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Historic navigation set on a wooden table: A golden sextant, a compass, and old illustrated pages showing sailing ships with the German title "Schiffstypen" are placed on dark wood.

Climate data from ship logs: Interdisciplinary project receives funding from the Volkswagen Foundation

Historical logs from ships involved in the transatlantic slave trade also contain information about past climate conditions. Two climate researchers…

Satellite image of a massive cyclone over the ocean with an inset image of Earth on the left, centered on Africa. The logo of the European Space Agency (ESA) appears in the top right corner.

Expert committee recommends the selection of the WIVERN satellite mission as the 11th Earth Explorer

An expert committee has recommended the WIVERN satellite mission to be selected as the eleventh “Earth Explorer” mission of the European Space Agency…

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Observations, theory, and machine learning: Three guests from the IISER-MPG program start their work

During their several-month research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, master's students Srinivas Adireddi, Medha Murti, and Chitvan…

Portrait Lennart Bengtsson

Lennart Bengtsson is celebrating his 90th birthday

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology congratulates its former director, Lennart Bengtsson, on his special day.

A dry landscape with cracked soils, a bridge leads across a river with very low water level.

More weather extremes in Europe during the summer under climate change

Due to global warming, the North Atlantic Oscillation, an atmospheric circulation pattern that strongly influences European weather, is becoming more…

Prof. Dr. Jin-Song von Storch

Jin-Song von Storch elected into the European Academy of Sciences

The European Academy of Sciences has elected Jin-Song von Storch as a new member, thereby honoring the climate researcher's outstanding scientific…

round graphic in blue-green about the linking of ICON climate model components

Weather forecasting and climate modeling move closer together

The ICON model can be used for weather forecasting as well as climate predictions and long-term projections. So far, however, the different…

Schematic representation of the Earth showing a simulated global vegetation cover

Recurring cases of Saharan and Sahelian greening over the past 800,000 years

A humid climate in the Sahara and Sahel played a critical role in shaping the environment for early human settlement and migration. A new study…

Schematic representation of the Earth with radiation intensity marked by different levels of red

Earth’s self-regulation is weaker than assumed

Earth responds to temperature changes by emitting more or less thermal radiation into space. This mechanism, known as long-wave feedback, influences…

Portrait of Franziska Glassmeier, in the background elements from the atrium of the MPI-M

Franziska Glassmeier heads new Lise Meitner Research Group at the MPI-M

A new Lise Meitner Research Group focusing on "Multiscale Cloud Physics" has started at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. The team led by…

Photograph of a thawing permafrost area in Siberia. The landscape shows a steep erosion edge with slumped soil and peat blocks, as well as flowing mud patterns downhill. In the background, two people in bright clothing are examining the site. The surrounding area is flat and tundra-like, with sparse vegetation.

Permafrost thaw: Gradual change or climate tipping point?

Global warming leads to Arctic permafrost thaw and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. These changes are…

Colorful balloons soaring in the sky

Multi-million-euro funding awarded for CLICCS research

The University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS – “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” has been honored for its…

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