News (2026)

26 March 2026|Research

Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C of warming

Top view of the ground, individual light yellow grain ears are growing on a dry, barren soil. The earth has cracked due to drought, revealing deep fissures.

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Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming, such as 3 or 4 degrees Celsius. A...

4 March 2026|Research

Heatwaves: More intense and less predictable

Das Bild zeigt den Berliner Fernsehturm bei Sonnenuntergang. Der Hintergrund ist dunkelorange und hinter dem Fernsehturm ist eine fast weiße Sonne. Links unten ist eine Baumkrone.

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Heatwaves in Europe are not only becoming more frequent and intense, but also less predictable. A new study by a team led by Dr. Goratz...

16 February 2026|Research

Tatiana Ilyina Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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Tatiana Ilyina has been appointed director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen. The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology...

14 February 2026|CLICCS News

Hamburg Climate Researcher Erich Roeckner Has Died

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Erich Roeckner, one of the most influential researchers in the history of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, passed away in February 2026, at...

11 February 2026|Research

Hope through action

A black man in blue clothes is standing in front of four cows. He is wearing a hat and holding a bucket. He is smiling. Behind the cows there is a meadow with a few trees.

Photo: M. Schnegg

Anthropologist Michael Schnegg conducts research on climate change at the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS and spends several months of every year in a...