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How to deal with the 1.5°C Climate Target

In a position paper, the German Climate Consortium, of which the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology is a member, has made recommendations on how to…

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“Hasselmann legacy” symposium on stochastic thinking in climate science

Renowned researchers meet at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in order to discuss current and future work in the line of Klaus Hasselmann’s…

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Delegation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences visits MPI-M

On the occasion of 50 years of collaboration between the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a Chinese delegation is currently…

First-time explicit simulation of a tropical wind system in the upper atmosphere

A wind system in the tropical stratosphere that can influence the seasonal weather along many latitudes – the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) –…

A new generation of models for kilometer-scale climate projections

Imagine a future where climate science offers the appropriate tools to predict and thus help mitigate the impacts of climate change. This future is…

Lennart Ramme receives Wladimir Köppen Award

Lennart Ramme, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has been awarded the Wladimir Köppen Prize, endowed with 5000…

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How to make climate adaptation a success

Climate change is forcing people to adapt to changing environmental conditions. But what really makes the difference is how they do it. The recently…

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Solving the Pacific Puzzle: TROPICS workshop meets at MPI-M

Upon invitation by MPI-M Director Sarah Kang, world-renowned climate researchers are currently gathering at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology…

New study sinks an old theory for low-wind equatorial regions

MPI-M-researcher Julia Windmiller overturns a textbook explanation for the low wind speeds that tormented sailing ships in the tropics: Rather than…

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ORCESTRA: Half-time for the tropical cloud experiment

MPI-M researchers and their partner institutions are currently performing atmospheric measurements over the equatorial Atlantic with eight…

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Moritz Günther starts postdoctoral position in the German-Israeli Max Planck-Weizmann Programme

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) is pleased to announce that Moritz Günther has started a 4-year postdoctoral position in the…

WASCAL Master's Students Attend ORCESTRA Campaign on Climate Research

Five master's students from Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Benin, and Guinea, participating in the WASCAL program, had the unique opportunity to gain…

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