Kategorie: Climate

  • Earth’s Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change

    Earth’s Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change

    An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the sequence of events during the last million years before the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary. New high resolution geochemical records for the first time reveal when and how two major eruption phases of…

  • Tourism in the face of climate change Obstacles and opportunities on the path to greater sustainability

    Tourism in the face of climate change Obstacles and opportunities on the path to greater sustainability

    Geographer Dr Niklas Völkening from the University of Augsburg is researching the impact of climate change on Bavarian accommodation in tourist regions and what motivates them to take measures towards climate neutrality themselves. The results provide insights into the obstacles and opportunities of a transformation of the industry towards more climate and environmental protection. Augsburg/Germany,…

  • Ohne intakte Natur werden wir unseren Wohlstand nicht halten können…

    Ohne intakte Natur werden wir unseren Wohlstand nicht halten können…

    Wirtschaftliche Aktivitäten sind hochgradig abhängig von einer vielfältigen Natur und intakten Ökosystemen. Hierin waren sich alle Expert:innen einig, die heute beim „Hauptstadt-Impuls“, einer von Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft gemeinsam durchgeführten Online-Veranstaltung, zu einer ambitionierten Biodiversitätspolitik in der kommenden Legislaturperiode aufriefen. Die Kernbotschaft: Ohne intakte Natur werden wir unseren Wohlstand nicht halten können, weil wir essenzielle Lebens-…

  • Melting Glaciers Increase Loss of Freshwater Resources and Rise Global Sea Levels

    Melting Glaciers Increase Loss of Freshwater Resources and Rise Global Sea Levels

    The melting ice from glaciers worldwide is leading to an increased loss of regional freshwater resources. And it is causing global sea levels to rise at ever-greater rates. Since the year 2000, glaciers have been losing 273 billion tons of ice annually, according to estimates by an international research community led by researchers of the…

  • Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated

    Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated

    International researchers with the participation of TU Graz present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest. Graz/Austria, February 19, 2025. There are currently around 275,000 glaciers worldwide, in which huge quantities of fresh water are…

  • Internationale Development Project BeyondSnow is publishing recommendation future of Wintertourism

    Internationale Development Project BeyondSnow is publishing recommendation future of Wintertourism

    Fehlender Schnee, wechselnde Wetterverhältnisse und geändertes Konsumverhalten stellen den Wintertourismus im Alpenraum vor große Herausforderungen. Das Projekt BeyondSnow, in dem der European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI) der Technischen Hochschule Deggendorf (THD) mit der Region Großer Arber kooperiert, arbeitet aktiv daran, Wintersportorte widerstandsfgähiger gegenüber dem Klimawandel zu machen. Im Rahmen dessen wurden nun zwei hilfreiche und kostenlose…