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Patterns appear to allow ecosystems to evade tipping points.

Utrecht researchers have fully mapped out how much litter is washed up from the sea onto Dutch beaches, under which conditions it washes ashore and from where it originates.

Het oplopen van CO2-concentraties in de lucht en het verder opwarmen van de aarde kunnen leiden tot een omwenteling van de dominante planktonsoort in de oceanen.

Increasing concentration of CO2 and global warming could lead to a shift of the dominant plankton population in the ocean.

Over his long and eminent career, Will de Ruijter has made landmark contributions on a broad range of topics, including the dynamics of currents and fronts in the Dutch coastal zone and, in particular, the Agulhas Current system off South Africa.

On 3 January, Climate Physics master student Dennis Vermeulen embarked the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl to participate in ESA’s Advanced Ocean Training Course 2023 (OTC23).

De ijskap kan dan tot bijna 1 cm per jaar gaan bijdragen aan de wereldwijde zeespiegelstijging.

Toekomstschets door de Universiteit Utrecht in opdracht van de Deltacommissaris

Sketch of a future by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, commissioned by the Delta Commissioner

A remarkable paper was published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. The title explicitly contains the name of IMAU colleague Leo Maas.

Erik van Sebille’s inaugural lecture as Professor of Oceanography & Public Engagement is now available online. Van Sebille is a renowned oceanographer and climate scientist with a focus on how ocean currents transport plastic, heat, marine organisms, and nutrients.

Two researchers at IMAU, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have been awarded a fellowship, the prestigious Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship and the Netherlands eScience Fellowship.

Het leven in zeeën en oceanen staat onder druk doordat het zuurstofgehalte daalt. Herstel gaat uiterst langzaam, schrijft oceaanonderzoeker Caroline Slomp.

Gezamenlijke visie die de noodzaak laat zien van investeringen in het fundament van deze sectoren.

Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues

Claudia Wieners and Michiel Baatsen are starting a new group around the theme of Earth System Modelling.

Laten we vanaf nu alleen nog maar no-regret waterwerken bouwen, stelt Peter Kuipers Munneke in NRC.

In the scientific journal Science, physics researcher Anna von der Heydt reflects on a new publication that gives a glimpse into the future of Earth’s climate.

Henk Dijkstra ontvangt een Europese subsidie van 2,5 miljoen euro voor onderzoek naar het afzwakken van de Warme Golfstroom.

Henk Dijkstra is receiving a European grant of 2.5 million euros for research on the weakening of the Warm Gulf Stream.