Cluster of ExcellenceClimate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CLICCS)

Das Deutsche Komitee für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in Future Earth (DKN) ist ein unabhängiges wissenschaftliches Beratungsgremium der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und nationaler Ansprechpartner für die Entwicklungen und Aktivitäten im Rahmen des internationalen Forschungsprogramms für globale Nachhaltigkeit „Future...

Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming, such as 3 or 4 degrees Celsius. A new study led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research shows that this assumption is too simplistic. CLICCS Prof. Jana Sillmann, University of Hamburg, is also...

Heatwaves in Europe are not only becoming more frequent and intense, but also less predictable. A new study by a team led by Dr. Goratz Beobide-Arsuaga shows that global warming is amplifying the climate system’s internal variability.

“Europe is a real hotspot. The intensity of heatwaves is increasing three to four times...