ERC Grant to study how climate and environmental changes have influenced human The five-year project will transform our understanding of how environmental factors shaped the evolution of behavioural complexity in early Homo sapiens. Read more
New Podcast: Is the AMOC Going to Collapse? 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. Read more
Something amiss in the moss When warmer summers eat at the permafrost, pecking beaks hardly make the situation better. Read more
From chaos to climate A holiday trip to Bergen may have contributed to Joshua Dorrington becoming a researcher at the Bjerknes Centre. His field of study fits well in Western Norway. Read more
Increased CO2 uptake by the ocean 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. Read more
An ocean of autumn Withered algae sink through the water, covering the sea floor under a layer of decay. It is fall in the ocean, and some fish swim south. Read more
Wild is the wind - Arctic lake records 10 000 years of storminess and reveals a big surprise Researcher Willem van der Bilt was surprised that the results of a project on storminess in a less icy Arctic showed the opposite of what was expected. Read more
Klimathon 2024: Bridging Cultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation Klimathon 2024 took place last week in Haugesund, bringing together researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts from various sectors across Norway, as well as experts from Europe and the USA. Read more
"A Moon Pool in the East Greenland Current" “The Greenland Sea is my field, but I only knew it through papers and textbooks, and now here I am in it!” said Anna-Marie Strehl, eyes aglow with excitement. Read more
Coastal erosion reduces CO2 uptake in the Arctic Ocean The oceans have relieved the atmosphere from ¼ of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. In the Arctic, thawing permafrost may weaken this mechanism, new research indicates. Read more
Gone with the wind By delving into the ancient fossil of pollen preserved in the lake sediments of Kerguelen Islands, Maaike Zwier and her co-authors reconstructed the natural variability of the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds for the last almost 12 000 years. The interest in pollen came back home. Read more
New stamp features the Bjerknes Centre The Gulf Stream is depicted in one of two new stamps issued for Norwegian mail, in a series highlighting discoveries and inventions. Read more
Meet our new SAC member: Erika Coppola Last week, Coppola attended her very first annual meeting at the Bjerknes Centre. She appreciated the wide range of climate research. "The further away from my field, the better." Read more
Bjerknes Annual Meeting 2024 The Bjerknes Annual Meeting 2024 took place on October 1. The event was a comprehensive review of current research, providing a platform for knowledge exchange and future collaboration among the Bjerknes community. Read more
New Model Show the Future of Floods in Bergen Bergen is no stranger to precipitations, after all its nickname is “the rainy city”. With the new convection-permitting model the future of extreme precipitation in Bergen is revealed in even greater detail. Read more
Too little time to get old Young ice breaks apart easier than old ice, and breakup of large areas of sea ice has become increasingly more common. Read more
Playing hide and seek with CO2 To know whether emission treaties are complied with, all CO2 must be traceable. Incomplete bookkeeping sent scientists on a search in the Greenland Sea. Read more
A Wild and Wet Future In the future Norway will see an increase in intense rain but less snow. Read more
Kerala project: "Giving back to the community that shaped me" He moved from the beautiful landscapes of Kerala to the research labs in Bergen. Now, Roshin Raj wants to give back to his roots by contributing with key insights in the Kerala project. Read more
What can pollen tell us about the wind? The climate and the westerly winds in the sub-Antarctic are variable, but their behavior over long timescales is uncertain. In her dissertation, Maaike Zwier reveals how the Westerlies have shifted in both strength and position over the last 12,000 years. Read more