News31 March 2025|NewsJosipa Županić begins PhDPhoto: pixabay.comJosipa Županić started her PhD at the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), a joint program by the Max...24 March 2025|NewsFNK at Sustainability Science Summit 2025Photo: Nadine Stenzel PhotographyAs a final event of the activities of the DKN Working group RiskTransScens, Jana Sillmann and Hermann Held, together with Sabine Fuss (PIK) and...3 March 2025|Forschung10-year storm surge forecasts with AIPhoto: D. Solce/unsplashWith the aid of extensive weather data, a climate computational model, and artificial intelligence, Dr. Daniel Krieger from the University of...7 February 2025|NewsNew publication on the links between climate science and decision-makingPhoto: roarnews.co.ukGlobally, weather and climate extremes are becoming more frequent, intense and widespread, and climatic impact-drivers, such as floods, heatwaves, and...5 December 2024|NewsContribution to WCRP Workshop in GenevaPhoto: https://ifm.ch/en/geneva.htmlBenjamin Blanz, Jana Sillmann and Leonard Borchert were invited to a Workshop on High-Risk Cascading Shocks on 18-20 November 2024. This workshop was...18 November 2024|NewsDr. Leonard Borchert new professorial substitutePhoto: shutterstock/parabolstudioDr. Leonard Borchert has been the new professorial substitute to Jana Sillmann’s professorship on Climate Extremes at the FNK since the beginning of...12 November 2024|NewsNew publication on the link between drivers and impacts of heat-related disastersPhoto: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/t93O93G9CYwI3xmMigWiFJ/Drought-to-dominate-Maharashtras-budget-session.htmlDisasters caused by climate change often result in severe economic and human damage. Our understanding of how the impacts and drivers of...16 October 2024|NewsNew publication takes a holistic look at sustainable food systemsPhoto: https://yourstrulyorganics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Organic-food-NZ-Food-website.jpgThe global food system currently contributes to and is affected by multiple global crises comprising climate change, biodiversity loss, land and...9 October 2024|ResearchScientists caution no guarantees when it comes to overshooting 1.5°CPhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewskiEven if it is possible to reverse the rise of global temperatures after a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C some climate damages triggered at peak warming...25 September 2024|NewsNew publication on compound hot and dry summers over EuropePhoto: adapted from Felsche et al. (2024) under CC BY 4.0Cooperating with his former group at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Dr. Benjamin Poschlod has investigated compound hot and dry summers over...23 September 2024|NewsNew publication: Heat impacts on the agricultural sectorPhoto: H. Hubbs via Wikimedia under CC BY 3.0The research group Climate Extremes has contributed to the recently published study “Human heatstress could offset potential economic benefits of CO2...9 September 2024|NewsWelcome Natalia Castillo at the FNKPhoto: Natalia CastilloNatalia Castillo is a Mexican Ph.D. student in the field of climate, especially the combined extremes of heat waves and drought. She has a Bachelor's...13 August 2024|NewsNew publication on evaluating climate change induced forest vulnerabilityPhoto: University of FloridaThe Research Unit for Sustainability and Climate Risks and the CLICCS C2 project Sustainable Land-Use Scenarios: Soil, Biodiversity, Water, Food and...2 July 2024|NewsBenjamin Blanz observes Bonn Climate Change ConferencePhoto: Benjamin BlanzIn Bonn from 3 to 13 June 2024 the 60th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and...17 June 2024|EventWeathering the StormPhoto: A. Vogelbacher, B. Poschlod, M. von SzombathelyThis week, the third international Conference “Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World: Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk” took place in...21 May 2024|NewsTwo new publications on the added value of high-resolution climate modelsPhoto: zdf.deIn two recently published studies, Dr. Benjamin Poschlod explores the capabilities and added value of high-resolution climate models. In the study...16 May 2024|NewsWelcome Lukas Brunner at the FNKPhoto: Lukas BrunnerLukas Brunner joined the Climate Extremes group in May 2024 where he will work with Jana Sillmann and join the Cluster of Excellence “Climate...2 May 2024|NewsVidur Mithal begins PhDPhoto: unsplash.com/mike-erskineVidur Mithal started his PhD at the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), a joint program by the Max Planck...11 April 2024|NewsNew publication on extreme rainfall eventsPhoto: wdr.deClimate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events. However, due to their rare nature by definition, it is...12 February 2024|NewsVidur Mithal successfully presented his MSc ThesisPhoto: Vidur Mithal/FNKCongratulations to Vidur Mithal for successfully presenting his MSc Thesis! Vidur completed the Master's degree program in Integrated Climate System...Show all news
