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…
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…
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…
Regional climate signals pose new challenges for climate science
Climate science has correctly predicted many aspects of the climate system and its response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.…
Climate Protection Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation visit MPI-M and DKRZ
International climate and sustainability researchers have visited the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the German Climate Computing Center.…
Hartmut Graßl celebrates his 85th birthday
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology cordially congratulates its former director Hartmut Graßl on the occasion of his 85th birthday.
'I’m at a total loss for words at how hostility toward science has escalated in the U.S.'
MPI-M Director Jochem Marotzke shares his assessment of what the Trump administration's policies mean for national and international climate research…
Embracing diversity for the future of climate modeling
What's next for climate modeling? Five internationally recognized female scientists have joined forces to come up with an answer. They argue: Instead…
50 Years of Climate Research at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
A lot has happened in climate research since the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology was founded 50 years ago. Activities at the Institute have…
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Airborne microplastics: Where do they come from, where do they go?
How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health threat. Using a global…
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Ocean, convection, adaptation: three new working groups starting at MPI-M
Three new working groups recently established at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) are tackling cutting-edge issues in climate…