Arctic sea-ice loss didn't happen by chance
The ongoing rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice is often interpreted as the canary in the mine for anthropogenic climate change. In a new study, scientists have now systematically examined the validity of this claim. They find that...
European Ice Sheet Modellers meet at MPI-M on 21/22 May 2012
From 21 to 22 May 2012 diverse European research groups come together at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany, to exchange ideas and latest research results during the first...
Julia Pongratz receives third Klaus Hasselmann Postdoctoral Fellowship
On 1 March 2012, Dr. Julia Pongratz, the new Klaus Hasselmann Postdoctoral Fellow, started work at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M). During her three-year fellowship, Julia Pongratz will work in the department...
From the Past into the Future: New Climate Simulations for Science and Society
press kit (in German) "Two-degree target could still be achieved" Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and the German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ) have carried out new climate...
Important visitors: Olaf Scholz and Dorothee Stapelfeldt at the KlimaCampus
Hamburg's First Mayor Olaf Scholz and Senator for Science Dr Dorothee Stapelfeldt visited the KlimaCampus on 20 January to inform themselves on site about the scientific work of the respective institutions. In addition to a...
Wladimir Peter Köppen Award 2011 for Florian Rauser
For the third time the Cluster of Excellence CliSAP at the KlimaCampus, University of Hamburg, has given recognition to excellent PhD theses. This year there will be two young recipients of the Wladimir Peter Köppen Award for...
A search for large-scale effects of ship emissions on clouds and radiation in satellite data
This publication was chosen as research highlight by Nature Climate Change Aerosols released by ships can locally induce brighter or even new clouds, but it has been unclear whether this phenomenon extends far beyond the...
Isaac Held wins important Climate Change Award
Isaac M. Held, member of MPI-M’s Scientific Advisory Board, is the winner of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2012 in the Climate Change category for his fundamental contribution to understanding the structure of...
Multi-year prediction of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5 °N possible
Climate scientists around Dr. Daniela Matei and Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr from Hamburg University's Cluster of Excellence "CliSAP" have...
"Climate Change Mitigation Through the Freeloader Effect" - Interview with Jochem Marotzke about the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban
On the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, Jochem Marotzke, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, talks about the climate summit’s chances of producing a result and...
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