Diversity as survival strategy – How plants adapt to extreme climates in drylands
In a large-scale international study under leadership of the French research organizations INRAE/CNRS and the King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia …
Hydrologic models and climate change – Humboldt Fellow Patricio Yeste guest at the University of Potsdam
The research of Dr. Patricio Yeste involves the application of hydrologic models and the analysis of climate change impacts on water resources. Since …
A Fertile Place – Three forest gardens are being created in Berlin-Britz and Kassel
The future of humankind lies in the city. Today, 57% of the world’s population is already living in cities. By 2030, it is estimated that this number …
33 Questions to “interface researcher” Prof. Dr. Elmar Kriegler
What can we do to stop climate change? Why has so little of it been implemented so far? And why does science not always get through to politics? Elmar …
Keeping Cool During a Heat Wave – How cities can better cope with climate change
Heat waves, thunderstorms, hail, and heavy rainfall - extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common. Such events pose an enormous challenge …
Into the Eternal Ice – Ricarda Winkelmann is a climate researcher and junior professor at the University of Potsdam and the Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research
Very few people have been here at all, to one of the world’s most inhospitable regions, where the temperature is below the freezing point even in …
