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Higher CO2 absorption in the Southern Ocean
[25. July 2024]
The Southern Ocean plays an important role in absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere that is released by human activities - a process that is of crucial importance for climate change. In a new study, an international research group led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), with the participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute, has found that the Southern Ocean around Antarctica absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought.
AMOC shows regional and disproportionately abrupt shifts
New modelling study shows that oceanic conveyor belt reacts differently to climate change than previously thought
[17. July 2024]
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as the oceanic conveyor belt, plays a central role in the global climate system by transporting enormous amounts of heat. AWI-scientists found out that the AMOC under the influence of global warming shows regional and disproportionately abrupt shifts, which could lead to serious climatic changes in Europe.
Floods of the Nile in the past can help us for the future
Sediment cores off the Nile mouth reveal insights into the effects and causes of heavy rainfall episodes about 9,000 years ago. That will help to prepare for weather extremes in a changing climate.
[04. July 2024]
Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley. Understanding how such a large river will respond to an invigorated hydrological cycle is therefore a pressing issue. Insights can be gained by studying past periods with wetter and warmer conditions. A recent study by a research team led by the German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, including the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of Innsbruck participated, provides insights into this.
Award
Permafrost researcher Hubberten honored for lifetime achievement
The International Permafrost Association honors the AWI scientist with the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
[18. June 2024]
Today (Datum), former Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) scientist and mineralogist Prof Dr Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 from the International Permafrost Association (IPA) to honor his outstanding lifelong commitment and accomplishments in permafrost research and for the permafrost research community.
Oldest marine plant discovered with the help of a new genetic clock
Seagrass clone in the Baltic Sea is more than 1400 years old
[10. June 2024]
An international research team led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) has discovered the oldest known marine plant using a novel genetic clock. This 1400-year-old seagrass clone from the Baltic Sea dates back to the Migration Period. The research project is a significant step towards better understanding and protecting marine ecosystems.
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