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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…

More than 100 scientists join the Hamburg node of the WCRP Global Km-Scale Hackathon

Researchers from around the globe gather, virtually and physically, for the first World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Global Km-Scale Hackathon,…

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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.…

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MPI-M to be one of the first users of Europe's fastest supercomputer JUPITER

One of the first applications on the new exascale computer JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich will be high-resolution simulations of the climate…

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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…

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…

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Cloud Clustering Causes More Extreme Rain

New climate model shows more extreme rainfall in the tropics with increased temperatures.

Photo eruption of volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

How a volcanic water vapor cloud influences its own transport through the stratosphere

Dr. Ulrike Niemeier and her co-authors have successfully simulated the transport of a volcanic water vapor cloud through the stratosphere. The…

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Weather and Climate Model ICON published under Open Source License

The scientific and research community in Germany and Switzerland is setting a milestone in climate and weather research: Since January 31, 2024, the…

Berlin Summit for EVE — Summit Statement

The summary statement of the Berlin Summit for Earth Virtualization Engines (EVE) issues an impassioned call for international cooperation to advance…

The Berlin Summit for EVE: Toward closing the climate information gap

Never before in millions of years has our planet warmed so rapidly as today. A deeply concerning manifestation of this change is the world’s recent…

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WarmWorld project at full speed

With the first day of spring we also kick off the full module-team of the BMBF-funded WarmWorld project. Within this project, the Max Planck…

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