As a result, many...26 October 2020|ForschungWhat Does Net Zero Actually Mean?Photo: Unsplash/PattendenWhen it comes to climate policy, much has changed since 2015, a year in which a breakthrough was made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris...15 October 2020|ForschungReal Science, Real Talk18 Forscherinnen und Forscher reflektieren in einer Videoserie ihre neue Erkenntnisse zu Klimaforschung und Corona. Mit dabei ist auch Prof. Dr...14 October 2020|ResearchPlant Community Adapts to Rising Sea LevelMangroves, salt marshes and seagrass are common along many coasts around the globe. They form unique ecosystems, which absorb huge amounts of carbon...21 September 2020|ResearchA 25-euro CO2 Tax Won’t Save the ClimateBy now, every country is being affected by climate change. Heat waves, storms and loss of biodiversity are changing our environment. And the social...16 September 2020|ResearchWhen the Fish in the Port Run Out of AirIn Hamburg’s port, you can sometimes see fish gasping for air just below the water’s surface. This is a sign that there isn’t much oxygen in the...10 September 2020|PublikationFundierte Fakten zum KlimawandelPhoto: DKKDie Weltwirtschaft steht unter dem Schock der Corona-Pandemie. Die Frage nach einer intelligenten Krisenbewältigung treibt Menschen, Staaten und...1 September 2020|Research“Satellite Images Aren’t Objective or Neutral”Today, satellites are providing increasingly precise data, which governments and NGOs alike are using in more and more contexts. For example, all...21 July 2020|ESRAH NewsRemembering Dr. habil. Aike BeckmannThe CEN and CEN School are deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Aike Beckmann. As a lecturer in oceanography and in the Integrated Climate System...20 July 2020|ESRAH NewsPlant roots increase greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost soilsHow much carbon is released when permafrost soils thaw in the Arctic? Climate models cannot yet reliably predict this. An international research team...17 July 2020|ResearchClimate Protection – in the Name of the LawPhoto: Pixabay/succoIn 1997, Hamburg was the first German federal state to introduce a climate protection law – and was considered highly progressive at the time. But the...14 July 2020|ESRAH NewsWie klimafreundlich ist das Corona-Konjunkturpaket?Photo: UHH/ S. EngelsZum kürzlich beschlossenen Konjunkturpaket der Bundesregierung gehören neben Kinderbonus und Mehrwertsteuer-Senkung auch Hilfen für Unternehmen in...Contribution from the university's newsroom8 July 2020|Research“Thunderstorms could increase”Photo: UHH/OhmeThunderstorms create cold regions that can lead to new thunderstorms Computer simulations can depict the effect, but what does it look like in nature...Contribution from the university's newsroomMore articles
