Sailboat Measurements Improve Estimates of Ocean CO2 Uptake
During training cruises and regattas, sailors collect valuable data for climate research at sea. A recent study showed that this data can help…
How to Make Model Experiments on the Atlantic Overturning Circulation More Realistic
Melting ice in the Arctic is causing an increasing amount of freshwater to enter the North Atlantic, which is expected to result in a weakening of…
More Weather Extremes in Europe During the Summer Under Climate Change
Due to global warming, the North Atlantic Oscillation, an atmospheric circulation pattern that strongly influences European weather, is becoming more…
Jin-Song von Storch Elected into the European Academy of Sciences
The European Academy of Sciences has elected Jin-Song von Storch as a new member, thereby honoring the climate researcher's outstanding scientific…
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…
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…
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…
'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…
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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…
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…