News from the Institute

Close-up on the book cover of "The air and its secrets" by Guy Brasseur

The Air and Its Secrets—A History of Atmospheric Science

In his new book, Guy Brasseur, former director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and head of the “Environmental Modeling” research group,…

Headshot of Professor Bjorn Stevens

Bjorn Stevens elected AGU Fellow

Bjorn Stevens has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in recognition of his exceptional scientific achievements and leadership…

[Translate to English:]

Hartmut Grassl Receives Medal for Art and Science from the City of Hamburg

Hartmut Grassl was awarded the Medal for Art and Science by the Hamburg Senate in recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements and…

Portrait Lennart Bengtsson

Lennart Bengtsson is Celebrating His 90th Birthday

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology congratulates its former director, Lennart Bengtsson, on his special day.

Bjorn Stevens, Patrick Cramer, Katharina Fegebank, Sarah Kang and Jochem Marotzke in the Grand Ballroom of Hamburg City Hall

MPI-M Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a Symposium and a Senate Reception

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology celebrated its 50th anniversary with a festive symposium and a reception at Hamburg City Hall. In addition…

Prof. Dr. Dr. Hartmut Graßl

Hartmut Graßl Celebrates His 85th Birthday

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology cordially congratulates its former director Hartmut Graßl on the occasion of his 85th birthday.

'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…

50 Years of Climate Research at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

A lot has happened in climate research since the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology was founded 50 years ago. Activities at the Institute have…

Woman and man working on 2 laptops, text on the right: "4th km scale hackathon" Text: "4th km scale hackathon"

Collaborative hacking: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology hosts the largest hackathon for Earth system modeling

From March 4 to 8, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology will be hosting a hackathon for intensive hacking, bug-finding, bug-fixing and lots of…

2 images of the Earth as if seen from space with black background

Weather and Climate Model ICON published under Open Source License

The scientific and research community in Germany and Switzerland is setting a milestone in climate and weather research: Since January 31, 2024, the…

Recreated total shot of a solar eclipse with the title of the exhibition "Pioneers of Knowledge"

Pioneers of Science in Hamburg

Exhibition about the Nobel Prize laureates of the Max Planck Society The touring exhibition developed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the…

luminous art installation against the backdrop of Stockholm at night

Wind of Barbados turned to light in Stockholm

Nobel Week Lights 2023 kicked off in Stockholm on Monday. The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) provides data from its Barbados Cloud…

Search results 1 until 12 of 21