How hot will the earth become due to increasing CO2 levels in our atmosphere? This crucial question about the future of our planet has been the focus of many
/ read moreLandmark paper on climate sensitivity
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Jaap Damsté elected to Academia Europaea
NESSC-researcher Jaap Sinninghe Damsté (NIOZ/Utrecht University) has been elected member of the Academia Europaea. Once per year the prestigious Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe) invites eminent scholars all across
/ read moreNew projections of ice loss and sea level change
A special investigation presents new estimates on melting ice sheets and sea level rise. The international effort ISMIP6, led by NASA and with several NESSC-researchers from Utrecht University, has
/ read more66 million years of climate history unravelled
A team of climate scientists reconstructed Earth’s climate with the highest resolution to date. The international team, among them NESSC-researcher Lucas Lourens (Utrecht University), compiled and analyzed a comprehensive
/ read moreNESSC Christmas Lecture 2020 cancelled
With regret we inform you that the NESSC Christmas Lecture is cancelled this year. Under the current corona guidelines, too many uncertainties remain to be able to host an
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