Published 31 August 2023 The vegetation in Europe has not always looked like it does today. Just as the ice sheet retreated in northern Europe and the population increased, man began to affect the landscape to a greater extent by deforestation. At first on a small scale to facilitate hunting, for example, and then more systematically to make way for agriculture. A new study shows that one of the c

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/deforestation-changed-climate-europe-during-bronze-age - 2025-07-07

Published 18 September 2023 Polar bears followed the expedition in the Arctic. Photo: Julia Asplund Ice sheets, snow and the ocean as far as the eye can see. No shipping vessels or people in sight, and only polar bears for company. The icebreaker Oden sails between Svalbard and Greenland, and this spring, doctoral student Lovisa Nilsson, and a member of MERGE, joined the ship to study the transiti

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/research-trip-arctic-was-followed-polar-bears - 2025-07-07

By cheryl [dot] sjostrom [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Cheryl Sjöström) - published 2 October 2023 Kristineberg marine center. Photo: Cheryl Sjöström. In September 13-15, 2023 the ClimBEco summer meeting entitled “Double up and double down: linking the global climate and biodiversity crises to bring about fast, fair and transformative change” was held. My research background is not in marine science

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-summer-meeting-2023 - 2025-07-07

Published 16 June 2014 ClimBEco is a research school funded by the strategic research areas MERGE and BECC, as well as the Faculty of Science in Lund. In ClimBEco 22 PhD-students was accepted for the years 2013-2015 and for the next period 2014-2016 starting in August they are 22. The annual summer meeting will take place at Falsterbo Kursgård 27-28 August. On day one, special focus will be placed

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/climbeco-graduate-research-school-summer-status - 2025-07-07

Published 10 October 2023 All particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and emissions. Aerosol researcher Johan Friberg studies particles at high altitudes. He fears that the global increase in forest fires could have a significant impact on the ozone laye

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layer - 2025-07-07

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 30 October 2023 Vad är på gång i Sverige och omvärlden inom miljö- och klimatområdet och hur påverkar det myndigheter, företag, intresseorganisationer och forskning? Vilket behov av kunskap finns det och vilka framtidsfrågor behöver adresseras? Det var temat när forskare och koordinatorer från forskningsmiljöerna

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/arligt-mote-och-omvarldsspaning-med-merges-och-beccs-referensgrupp - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 20 November 2023 On 15-17 May 2024, SMHI, the strategic research areas MERGE and BECC, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research invite you to the second Swedish Climate Symposium in Norrköping. A symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Climate change

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/now-you-can-submit-your-contribution-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-07-07

Published 13 December 2023 More equitable solutions for climate adaptation and resilience strategies for the most vulnerable are needed, says new climate report. Image: Future Earth Human mobility in climate risk areas is increasing. The loss of mountain glaciers is accelerating. Reforming food systems can contribute to more equitable climate action. These are some of the latest insights from clim

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/ten-new-insights-climate-science - 2025-07-07

Published 9 January 2024 MERGE-member Deliang Chen, world leading climate researcher and Professor of Physical Meteorology at the University of Gothenburg, has been elected International Science Council Fellow. It is the highest honor awarded by the ISC to those championing science in and for society. – I am deeply honored to be recognized by the ISC as a global voice for science. It is humbling t

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-new-isc-fellow-recognized-promoting-public-impact-science - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 29 January 2024 On 15-17 May, the second edition of the Swedish Climate Symposium will take place in Norrköping. The symposium offers is a unique opportunity for scholars and societal actors to seek greater scientific understanding of climate change and its consequences for the environment and society. David Wårlind is part of

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/three-questions-david-warlind-about-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 8 February 2024 Solar energy production can potentially be subject to future geopolitical maneuvering: if a country builds a lot of solar farms (e.g. in a subtropical desert), it can potentially harm solar power production in other countries. Photo: Xin Jin In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical Geography at Lu

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/60000-views-conversation-two-weeks-whats-secret - 2025-07-07

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 17 April 2024 Lundaforskarna Thomas Pugh och Raimund Muscheler från den naturvetenskapliga fakulteten får ERC Advanced Grant. Foto: Privat/Kenneth Ruona Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will rec

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-and-merge-members-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 23 May 2024 Opening session of Swedish Climate Symposium 2024 After a year of intensive work by many involved, the Swedish Climate Symposium with its close to 400 participants, has come to an end. Now an evaluation of the conference awaits, but the feeling is that most people experienced it as a successful event. To take the p

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/voices-swedish-climate-symposium - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 18 June 2024 Sweden is also increasingly affected by unusually intense storms. Here, a flooded playground in the city of Landskrona after the storm "Hans" in August 2023. Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with somethi

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/weather-attribution-climate-scientist-wilhelm-may-helps-us-get-grips-concept - 2025-07-07

Published 20 June 2024 Photo: Rawpixel A new international study shows that ice loss in the Arctic is leading to increased evaporation from Arctic marginal seas, such as the North Sea, and that the increased atmospheric moisture has clear consequences for precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere. It is well known from research that climate change has contributed to a doubling of temperatures in th

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/melting-arctic-sea-ice-affects-precipitation-patterns - 2025-07-07

Published 6 August 2024 A Swedish forest after a fire. Photo: Natascha Kljun (By natascha [dot] kljun [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Natascha Kljun and Julia Kelly) - published 6 August 2024)Even in Earth’s high northern-latitude forest, climate change is predicted to make wildfires more frequent and severe.Earth’s far north hosts the boreal forest, a vast green belt that stretches from North America

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon-long-after-flames-die - 2025-07-07

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 8 October 2024 Hydrogen, not a greenhouse gas, emitted into the atmosphere will react with and increase other greenhouse gases, e.g. methane, ozone and water vapor, causing global warming. Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral society. Although hydrogen is not a greenhouse gas wi

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/new-project-fills-knowledge-gaps-climate-impact-hydrogen-emissions - 2025-07-07

Published 18 June 2014 Photo: Region Gotland Almedalen Week is Sweden’s biggest political meeting place with a week full of seminars, speeches, meetings and get togethers. Some of our MERGE researchers are seen at different events in Almedalen, Gotland this year. Hur anpassar vi Sverige till en varmare värld?When: Tuesday 1 July, 9.00-12.00Patrick Samuelsson, SMHI, is one of the speakersRead more

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/merge-almedalen-week - 2025-07-07

By cheryl [dot] sjostrom [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Cheryl Sjöström) - published 22 October 2024 Summer may be extending longer into the season, but we still have changed the name of our annual meetings in September to Autumn meetings. And this year autumn showed itself in full effect when ClimBEco students arrived by train from the north and the south into Helsingborg on 25-27 September and gett

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/reflections-climbeco-autumn-meeting-2024 - 2025-07-07

Published 22 August 2014 A new study from Lund University has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions. Raimund Muscheler is co-author of the article and is an active researcher within MERGE and BECC. For the fi

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/suns-activity-influences-natural-climate-change - 2025-07-07