• Brief Information Q&A: Consequences of US Research Policy and Reactions
Global warming increases the demand for moisture in the atmosphere. Scientists involving UFZ remote sensing scientist Prof Jian Peng have described in Nature how strongly this affects droughts worldwide. Accordingly, the severity of droughts has increased by around 40 per cent. »
Researchers are calling for greater consideration to be given to the risks to humans and the environment when designing, developing and using chemical products and processes. One of the first signatories to the declaration is UFZ environmental toxicologist Prof Beate Escher.»
In a current study, UFZ researchers show that high PFAS exposure has a negative effect on the cellular immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. They suspect that people exposed to high levels of PFAS may have a suboptimal immune response to vaccination.»
Helmholtz is providing up to 9 million euros for research into water security. The UFZ will coordinate two of the three Solution Labs, in which water cycles in model regions will be researched and solutions tested with external partners, and is a partner in another. »
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires. Researchers from the UFZ have found that fire weather seasons are increasingly overlapping between eastern Australia and western North America. This has implications for cross-border cooperation between fire services. »
I am a computational ecologist trying to understand how farming practices and biodiversity influence each other. Specifically, I look at how different measures in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy affect biodiversity and ecosystem services at a landscape scale. I use individual-based modelling to explore different scenarios, and work together with farmers, economists, and policy-makers to make sure my work is relevant to the people it most concerns.
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