News (2026)27 April 2026|ResearchStrategies for the sustainable transformation of fisheriesPhoto: Nina SchumannIn the German sector of the western Baltic, cod and herring stocks have declined dramatically – to less than 10 percent of their size in the 1990s...26 March 2026|ResearchStudy using climate simulations Human-caused climate change fuels mega-fires in the ArcticPhoto: NASA Earth ObservatoryThe Arctic has been experiencing record wildfires for years. Lukas Fiedler, a researcher at the Earth and Society Research Hub (ESRAH) at the...Contribution from the university's newsroom17 March 2026|ResearchClimate policy – is it all it’s cracked up to be?Photo: UHH/ESRAH/T. WasilewskiActually, it’s all pretty straightforward: the European Union has set itself the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2055, while Germany wants to do...10 March 2026|ResearchAre all coasts tsunami-ready?Photo: Jörn BehrensUNESCO wants all at-risk coasts around the world to be “tsunami-ready” by 2030. Today, on the fifteenth anniversary of the tsunami that struck Japan...4 February 2026|ResearchThe hidden volcanoes of the northern Reykjanes RidgePhoto: Dr. Jonas Preine/ESRAHVolcanism in Iceland is well known above sea level. Our study shows that there is a “sweet spot” at certain water depths offshore Iceland where...15 January 2026|ResearchClimate research talents wantedPhoto: Unsplash/Z. Fiaz, E. Lauton Identifying the most pressing questions on global warming and finding corresponding answers – guided by this goal, the “Young Climate Scientists...8 January 2026|ForschungDie schlafenden Vulkane der ÄgäisPhoto: Thomas RongeNicht nur an Land, auch unter der Meeresoberfläche schlummern Vulkane. Vor der griechischen Inselgruppe Santorini sind es besonders viele...
