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A dry landscape with cracked soils, a bridge leads across a river with very low water level.

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…

Prof. Dr. Jin-Song von Storch

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…

round graphic in blue-green about the linking of ICON climate model components

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…

Schematic representation of the Earth showing a simulated global vegetation cover

Recurring cases of Saharan and Sahelian greening over the past 800,000 years

A humid climate in the Sahara and Sahel played a critical role in shaping the environment for early human settlement and migration. A new study…

Schematic representation of the Earth with radiation intensity marked by different levels of red

Earth’s self-regulation is weaker than assumed

Earth responds to temperature changes by emitting more or less thermal radiation into space. This mechanism, known as long-wave feedback, influences…

Portrait of Franziska Glassmeier, in the background elements from the atrium of the MPI-M

Franziska Glassmeier heads new Lise Meitner Research Group at the MPI-M

A new Lise Meitner Research Group focusing on "Multiscale Cloud Physics" has started at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. The team led by…

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CELLO Conference, 16–18 September 2025, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

During our anniversary year, the conference “Climate Exploration in Lively Liaison with the Ocean” (CELLO) gathers experts in ocean turbulence, air-sea and ice-sea interaction across scales, and modeling. We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers. 

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Revisiting the Blue Marble: ICON simulating the coupled climate system at 1 km

The early 1970s is often associated with the birth of the modern environmental movement. In 1970 the first Earth day was celebrated, and Greenpeace was founded in 1971. In March 1972 the Club of Rome published its influential report entitled the “limits of growth”. The growing environmental consciousness was ...

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Original NASA Blue Marble photo left, visualization right. Credit: MPI-M, DKRZ, NVIDIA

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM) offers a structured, interdisciplinary and international program for graduate students who want to earn a PhD degree. The main focus of our doctoral program is to advance our understanding of processes and dynamics in the Earth system as well as our prediction skills.

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We are an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Our mission is to understand Earth's changing climate.

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for Prof. Klaus Hasselmann

The statistical model with which global warming can be attributed to increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere was developed by Klaus Hasselmann, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.

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Our institute as an attractive employer

Our research requires us to seek out the most talented, creative and passionate individuals. This compels us to draw from the greatest possible pool of talent.

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Seminars

George C. Craig
Joint Seminar
01.07.2025
15:15–16:15 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Julia Windmiller
Mahsa Safarkhani
Thesis Defense
02.07.2025
13:00–15:00 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
KlimaCampus Kolloquium
03.07.2025
15:15 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Victor Chavez
Joint Seminar
08.07.2025
15:15 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Hans Segura
Joint Seminar
09.07.2025
13:30 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Johann Jungclaus
Closed Event
15.07.2025
08:00–18:00 h
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Dawei Li
Joint Seminar
15.07.2025
15:15 h
DKRZ room 034

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