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Rise and fall of societies linked to climatic conditions
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10/14/2015 - Societies seem to have been rising and falling with the stability of climatic conditions, a new study indicates. Published in the journal ...
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Distinguishing coincidence from causality: connections in the climate system
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10/07/2015 - Detecting how changes in one spot on Earth – in temperature, rain, wind – are linked to changes in another, far away area is key to assessing ...
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Debate in the run-up to Paris
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09/10/2015 - What´s in store at the next climate conference, COP21, later this year? This week, staff of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
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How network dynamics shape collaboration
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08/25/2015 - From the Earth System to the human brain, from families to Facebook – complex networks can be found everywhere around us. Describing the structure ...
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From power grids to heartbeat: Using mathematics to restore rhythm
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07/15/2015 - When a rhythm stalls, the effect can be fatal – in a power grid it can mean a blackout, and in the human heart even death. An international team ...
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Getting connected: PhD-Day at the Potsdam-Institute
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06/03/2015 - From social networks for scientists and copyright issues and to visualization tools in climate research or dealing with climate skepticism – ...
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Towards a new industrial revolution: studying societies’ metabolism
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05/19/2015 - To achieve a lasting transition towards sustainability, large-scale conversion of our built environment – cities, transport systems, power ...
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New forecasting method: Predicting extreme floods in the Andes mountains
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10/14/2014 - Predicting floods following extreme rainfall in the central Andes is enabled by a new method. Climate change has made these events more frequent ...
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US Government Accountability Office seeks exchange with climate scientists
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02/23/2015 - The Government Accountability Office of the US Congress (GAO) considers climate change impacts such as floodings or droughts to be a financial ...
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Exploring image politics of climate change
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12/08/2014 - Scientists as well as professionals in politics, education, media or fine arts have long been struggling to depict climate change, a highly ...
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