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Prof. Dr. Sarah M. Kang

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Amazon rainforest more resilient than assumed

An image of the Amazon rainforest, the bottom is completely covered with green tree tops, above are dense clouds. One cloud emerges from the green canopy.

New evidence suggests that mean annual precipitation in the Amazon region is not going to change significantly even if it were completely deforested. This is contrary to previous concerns that beyond a certain threshold, the Amazon would turn into a savannah. However, the researchers who conducted the study point out that a full picture of the consequences of deforestation requires more than one indicator.

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Proposal for an improved handling of ship-based data

The research vessel Maria S. Merian on the open sea, photographed from above. A balloon with a radiosonde rises into the sky at the stern.

Transparent processing of research data facilitates scientific work and serves scientific goals in the long term. Using data collected during a ship-based campaign in the Atlantic, researchers propose a standardized approach.

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Symposium and Senate reception

Symposium Senate Reception Symposium and Senate Reception Symposium and Senate Reception On 23 April 2025, the Senate Reception honored the 50-year history of our institute and highlighted outstanding scientific achievements. The Hamburg Senate invited a diverse audience, including Institute members, long-standing scientific and political companions and supporters of the past decades. A scientific symposium “50 Years of Climate Research” in the Saalhaus of the Patriotische…

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MPI-M to be one of the first users of Europe's fastest supercomputer JUPITER

A supercomputer at Forschungszentrum Jülich, blue lighting enhances the spectacular appearance of the computer.

One of the first applications on the new exascale computer JUPITER at Forschungszentrum Jülich will be high-resolution simulations of the climate system. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, the German Climate Computing Center and the Jülich Supercomputing Centre successfully demonstrated in a technical and scientific competition that the Earth system model ICON can use the infrastructure efficiently.

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Events for everyone

Contact Julian Asbaeck Coordination phone: +49 (0)40 41173-245 julian.asbaeck@mpimet.mpg.de Contact 50 Years of Climate Research - Events 2025 50 Years of Climate Research - Events 2025 Since its foundation in 1975, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology has shaped the international standard for climate knowledge - from innovative observations to groundbreaking climate models and important contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A special moment in this history…

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The precarious future of permafrost

On a steep slope on a coast, the ice is clearly visible in deep layers of soil.

The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming – with serious consequences. The widespread permafrost in this region, where soils currently store twice as much carbon as the atmosphere, is thawing. Scientists are using increasingly detailed climate models to investigate what this means for the global climate and which striking feedbacks need to be taken into account.

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Guy Brasseur honored with the AGU Kaufman Prize

Prof. Guy Brasseur in front of the historical museum of the meteorological service in Shanghai (Photo: private)

In recognition of his commitment to international scientific collaboration, the American Geophysical Union honored Guy Brasseur with the Kaufman Outstanding Research and Unselfish Cooperation Award.

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Equal opportunity

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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Netiquette

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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.