Stefan Rahmstorf
Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University and Department Head at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His most recent book is The Climate Crisis.
Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University and Department Head at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His most recent book is The Climate Crisis.
In November 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson was presented with the first-ever government report warning of the dangers that could result from burning large amounts of fossil fuels. And yet, thoug… read more
The philosopher Daniel Dennett once compared science to the construction of a huge pyramid. It is an apt metaphor for climate-change research, and one worth bearing in mind with the publication of the… read more
The Arctic sea-ice cap is now melting at an alarming rate, with recent data marking a new low in a decades-long decline. The meltdown, caused largely by human-induced global warming, will have far-rea… read more
In September, the sea-ice cover on the Arctic Ocean melted all the way back to the record-low level recorded in September 2007. If this continues, we will probably see an ice-free North Pole within th… read more
This summer has been one of weather-related extremes in Russia, Pakistan, China, Europe, the Arctic – you name it. While it cannot be scientifically proven (or disproven, for that matter) that global … read more
This April was the hottest April on record, globally, for at least 130 years, and the past twelve months was the hottest 12-month period since measurements began. Those who oppose the science of global… read more
Political disagreements may well block a global climate-change agreement in Copenhagen, but the science, unfortunately has never been in doubt. Since the French genius Joseph Fourier discovered the "g… read more
