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My focus areas of research are rapid climate change processes during transitions to hot house climates in the past in order to enhance the understanding of future climate change by applying a comprehensive community earth system model. In particular, my research group is working on the understanding of environmental impacts on the largest extinction of species in Earth’s history, at the Permian-Triassic Boundary around 252 million years ago. Another focus area of my research group is the impact of the reorganization of the ocean circulation during early Eocene hyperthermals on biogeochemical cycles, leading e.g. to changes in dimethyl sulfide emissions to the atmosphere, and their feedbacks on the climate system. A third research area focuses on the potential societal impact of enhanced flooding in a changing climate, e.g. storm surges affecting evacuation routes, especially for low-income households.