Tundra might turn into a carbon source by global warming A new study in Nature collects large datasets from tundra around the world, showing how reveals how a warming climate might shift the tundra environment from a carbon sink to a carbon source. Read more
A major advance to predict future changes in marine ecosystems Climate change affects everything from bathing temperatures to fish health and seafood safety. Many countries along the Atlantic Ocean rely on fish and seafood as their primary food source. Researchers have now taken a significant step closer to an operational climate warning system for the ocean. Read more
Challenges and pathways for African Weather Services Weather and climate services are rapidly developing around the world, however Africa is far behind. Erik Kolstad, researcher at NORCE and the Bjerknes Centre, is the co-author of an article in Nature Communications that looks at the challenges and presents solutions for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa. Read more
Arctic Sea Ice in a Warming World The Arctic has experienced significant changes due to climate change. A clear sign of this change is the retreat of sea ice, with implications for global weather patterns, ecosystems, and human activity. Read more
The North Atlantic Easter dance Did you know that cyclones can give birth to babies, too? Researcher at the Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre, Clemens Spensberger, has written about what will affect the Easter weather. Read more
How heat in the upper ocean can influence large-scale weather features in the tropics Ashneel Chandra will defend his PhD thesis at the University of Bergen on 19 March 2024 at 10:15 with the thesis “The Role of Ocean Heat Content on the Madden-Julian Oscillation”. Read more
Happy International Women's Day Today, on March 8, we celebrate women`s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. Meet Prachi, Lu and Karljin, three of our talented female researchers who share their experiences about being women in science. Read more
Hemorrhage & Turbines - The world's best climate stories The winners of the Bergen International Writing Competition, Carissa Cecilia Coane with the poem “Hemorrhage” and Maya Teiman with the essay “The Turbines” Read more
Spots of green in the Arctic While the Arctic tundra loses color as the permafrost thaws, cities are greening. Read more
2023 in review Another year is behind us and 2024 is raring to go. 2023 has been a year of new records, from heatwaves, both marine and on land, as well as record breaking CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. But it has also been a year of progress, among other things the East Greenland Ice-Core Project reached bedrock in Greenland for the first time. So, before we take on the challenges and possibilities of a new year, let’s take a moment to look back on the year of 2023. Read more
6 key recommendations from the Global Tipping Points Report 2023 As the Global Tipping Points Report of 2023 was released at COP28 in Dubai, key recommendations were presented by Professor Tim Lenton. Read more
Record high CO2 emissions in 2023 Global CO2 emissions have increased from last year. This brings both emissions and the CO2 content in the atmosphere to a record high. Read more
Heinzeit: Celebrating Christoph Heinze's 30-Year Journey in Biogeochemical Ocean Modeling On the 16th and 17th of November many gathered at the Vilvite Center in Bergen to celebrate and honor an important figure in the scientific community. There was no shortage of praise and loving anecdotes from the speakers, all of whom were keen to share their admiration and gratitude to Professor Heinze. Read more
A Step Forward for Better Climate Prediction Understanding Congratulation to Leilane Gonçalves dos Passos for successfully defending her dissertation: "Arctic-Atlantic Climate Variability and Predictability in Observations and in a Dynamical Prediction System". Read more
Join KlimaNinja on a city tour At Bryggen Museum for the next six months, KlimaNinja has taken on the role of exhibition guide. The exhibition takes you on a city tour among knowledgeable residents of Bergen from the 13th century to the present day, right up to the office of Elin Darelius at the Geophysical Institute. Read more
The Arctic's past provides a glimpse into the future Another ERC Synergy Grant for Bergen, Norce and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. The i2B - Into the Blue project looks into the past and forward to the future, and is a collaboration between research community in Trømsø, Bergen and Bremerhaven. Read more
Bjerknes Annual Meeting 2023 The Bjerknes annual meeting kicked off last Thursday, opening with a welcome speech from the director of the Bjerknes Center, Kikki Kleiven. Read more
Convection Permitting Climate Modelling Workshop More than a hundred scientist from all over the world gathered at Scandic Hotel in Bergen to take part in the seventh Convention Permitting Climate Modelling Workshop in the last week of August. Read more
Predicting algae blooms – a new tool in our arsenal Managing our coasts with the help of machine learning. Read more