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July 6, 2026

Forschungsschwerpunkt Stadtklimatologie bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft

Der Lehrstuhl für Physische Geographie mit Schwerpunkt Klimaforschung war mit dem Forschungsschwerpunkt Stadtklimatologie bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft am 04. Juli 2026 vertreten.
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Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft
July 6, 2026

Wie urbane Wälder Stress reduzieren

In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Akademie Aktuell, der Zeitschrift der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, berichten Elisabeth André, Christoph Beck und Joachim Rathmann aus dem interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekt LEAF (Gesundheitsrelevante Effekte unterschiedlicher urbaner Waldstrukturen).
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LEAF-Autumn-Campaign
June 29, 2026

New publication on the role of tree representation in urban microclimate modelling

Jonathan Simon and Co-authors investigated the impact of different tree representation approaches on numerical urban climate modelling. Their results demonstrate the importance of tree representation for the model-based estimation of thermal comfort in urban environments.

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Summer scenarios UTCI
Oct. 7, 2025

The Earth’s “Breath” Is Becoming More Extreme

Global warming is making the Earth “breathe” faster: Seasonal CO₂ fluctuations have risen by 50% in northern regions since the 1960s, according to an international meta-study involving Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buermann (University of Augsburg). This rapid shift in the carbon cycle could threaten global climate goals.

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Conceptual diagram of seasonal CO₂ flux variations in northern high latitudes
Sept. 12, 2022

Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt „Gesundheitsrelevante Effekte urbaner Waldstrukturen“ gestartet

Unter maßgeblicher Beteiligung des Lehrstuhls für Physische Geographie mit Schwerpunkt Klimaforschung ist zum 01. Juli 2022 ein neues interdisziplinäres DFG-Forschungsprojekt gestartet, in dem "Gesundheitsrelevante Effekte unterschiedlicher urbaner Waldstrukturen" - am Beispiel des Augsburger Stadtwaldes – untersucht werden.

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AuxForClim_Overview
Jan. 17, 2022

Formen der Intelligenz im menschengemachten Zeitalter

Die beiden Augsburger Forscher Prof. Dr. Uwe Voigt und Dr. Joachim Rathmann
geben den interdisziplinären Sammelband „Natürliche und Künstliche Intelligenz im
Anthropozän“ heraus, der neben philosophischen und psychologischen Aspekten
auch die Umsetzung im Umweltdiskurs aufgreift. Am Buch sind noch weitere Forscherinnen und Forscher der Universität Augsburg mit Beiträgen beteiligt.

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Buchcover „Natürliche und Künstliche Intelligenz im Anthropozän“ TEASER
Oct. 11, 2021

New book: Therapeutic Landscapes. An interdisciplinary perspective on landscape and health

Joachim Rathmann presents the interdisciplinary relationships between landscapes and health.

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Therapeutic Landscapes. An interdisciplinary perspective on landscape and health
Aug. 5, 2021

The consequences of drought

An international study shows that especially in the northern latitudes, plant growth has decreased by 10.6 percent compared from 1982-1998 to 2000-2016. The reasons are climate extremes, especially drought. The results illustrate that ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to warm droughts and that negative impacts on the uptake of CO2 by plants and on agriculture are consequences.

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Trockener Boden eines Ackers
July 27, 2021

How rock flour can absorb CO2 from the air

Carbon dioxide can be bound by finely ground rock that is introduced into ecosystems. A new study estimates for the first time the amount of CO2 absorption that can be achieved by rock flour. This biological effect is significantly higher than previously thought, the research team reports in the journal Nature Geoscience.

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Such aircraft spraying a forest could be used to introduce rock dust into ecosystems, thereby capturing carbon dioxide from the air.
April 9, 2021

The CO2 fertilization effect decreases

If there is more carbon dioxide in the air, photosynthesis and plant growth can be stimulated. Geographers at the University of Augsburg, together with scientists from 12 countries, have found in a study that this effect has decreased worldwide by about 30% over the last four decades. What are the causes for this and what are the consequences of the results.

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The graph shows trends in global plant productivity, expressed as changes over time in satellite-based measurements of leaf area.
Feb. 9, 2021

Two 3-yr Postdoc Positions in Climate and Carbon Cycle Science at Augsburg University (Germany)

We're looking for two creative and self-motivated postdocs (100%, pay grade 13 TV-L) to join the research team of Prof. Buermann at Augsburg University. Buermann’s research team carries out a broad spectrum of fundamental and applied research on the human impact on climate.

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