Why Did the Deep-Sea Ecosystem in the Eastern Mediterranean Collapse 10,000 Years Ago?
During a dramatic climate change around 10,000 years ago, most bottom-dwelling organisms in the eastern Mediterranean Sea died. Using climate…
What Principle Determines Climate Statistics?
Weather appears chaotic and random, which leads researchers to describe the climate using statistical quantities such as variances or spectra. While…
Climate Models With High Resolution in the Ocean Can Better Represent European Heat Waves
The North Atlantic significantly influences the weather in Europe. For instance, a cold spell in the subpolar North Atlantic can lead to a heat wave…
Stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet: When the Ice Loss Becomes Irreversible
In a pre-industrial climate, the Greenland Ice Sheet can take on four different steady states, as demonstrated by simulations using a fully-coupled…
Fewer Storms, More Extremes
Storms over the northeast Atlantic and the German Bight regularly cause major damage, placing a strain on people and the environment. At the same…
Study Reveals Previously Unknown Teleconnection Between Northern Hemisphere Ice Sheets and West Antarctica
Changes in the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets can propagate through the climate system and affect even the remote region of Antarctica. Idealized…
How Ocean Eddies Influence the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones
Depending on whether they carry warm or cold water, ocean eddies can intensify or weaken tropical cyclones. A study conducted at the Max Planck…
How Will Sea Level Rise Affect the Global Economy?
Global sea level rise will have severe consequences for coastal regions and beyond. However, it has not been adequately represented in integrated…
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…
Tropical Cyclones and the Carbon Cycle: New Insights from A Model Simulation
For the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system…
New ICON Configuration Provides Realistic View of Small-Scale Ocean Eddies
For the first time, scientists were able to study the behavior of eddies measuring just a few kilometers in size in a realistic simulation of the…
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…