Climate Booklets

How is climate change affecting conflict areas in Nigeria? Why do the climate and environment benefit from traditional small-scale terraced farming? And how do seafloor sediments affect the oxygen concentration in water – and therefore, the survival of various marine fauna species? Ten climate researchers report.
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How important are water temperatures in the Atlantic for weather forecasts? What’s motivating people living in North Frisia to get more involved in climate protection? How is climate change affecting agricultural yields? Ten climate researchers report.
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How can computer models help us make our cities more enjoyable to live in? Are extreme temperatures becoming more common? And is it true that offshore turbines only have negative effects on marine ecosystems? Ten climate researchers report.
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How can we in the civil society help to save the climate? How can we help our urban trees? And why are elephants and human beings increasingly competing for water resources in Namibia? Find the answers in this booklet.
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How are island communities bracing for the impacts of rising sea levels? How does the ocean’s salinity affect our climate? And how effective are China’s current climate protection measures? Find the anwers in this booklet.
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Can the desire to save money and to protect the environment go hand in hand? Do offshore wind turbines affect the temperatures on coastlines? And how do our planet's three trillion trees affect our climate? Ten climate researchers report in our eighth booklet.
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Will climate change make the Sahara green again? How are snowfalls in the past linked to measuring today’s Arctic sea ice shrinkage? What are the impacts of climate change on the Syrian conflict? Ten climate researchers report in our seventh booklet.
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How does knowledge of climate change relate to behavior? Can climate-induced conflicts be prevented? How do volcanic ash plumes impact our climate? Ten climate researchers report.
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 Many people think of weather, when they hear the term „climate“. Learn the difference and why a cold winter does not militate against global warming.
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How are city busses related to science? In which way can we „eavesdrop“ on the earth by geophysical methods? Discover vivid and intelligible answers.
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Our third booklet provides answers to a raft of climate challenges: Does our climate benefit from air pollution? How much CO2 can be absorbed by the North Sea? Can nuclear power solve the climate problem?
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Why does the Elbe River have to work overtime? Do climatic changes affect the deep sea? What can x-rays of the rain forest’s canopy reveal? Ten climate researchers divulge amazing facts.
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Did you know that sea level increases vary widely across the world? Or that, depending on their position, clouds may heat up or cool down the atmosphere? Or that climate change decides which fish you will eat in the future?
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