2024

The oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900–1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were taken. However, the new findings do not affect the quantification of the global warming relative to 1850-1900 and the human contribution to that warming, stress climate researchers around Sebastian Sippel (Leipzig University) and Reto Knutti from ETH Zurich.

It's almost a tradition: Erich Fischer, Nicolas Gruber, Reto Knutti, Sonia Seneviratne and Johan Six are once again among this year's "Highly Cited Researchers". Congratulations to the award-winning researchers! 

Tropical cyclones (TCs) displace millions of people every year. Knowing what TCs might do helps us prepare better. Pui Man Kam and colleagues at ETH Zurich have created a global, open-source system to forecast how many people will be displaced by tropical cyclones.

A total of three students on the Master's degree programme in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences at the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) have been awarded a scholarship from the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP).

Emmanuel Frossard, Professor of Plant Nutrition at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of ETH Zurich, receives the Dandelion Award 2024, which recognises professors for their outstanding commitment to promoting entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich and beyond.