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What can we learn from past warming periods to understand glaciers behaviour today? How do they respond to the rapidly changing climate conditions in the Arctic? That was one of the questions lying behind Andreea-Gabriela Auer`s PhD thesis.

The Bjerknes Center is 25 years old in 2025 and will celebrate with an open day on March 14. Join us for fresh research findings and a glimpse into the big scientific questions that characterize climate research.

Could ice-free waters off Greenland counteract changes in the Atlantic Ocean? A winter cruise sheds light on unexpected consequences of climate change.

The main goal of the centre is to transform the provision of weather, climate and environmental information to enable better- informed decisions in the face of unprecedented environmental challenges. All this by using artificial intelligence.

Stefan Sobolowski was selected from among 1,200 nominees worldwide to contribute his expertise to the IPCCs special report on climate change and cities. 

Predicting extreme weather is challenging. AI could provide a solution, but first we have to understand how it thinks. This is what Robin Guillaume-Castel will delve into.

“Another perfect day in paradise,” quipped Captain Johansen on the first calm morning since who remembers when.

Anna-Marie Strehl will defend her doctoral thesis, "Long-term changes in stratification and convection in the Nordic Seas", at the University of Bergen on 21.1.2025.

Climate Change affects the economic risks associated with extreme weather conditions. Windstorms are among the most significant natural dangers in Norway and cause extensive damage to properties.

2025 is a big jubilation year for the Bjerknes Center, and a lot of exciting things await us in the new year! But before we put on our party hats, let’s take a look back at the year we just left behind.

2025 is a big jubilation year for the Bjerknes Center, and a lot of exciting things await us in the new year! But before we put on our party hats, let’s take a look back at the year we just left behind. 

In just a few years, AI has revolutionized weather prediction, performing much faster than conventional models. One of our newest members at the Bjerknes Centre wants to contribute to the development.

Two instrument-laden buoys ("Knoll" and "Tott") were recently released north of Svalbard, soon to disappear beneath the ice. These buoys, completely without motors, will drift with the currents, potentially taking several different routes around the Arctic. 

Tom Langbehn receives a grant from the Trond Mohn foundation to investigate particularly nutrient-rich zones in the ocean.

The five-year project will transform our understanding of how environmental factors shaped the evolution of behavioural complexity in early Homo sapiens. 

In the latest episode of the Bjerknes Podcast, experts debate the future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a crucial component of the global climate system. Listen to colleagues discussing the AMOC in a measured and thoughtful manner. 

When warmer summers eat at the permafrost, pecking beaks hardly make the situation better.

A holiday trip to Bergen may have contributed to Joshua Dorrington becoming a researcher at the Bjerknes Centre. His field of study fits well inn Western Norway.  

The ocean takes up more than three times as much CO2 from the atmosphere as in 1860. The main culprit is the higher concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Emissions have not stopped rising, new report states.

Winds rip the surface, scrambling the sea wherever it gets a hold. Withered algae sink through the water, covering the sea floor under a layer of decay. The surface cools. It is fall in the ocean, and some fish swim south.