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High waves at sea, a ladder leading into the water is flooded.

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…

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How Permafrost Thaw Diminishes the Remaining Carbon Budget

Keeping global warming below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels requires future carbon emissions to remain below a certain level. Researchers have…

A Puzzling Temperature Pattern in the Tropical Pacific

The tropical Pacific not only impacts the weather in various regions of the world, but also determines the overall response of the climate system to…

Clouds on Earth in coarse and fine resolution

NextGEMS video clip release

NextGEMS is building prototypes for a new generation of Earth system models to advance science, guide policy, and inform applications to support the…

Are midlatitude weather and climate influenced by Arctic Amplification?

Many factors and regions can influence how the weather and the climate of the mid-latitudes may change under global warming. Particularly the…

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The newest IPCC report – a look behind the scenes

A very personal account by Jochem Marotzke The just-published Assessment Report 6 (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC has…