Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research

Geological Reasoning Across Incompatible Timescales

Plain Language Summary Earth scientists often study the same planet on radically different timescales, yet treat their observations as though they were directly comparable. They are not. A microbial reaction measured over hours, a climate trend observed over decades, and a geolog...

Engineering and land use intensified climate-driven Yangtze River flood hazards since the Little Ice Age

Understanding the interplay between climate variability and human activities is essential for assessing long-term river flood hazards. Yet, the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic drivers to flood magnitude remain poorly constrained due to limited multicentury rec...

A high-resolution perspective on climate drivers of lake stratification and phototrophic community dynamics in Late Glacial Central Europe

Abstract. Predicting the trajectory of aquatic deoxygenation under global warming requires a mechanistic understanding of lacustrine responses to rapid climate shifts. We investigated how climate-driven changes in catchment vegetation and local iron-rich lithology regulated lake...