New discoveries on Kerguelen After a field trip to Kerguelen around Christmas time in 2019, several research studies have emerged. Talin Tuestad and Jarle Børve Sleire from the Department of Earth Science at UiB and the Bjerknes Centre have been working with moraines and sediment cores from the island. Read more
Does the Gulf Stream exist? Yes. But variations off the coast of Florida do not necessarily reach Norway, often attributing its warm climate to the Gulf Stream. A new study questions the coherence of the circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. Read more
CHESS ends on a high note It has been almost nine years with courses, summer schools and exchange of knowledge and experiences. Tuesday, the research school CHESS has its final Annual Meeting. Read more
BCPU Workshop 2024 The Workshop on Climate Prediction and Services over the Atlantic-Arctic Sector took place in Bergen on May 27-30. Streams from the workshop are now available. Read more
Presentation: Stefan Sobolowski In February Stefan Sobolowski started as leader for the Global Climate research group. Read more
Exploring marine heatwaves along the Norwegian coast They last longer, they are hotter and more frequent. Silvana Gonzalez moved to Bergen to find out more about marine heatwaves along the Norwegian coast. Read more
Ice melt changes paradise islands A pronounced fall in Caribbean sea levels twenty years ago made researchers wonder about the causes of rising seas. Read more
The frozen secrets of Greenland and Antarctica The young researchers in the DEEPICE and SNOWISO projects are seeking deeper insights into our climate and polar history. Researcher Laura Jasmin Dietrich is part of the SNOWISO project to understand what different types of water isotopes in ice cores from Greenland can tell us about the past climate. Read more
Sea Ice Variability in a Warmer Past "The extensive to permanent state of the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice cover is changing rapidly, inevitably turning the surface of the Arctic Ocean from white to blue. Understanding this profound transformation and its implications for the climate, oceans and ecosystems ... equires an understanding of natural sea ice variability throughout geologic time" writes Kristine Steinsland in her PhD thesis. Read more
Presentation: Margit Simon Meet our new co-leader of the Global Climate research group. - I am a curiosity-driven scientist and passionate about paleoclimate research, says Margit Simon. Read more
Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit welcomes to workshop The Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit is gathering researchers from all over the world for a workshop on Climate Prediction and Services over the Atlantic-Arctic region. 105 researchers have registered for the workshop and will gather in Bergen between May 27th and 30th. Read more
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