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Improving predictions of hot summers in Europe
Hot summers in Europe can be better predicted if anomalies in the North Atlantic heat transport are properly taken into account, according to a study…
Biodiversity researcher Camille Parmesan receives BBVA Award
American ecologist Camille Parmesan received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Climate Change and Environmental…
MPI-M celebrates its 50th anniversary with a symposium and a Senate reception
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology celebrated its 50th anniversary with a festive symposium and a reception at Hamburg City Hall. In addition to…
Peter Korn awarded visiting professorship at Imperial College London
Peter Korn, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has been appointed visiting professor at the renowned Imperial College London.…
New climate model reveals the triggers of abrupt climatic changes in the past 20,000 years
Between the last glacial maximum and today, humans were exposed to severe changes of the climate: Coastal settlement areas were lost due to rising sea…
Southern Ocean warming leads to wetter Pacific coasts for centuries to come
An astonishing teleconnection originating in the Southern Ocean is causing East Asia to face wetter summers and the western USA wetter winters in the…
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CELLO Conference, 16–18 September 2025, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
During our anniversary year, the conference “Climate Exploration in Lively Liaison with the Ocean” (CELLO) gathers experts in ocean turbulence, air-sea and ice-sea interaction across scales, and modeling. We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers.
Revisiting the Blue Marble: ICON simulating the coupled climate system at 1 km
The early 1970s is often associated with the birth of the modern environmental movement. In 1970 the first Earth day was celebrated, and Greenpeace was founded in 1971. In March 1972 the Club of Rome published its influential report entitled the “limits of growth”. The growing environmental consciousness was ...
The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling
The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM) offers a structured, interdisciplinary and international program for graduate students who want to earn a PhD degree. The main focus of our doctoral program is to advance our understanding of processes and dynamics in the Earth system as well as our prediction skills.
