Climate change amplified by permafrost cloud feedback
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology shed light on what may happen if the frozen soils thaw in response to global heating.…
Humboldt Research Awardee Stephen Sitch at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Professor Stephen Sitch, a world-leading scientist from the University of Exeter, UK, scientist with outstanding achievements in terrestrial carbon…
Changes to the Warming Pattern in the Tropical Pacific
The Earth is rapidly warming in response to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. The warming is however not uniform, with some areas of the Earth…
Climate Dynamics research field — a portrait of new director Sarah Kang
When she opens the door to her office and invites you in with a friendly smile, it quickly becomes clear: Sarah Kang is still new at the Max Planck…
When Neptune nudges dominoes: How the Southern Ocean controls global climate feedbacks
A study by Kang et al. proposes a new hypothesis for the anomalous slowdown in the rate of average global surface warming between 1979 and 2013.…
Sarah M. Kang appointed as new director at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Prof. Sarah M. Kang joins the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) as a director on 15 August 2023. Prof. Kang joins the MPI-M from the…