Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research

The Bjerknes Centre is a collaboration on climate research, between the University of Bergen, Uni Research, the Institute of Marine Research, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre.

Two-degree warming may cause droughts in the Mediterranean region

The Mediterranean region is vulnerable to a global warming of two degrees, a new study shows. At 1.5 degrees or less, climate models do not respond in a similar fashion.

The future North Atlantic takes up more carbon than previously expected

Efficient carbon pathway to the deep ocean allows for a strong future uptake, new study shows.

Reduced sea ice cover off Greenland may have surprising effect on ocean currents

With global warming, ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean is generally thought to weaken. New research shows that less sea ice off the coast of Greenland may work against this.

Milder winters can reduce Norway’s electricity demand

Norway may need less electricity in the future, a new study of consequences of climate change in Europe shows.

The Arctic sea-ice loss and winter temperatures in Eurasia

A long debate of the role of the sea ice and the winter temperatures in Eurasia has got a new contribution. Probably no connection, a new study says.

Large variations in the South Atlantic during the last interglacial

During the last interglacial, there were large variations in the circulation in the South Atlantic, both at the surface and at depth. The overturning circulation in the Atlantic was still maintained.

Winter sea ice loss in the Arctic – low level fourth year in a row

Just now, at the end of March, the Arctic Sea Ice is at its annual maximum. Winter 2018 will be the fourth year in a row with about the same low level.

IGP - Rough seas and northern lights

Who wants to be out at the freezing cold Nordic Seas in winter, chasing storms? A group of oceanographer wants to, read masterstudent Silje Skjelsvik reporting from the Iceland Greenland Project.

Project on climate models and Big Data gets Toppforsk funding

Climate scientist Jerry Tjiputra at Uni Research aims to develop a new method to disentangle and predict future climate change in enormous amounts of data.

Learning the challenges in the cold Arctic

Ice-flow modelling, snow properties and isotope analysis, skiing in teams and crevasse rescue. On the west coast of Greenland, 15 PhD students were drilled in both science and how to execute field courses in harsh Arctic climates.