Earthquakes in Europe can also strike areas north of the Alps.

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The summer ice cap over the Arctic Ocean has been shrinking for over thirty years. AWI researchers led by Professor Rüdiger Gerdes regularly measure the extent and thickness of sea ice and use the data to create models to better predict the role ice plays in the global climate system and to assess the chances and risks associated with the changes in northern regions.

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The North Sea is becoming warmer: over the past fifty years, seawater temperatures have risen by more than 1.5 degrees centigrade – too much for many organisms.

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We see mosquitoes mainly as a nuisance, but in Africa they can carry dangerous diseases and are thus a serious health risk.

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At the Climate Service Center (CSC) of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, interdisciplinary teams of scientists are working on preparing and communicating knowledge about climate change and adaptation strategies.

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Helmholtz researchers at the Forschungszentrum Jülich and the UFZ have participated in one of the largest ecological field experiments in the world involving grassland biodiversity.

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