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Influential: Rupert Baumgartner and Holger Hoff among the highly cited researchers

The number of publications in scientific journals is considered to be a measure of a researcher's scientific achievement. How often these works are…

Nitrogen as the key: the overestimated effect of CO2 as a plant fertiliser

High levels of atmospheric CO2 can intensify climate change. Having said that, high CO2 also stimulates plant growth which decreases climate change.…

Researchers at the University of Graz provide evidence of climate change in the atmosphere

Human-induced climate change is leaving clear traces in the atmosphere. Using satellite data, researchers at the Wegener Center at the University of…

Consequences of climate change for Austria's water: Uni Graz is partner in new study

It remains to be seen what goals the international community will agree on at the current UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil. One thing is…

Reaching climate targets: analytical models must include all stakeholders

The next UN Climate Change Conference, COP 30, will begin in two weeks in Belém, Brazil. Every year, the international community agrees on targets to…

Reiz-Thema

Die Erde heizt sich auf. Gleichzeitig aber wächst die Zahl derer, die nichts mehr davon hören wollen. Was könnte sie umstimmen? Hermine Mitter…

Green Academia Award for Earth Sciences, Business Administration and History

A high number of publications in prestigious research journals in combination with climate-friendly behaviour when it comes to international business…

Climate change unabated: Researchers predict global warming of almost 1.5 degrees for 2025

Summer is over. Despite a partly quite cool July, the last three months were very warm overall in Austria, with over 30 hot days, not to mention the…

Hot Earth: Annual report on global climate documents new records

The international annual report on the State of the Climate, published in mid-August, confirms new climate records for 2024. Despite the natural…

Sehnsuchtsorte am Meer: römische Hafenstädte als Tor zur Welt

Schiffe legen an. Möwen kreischen. Am Ufer herrscht lautes Treiben. Hafenstädte stillen viele Sehnsüchte. Das war schon so in der römischen Antike –…

Austria's greenhouse gas emissions continue to fall: Uni Graz researchers identify causes

Climate protection is working. Austria's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.56 percent between 2023 and 2024, the Environment Agency Austria announced…

New study shows: Ozone layer recovering over the Antarctic

Significant temperature changes have been observed in the atmosphere in recent decades. Due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations, the…

Human Rights, Security and National Adaptation Plans Nexus

A Holistic Approach to Women and Human Mobility on Monday, June 28th 16:00-17:30 online

Trees, soil crusts and soy: what influences the Earth's nitrogen balance

You can't smell it, you can't see it, but it ensures our survival: nitrogen makes up 78 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere. Bettina Weber, a biologist…

Vegetation under stress: climate change increases the risk of forest fires in Austria

Large-scale forest fires have just been extinguished on the Croatian coast. The Greek island of Chios is still battling the flames. Here in Austria,…

New assessment report: climate change hits Austria particularly hard

Summer is in the starting blocks. Whether it will bring new temperature records remains to be seen. One thing is certain: Over the last few decades,…