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Nachruf - Dagmar Henner 1969–2026

Der Profilbereich Climate Change Graz trauert um Dagmar Henner, die am 23.04.2026 unerwartet verstorben ist. Unser aufrichtiges Mitgefühl gilt ihren Hinterbliebenen und wir werden Dagmar in dankbarer Erinnerung behalten.

Sale in der City: Stadtgeographin Anke Strüver über lebendige Innenstädte

Leere Schaufenster anstatt bunter Auslagen – stehen Europas Innenstädte vor dem Ausverkauf? Stadtgeographin Anke Strüver unternimmt einen Streifzug durch die Citys und erklärt im Interview, was zu einer Belebung beiträgt.

Climate research in Greenland: Old data provides new insights

The polar explorer and University of Graz professor Alfred Wegener left behind a unique collection of climate data from Greenland. A research team from the University of Graz is now analysing this 100-year-old treasure trove of data and comparing it with current measurements.

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Climate at the cliffs: Researchers unravel the evolution of the Greenland ice margin

Vertical ice walls, up to 40 metres high: in "Game of Thrones" they were dramatised as fortifications; during the Cold War, they were studied with great interest. How these imposing walls along Greenland’s 80,000-kilometre-long ice margin formed, how they are evolving, and what impact they have on the climate is not yet fully understood. Researchers from the Universities of Graz and Innsbruck have come one step closer to solving the mystery. The results of their latest study have been published in the journal The Cryosphere.

Achieving climate goals: Researchers highlight need for fair country shares in CO2

As the war in the Middle East is currently reminding us once again, many countries around the world are heavily reliant on oil and gas. Lax climate policy and limited options for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere could cement this dependence for future generations. Scientists at the University of Graz highlight this danger in a new study published in the journal Global Environmental Change. They find that rights to carbon dioxide removal should be distributed across countries just as fairly as emission budgets in order to halt global warming.

Inequalities: why women are more strongly affected by climate security risks

Climate change affects us all. And yet some people are affected by it more than others. “In many societies, women have less access to protection resources . At the same time, they are more often responsible for unpaid care work. That is why they suffer more intensely from the threats posed by a changing global climate,” Atieh Khatibi, the legal scholar at the Research Center for Climate Law (ClimLaw:Graz), University of Graz highlights. She is researching her project on the effects of climate security risks on women’s human rights, particularly in her home country, Iran.

Prevention gets more important: Snow cover in Austria is declining sharply

The snow cover in Austria is shrinking by one centimetre a year, and the volume of glaciers could decrease by 80 per cent by 2050. A recent study shows that these developments are putting the water balance at risk.