Homepage Newsroom Climate Drought 2018: Warm springtime’s unwelcome legacy June 12, 2020 Climate Ecology (E&C) A new study shows that the severe impact of the summer drought that hit Europe in 2018 was partly due to the spring heatwave that preceded it. This triggered an early and rapid plant growth, depleting soil moisture more The constant addition of nutrients into our ecosystems is depleting biodiversity May 27, 2020 Biodiversity Climate Ecology (E&C) Interview with Sönke Zaehle from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry about the role of nutrients in the decline of biodiversity more Climate change increases migration at the expense of the poor May 25, 2020 Climate Migration A climate game developed by Max Planck researchers shows that global cooperation can be possible – although not without effort more How well do Germans understand weather risks? May 25, 2020 Climate Psychology Representative survey on weather and climate literacy in Germany more A glimpse into the future of tropical forests April 15, 2020 Biodiversity Climate Ecology (B&M) Ecology (E&C) New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forest more Show more