Tag: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Rainfall extremes are connected across continents: Nature study

Press Release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 31/01/2019 Extreme rainfall events in one city or region are connected to the same kind of events thousands of kilometers away, an international team of experts finds in a study now published in one of the world’s leading scientific journals, Nature. They discovered a global connection pattern of extreme rainfall – this could eventually improve weather forecasts and hence … Read more Rainfall extremes are connected across continents: Nature study

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Extreme Weather Likely To Become More Frequent

Press Release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 01/11/2018 Extreme weather will likely become more frequent due to stalling of giant waves in the atmosphere •    Computer simulations predict a strong increase of events in which the undulations of the jet stream in the atmosphere stop moving along. •    This can favor more frequent extreme weather events on the ground. •    Strong Arctic warming reduces the temperature … Read more Extreme Weather Likely To Become More Frequent

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Potsdam Institute for Climate on Trump

On Friday 20 January, Donald Trump was inaugurated as 45th President of the United States. On this issue Ottmar Edenhofer, chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and director of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Professor at Technische Universität Berlin: „As the new president of the United States, Donald Trump could be quite successful in the short term, namely because … Read more Potsdam Institute for Climate on Trump

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Low solar activity shows little impact on climate

Press Release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 09/01/2011 Study on the Little Ice Age: Low solar activity just marginally cools the climate    The weakening sun was not the determinant factor for the Little Ice Age. Strong volcanic eruptions in particular, but also a smaller amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were important factors during this period of cooler climate in the 16th and 17th … Read more Low solar activity shows little impact on climate

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