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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…

Professor Camille Parmesan

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…

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…

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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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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.…

Prof. Dr. Dr. Hartmut Graßl

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.

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Weaker ocean circulation could cost trillions

A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning…

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The precarious future of permafrost

The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming – with serious consequences. The widespread permafrost in this region, where…

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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…

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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