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Four of nine planetary boundaries now crossed
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01/16/2015 - Four of nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed as a result of human activity, says an international team of 18 researchers in the journal ...
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Honours for young PIK scientists
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12/31/2014 - Jonathan Donges of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research received the Wladimir Peter Köppen Prize for his achievements in modelling ...
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Forests around the world affected by climate change
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12/19/2014 - Around the globe, forests are found to be undergoing strong changes due to human influence already today. Degradation of woods due to man-made ...
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Ice scientist appointed professor in Potsdam
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12/17/2014 - At 29, Ricarda Winkelmann has already accomplished what others may only dream of: She joined a scientific expedition to Antarctica, and is now set ...
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How humans shape the world: conclusion of the Anthropocene Project
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12/15/2014 - The Anthropocene project at the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” in Berlin came to a conclusion after two years with a comprehensive campus programme. ...
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“Climate change: the necessary, the possible and the desirable”
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12/01/2014 - In time with this year’s UN climate conference in Lima, a group of leading scientists, including Earth League members– a global alliance of ...
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Trapped atmospheric waves triggered more weather extremes
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08/12/2014 - Weather extremes in the summer - such as the record heat wave in the United States that hit corn farmers and worsened wildfires in 2012 - have ...
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Antarctica could raise sea level faster than previously thought
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8/14/2014 - Ice discharge from Antarctica could contribute up to 37 centimeters to the global sea level rise within this century, a new study shows. For the ...
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Hotspots of climate change impacts in Africa: making sense of uncertainties
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05/06/2014 - Overlapping impacts of climate change such as drought or flooding, declining crop yields or ecosystem damages create hotspots of risk in specific ...
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Uncorking East Antarctica yields unstoppable sea-level rise
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05/05/2014 - The melting of a rather small ice volume on East Antarctica’s shore could trigger a persistent ice discharge into the ocean, resulting in ...
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