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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. To do so we work to expand opportunities and combat ingrained biases to help us better draw from historically under-represented populations, as therein lies the greatest untapped potential. Open and non-discriminatory cooperation, as well as an environment of equal opportunities is crucial for these efforts to be successful. As part of…

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Tatiana Ilyina receives Nansen Medal

Tatiana Ilyina at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg

The Fridtjof Nansen Medal, one of the most important prizes for oceanography, will be awarded to Tatiana Ilyina, Professor at the University of Hamburg and Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, in 2025.

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Above the clouds: HALO measurement campaign successfully completed

Frontal view of the HALO aircraft, dominated by the red and white striped nose mast against a blue sky with light cloud cover.

Over a period of more than three months, scientists have collected data on cloud formation in the Atlantic with the HALO research aircraft, and repeatedly performed flights underneath the EarthCARE satellite for joint measurements. This campaign, called PERCUSION, was led by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the German Aerospace Center and has now come to an end.

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How to deal with the 1.5°C Climate Target

In a position paper, the German Climate Consortium, of which the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology is a member, has made recommendations on how to deal with the widely discussed 1.5°C target in climate policy. According to the paper, the target is no longer achievable, but it cannot be abandoned either.

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“Hasselmann legacy” symposium on stochastic thinking in climate science

Renowned researchers meet at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in order to discuss current and future work in the line of Klaus Hasselmann’s contributions to climate science.

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Delegation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences visits MPI-M

On the occasion of 50 years of collaboration between the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a Chinese delegation is currently visiting the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, intensifying a long-standing important partnership.

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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) – could change in the course of global warming. However, the simulation of the QBO has so far been a weak point in many climate models, even for current climate conditions. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have now tested a new approach to simulating the QBO with the high-resolution climate model ICON – with promising results.

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A new generation of models for kilometer-scale climate projections

Imagine a future where climate science offers the appropriate tools to predict and thus help mitigate the impacts of climate change. This future is within reach – with an array of advanced climate models that are currently being developed. The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology is at the forefront of these efforts: It coordinates and participates in a number of national and international projects that are paving the way toward a new quality of climate projections.

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Lennart Ramme receives Wladimir Köppen Award

Lennart Ramme, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has been awarded the Wladimir Köppen Prize, endowed with 5000 euros, for his doctoral thesis. In his doctoral thesis, Ramme investigated the role of the ocean during an extreme climate change on Earth 635 million years ago.

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How to make climate adaptation a success

Two hands are holding a globe with five marked locations.

Climate change is forcing people to adapt to changing environmental conditions. But what really makes the difference is how they do it. The recently published Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024 by 73 authors shows that, in the long run, only sustainable adaptation can succeed. This global assessment by University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS), to which scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology contributed, also provides…

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Solving the Pacific Puzzle: TROPICS workshop meets at MPI-M

Upon invitation by MPI-M Director Sarah Kang, world-renowned climate researchers are currently gathering at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, in order to strategize about how to answer some of the most pressing questions in climate research: What governs the sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and how does this affect the regional and global climate?