The extra amount of energy from solar radiation trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels affects numerous most relevant processes in atmosphere and weather patterns – from heat and droughts to rain and floods. Weather extremes are increasing. Our climate changes, a climate which has been remarkably stable during millennia of human civilization. Earth system science disentangling the mechanisms at work is the very foundation for assessing the risks.
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Leonie Wenz awarded Piers Sellers Prize 2024
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Katja Frieler: Climate Impact Professorship at the University of Potsdam
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Resonant planetary waves contributed to Pacific Northwest Heat Dome event of 2021
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CO2 emissions at record high in 2023
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A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon
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On the DWD's Summer Report 2023: In the midst of climate change
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Climate extremes hit stressed economies even harder
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Six decades and more than 1600 regions worldwide: New database on economic development and climate change
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Less predictable rainfall important for Maya decline
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