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Radio- und TV-Beiträge zur Spätantiken Kleinen Eiszeit
Alte Bäume offenbaren "Spätantike Kleine Eiszeit" vor rund 1500 Jahren Jahrringmessungen decken eine drastische Kälteperiode in Eurasien zwischen 536 und etwa 660 nach Christus auf. Sie überlagert sich zeitlich mit der Justinianischen Pest sowie mit politischen Umwälzungen und Völkerwanderungen sowohl in Europa als auch in Asien. Dies berichtet ein interdisziplinäres ...
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Old trees reveal Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) around 1,500 years ago
(Source: WSL press release 08.02.2016) Tree-ring measurements have revealed a period of extreme cold in Eurasia between 536 and around 660 CE. It coincides strikingly with the Justinian plague, migrations of peoples and political turmoil in both Europe and Asia, reports an interdisciplinary team, led by the Swiss Federal Research Institute ...
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“Binz-Project” meeting in Potsdam, 1-2 Dec 2015
Within the framework of the "Binz-Project" (DACH), all consortium were visiting GFZ and the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam (Dec 1-2, 2015). The main purpose of this second project meeting was to welcome new members and update each other on the various activities in Switzerland (ETH and WSL) as well in ...
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Keynote speakter at FORESTERRA FINAL CONFERENCE, Lisbon, Portugal. 25 November 2015
I am invited as a keynote speaker at the FORESTERRA FINAL CONFERENCE, Lisbon, Portugal: "The impact of climate change on forest ecosystems". FORESTERRA "Enhancing FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved coordination and integration" is an ERA-NET project funded by the European Union under the FP7 Programme. FORESTERRA aims to reinforce ...
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All clear for gourmets: truffles not radioactive
Büntgen U, Jäggi M, Stobbe U, Tegel W, Sproll L, Eikenberg J, Egli S (2015) Ideas and perspectives: truffles not radioactive. Biogeosciences Discussion 12: 17851-17856 This discussion paper is under review for the journal Biogeosciences (BG). Received: 30 Sep 2015 – Accepted: 28 Oct 2015 – Published: 10 Nov 2015 Abstract. Although ranging among the most expensive gourmet foods, it ...
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