02/23/2016 - Sea-levels worldwide will likely rise by 50 to 130 centimeters by the end of this century if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced rapidly. ...

03/17/2016 - On a school field trip to Potsdam’s Telegraph Hill, Alice runs after a white rabbit – and falls into a hole, sliding down the ventilation shaft of ...

03/16/2016 - Potsdam's scientific institutions published an open letter for a tolerant society, rejecting all expressions of hatred, violence, and intolerance ...

In this February, the Earth's overall surface temperature was about 1.35°C warmer than the average temperature for the month. Do we face a climate emergency? ...

03/04/2016 - How can humankind limit global environmental change and stay within a safe operating space for development? This question is an issue both for ...

01/27/2016 - The president of Leibniz Association, Matthias Kleiner, visited the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) for an exchange on current ...

During past millennia sea-level has never risen as fast as during the last century, as a new PIK-study shows. PIK-scientist Stefan Rahmstorf explains, why the ...