AMOC shows regional and disproportionately abrupt shifts
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 17 July 2024
New high-resolution climate simulations show the AMOC may shift abruptly and unevenly across regions due to global warming—contradicting prior models of gradual decline and raising concern for Europe's climate future.
Keywords: AMOC, ocean circulation, abrupt shifts, high-resolution modeling, Atlantic Ocean, Alfred Wegener Institute
100 years of Wadden Sea research in List on Sylt
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 19 July 2024
Founded in 1924 for oyster research, the AWI Wadden Sea Station on Sylt is now a modern research hub focused on how climate change affects the North Sea and Wadden Sea. It celebrates its centennial in 2024 with events and public outreach.
Keywords: Wadden Sea, coastal research, Alfred Wegener Institute, Sylt, North Sea, centennial
Asymmetric development of the polar ice sheets changed ice age cycles
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 1 August 2024
A new study shows Antarctic glaciation may have triggered Northern Hemisphere ice growth, driving the Mid-Pleistocene Transition 1 million years ago. The findings reveal how asymmetrical polar ice changes shaped global climate dynamics.
Keywords: Mid-Pleistocene Transition, polar ice sheets, Antarctic glaciation, Pleistocene, AWI, asymmetric development
