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LMU Research and Innovation Magazine 01/2025 - Heat

The city as a hothouse, overheated societies, cosmic forges of planets, and geothermal energy from magma chambers: this issue of the magazine is all about – heat. We explore its various aspects and show how to keep a cool head.

How cities stay cool in the heat

Julia Schoierer advises municipalities on how to better protect their populations from the consequences of the climate crisis.

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Map of Europe: Red coloring shows the increase in the annual maximum temperature at 3°C global warming

Scorching asphalt: the climate crisis in cities

Heat islands, heatwaves, record temperatures: How climate change is heating up Europe’s cities – and where it is hitting hardest.

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From lecture hall… to the desert

Field research in the driest desert in the world: doctoral candidate Julia Simonis recounts her journey to the Atacama.

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Heated debates: pamphlets and protest

Americanist Pierre-Héli Monot traces the intertwined history of pamphlets and social movements – and investigates how polemics blow up online today.

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Born of fire and ice

LMU astrophysicist Barbara Ercolano studies how stars and planets – and possibly life? – can come into being.

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"Divine Comedy": when hell freezes over

Redemption beyond the flames: Italianist Florian Mehltretter on images of heat in Dante’s famous masterpiece.

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10 creatures that defy heat

From hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor to the deserts on all five continents: We present ten organisms and their tactics for dealing with heat.

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Smoldering conflicts, deceptive calm

Over 30 years ago now, violence erupted in the Balkans. What is the situation there today? Historian Marie-Janine Calic warns against forgetting the region.

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Deep Dive: into the burning heart of Earth

Magma normally seethes far down in the depths - but under the Krafla volcano in Iceland it gets surprisingly close to us.

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Raging hormones

Nine million women in Germany are currently menopausal – and a third of them suffer from unpredictable hot flashes. Hormone expert Nina Rogenhofer explores how we can helf them.

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