Podcast: Dig into the science Stephen Outten and Ingjald Pilskog provides conversations with climate experts at the Bjerknes Centre. We alternate between English and Norwegian podcasts. Read more
New findings on the Atlantic El Niño helps climate predictions Movement of Intertropical Convergence Zone limits climate predictions in the tropical Atlantic, says study in Nature Communications. Read more
Planting trees can increase local temperatures Afforestation in Norway can increase local temperatures in Spring by as much as 1°C. Read more
Gets two million Euro to look for secrets hidden in drip stones Nele Meckler looks for climate answers in tiny droplets hidden in dripstones in tropical caves. The European Research Council supports her with the prestigous ERC Consolidator Grant. Read more
Younger Dryas – a cold spell in times of melting As the ice was retreating at the end of the ice age, the melting was suddenly interrupted. A cold period of more than a thousand years followed. Read more
Twenty years only the beginning Twenty years ago, there was little talk about climate. Climate scientists barely existed. As the Bjerknes Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we have more than 200 scientists who all explore the Earth's climate. Read more
Learning on deck from Curacao to Havana From autumn 2021, Kerim Nisancioglu's climate and sustainability course enters a whole new campus: aboard the tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, in the Caribbean. But before she sets sail, Meike Becker will install observation instruments to collect data from the sea surface all around the world. Read more
