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…
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…
Regional climate signals pose new challenges for climate science
Climate science has correctly predicted many aspects of the climate system and its response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.…
Embracing diversity for the future of climate modeling
What's next for climate modeling? Five internationally recognized female scientists have joined forces to come up with an answer. They argue: Instead…
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Airborne microplastics: Where do they come from, where do they go?
How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health threat. Using a global…
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…
Study explains unexpected recent strengthening of the Walker circulation
The Walker circulation, an atmospheric circulation pattern in the tropics, has accelerated in recent years, puzzling climate scientists who had…
Amazon rainforest more resilient than assumed
New evidence suggests that mean annual precipitation in the Amazon region is not going to change significantly even if it were completely deforested.…
Proposal for an improved handling of ship-based data
Transparent processing of research data facilitates scientific work and serves scientific goals in the long term. Using data collected during a…
First-time explicit simulation of a tropical wind system in the upper atmosphere
A wind system in the tropical stratosphere that can influence the seasonal weather along many latitudes – the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) –…
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…
New study sinks an old theory for low-wind equatorial regions
MPI-M-researcher Julia Windmiller overturns a textbook explanation for the low wind speeds that tormented sailing ships in the tropics: Rather than…