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27.03.25
Lowest Sea Ice Level in the Arctic in Five Years
Around March 22, the Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum for 2025. There has been a very low development of sea ice throughout the winter, with a sharp reduction in January. By the end of the season, the ice approached the 2023 peak but just fell short of it. As a result, the ice cover in 2025 was lower than the past five years.
24.03.25
Soil moisture: A future key to predict heat waves
Looking back at the achievements of BCPU so far, Professor Noel Keenlyside is very pleased with what he sees. A new result on soil moisture for predicting heat waves adds promise for the future.
20.03.25
On the tip of the iceberg
Researcher Lars Henrik Smedsrud has recieved a Fulbright scholarship and is now in the USA to meet other researchers and work on interdisciplinary projects on critical minerals in the Arctic. In June, he will go to Greenland to measure icebergs.
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04.04.25
Ph.d. prøveforelesning, Martine Røysted Solås :Jellyfication of marine ecosystems – the role of climate change
Evalueringskomite Professor Jarl Giske, Professor Katja Enberg, Forsker Anders Martin Frugård Opdal
07.04.25
BCCR Seminar: “The latent heating feedback on the midlatitude circulation”
The BCCR Monday Seminar will be given by Henrik Auestad who is visiting the BCCR from the University of Oxford. He will talk about “The latent heating feedback on the midlatitude circulation”. This will be the last seminar before May 5th as there will be no seminar during Easter and EGU weeks. For those not able to attend in person, it will be possible to join on zoom. Presenter information: Auestad is doing a phd in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the University of Oxford. He researches the effect on moisture on the earth's midlatitude storm tracks and jets. Also interested in climate risk and S2S prediction, which I've worked with at Swiss Re and NORCE, respectively
09.04.25
Stormtracks group meeting
Josh - What's up with European rainfall in two CMIP6-style large ensembles?