Ice sheet model PISM proposed for natESM
10/25/2023 - Ice sheet model PISM proposed as potential candidate for the German national Earth system modelling (natESM) strategy
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Stability inspection for West Antarctica: marine ice sheet not destabilized yet, but possibly on tipping path
09/07/2023 - Antarctica’s vast ice masses seem far away, yet they store enough water to raise global sea levels by several meters. A team of experts from European research institutes has now provided the first systematic stability inspection of the ice sheet’s current state. Their diagnosis: While they found no indication of irreversible, self-reinforcing retreat of the ice sheet in West Antarctica yet, global warming to date could already be enough to trigger the slow but certain loss of ice over the next hundreds to thousands of years.
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Development of Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) reaches milestone
07/21/2023 - PISM achieves 10,000 commits on github.
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IUGG 2023 conference in Berlin
07/19/2023 - PIK scientists join international geophysics conference
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GIA training school 2023 in Gävle, Sweden
07/12/2023 - PIK scientists join training school on Glacial Isostatic Adjustment
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Ricarda Winkelmann appointed Max Planck founding director in Jena
07/07/2023 - PIK researcher Ricarda Winkelmann has been appointed founding director at the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology in Jena, dedicated to understanding the interactions between humans and the Earth system. Winkelmann will take up her full-time position there in a few months time. She will remain affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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Karthaus Summer School 2023
06/03/2023 - Two PhD students participated in renownded summer school on ice sheets and glaciers
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EGU 2023 in Vienna
04/30/2023 - Many people from the Ice Dynamics group joined this year's EGU General Assembly, with contributions on various aspects of ice modelling in Antarctica and the European Alps.
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Maths on Ice Forum - Tipping Points
02/06/2023 - PhD student talks about cascading tipping in the climate system at online "Math on Ice" forum
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Excellent research: Doctoral prize for Nico Wunderling
01/23/2023 - PIK researcher Nico Wunderling has been awarded by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation for his groundbreaking dissertation on tipping elements.
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3 out of 10 climate science papers most referred to in news and social media feature PIK authors
01/06/2023 - In a ranking of climate science papers most referred to in news and social media, no less than 3 out of the top 10 papers feature authors from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). The ranking is published by the renowned 'Carbon Brief' newsletter and is based on the papers' so-called Altmetric score. While this metric is certainly not perfect, it is a good indicator to help assess public perception of climate science publications.
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Outreach paper on research funding for polar ECR
12/20/2022 - Early-career researcher publishes a paper on the topic of research funding
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PISM meeting at GEUS in Copenhagen, Denmark
10/25/2022 - Exchange on PISM experience and future project planning
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PROTECT Fall Meeting 2022
10/07/2022 - Ice dynamics group reported on recent results on projecting future sea-level rise
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DFG - SPP1158 Coordination Workshop
09/13/2022 - Ice dynamics group in exchange on recent results and future project proposal
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News on the Tipping Elements of the Climate System
09/14/2022 - Global Tipping Points Conference in Exeter, UK
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Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming
09/09/2022 - Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science. Even at current levels of global heating the world is already at risk of passing five dangerous climate tipping points, and risks increase with each tenth of a degree of further warming. An international research team synthesised evidence for tipping points, their temperature thresholds, timescales, and impacts from a comprehensive review of over 200 papers published since 2008, when climate tipping points were first rigorously defined.
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TiPACCs Annual Meeting 2022
06/14/2022 - More than 30 participants of 5 European institutions discuss latest project results
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet - A Sleeping Giant?
04/27/2022 - science outreach paper for kids on the Antarctic Ice Sheet
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arte documentary reseased
01/20/2022 - Ricarda Winkelmann ist starring in this arte production, discussing what would happen if there was no ice.
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PISM2.0 released
12/03/2021 - New major release of the Parallel Ice Sheet Model co-developed at PIK
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Tipping Elements Discussion Series - Ice Sheets
11/15/2021 - Continued discussion series on tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt change in the Earth system, introduced by Sophie Nowicki and Ricarda Winkelmann. This time: Ice Sheets.
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What is it like to work as a climate scientist?
11/09/2021 - With #Mintmisson a day at PIK
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New report from the Science Panel for the Amazon
09/28/2021 - The Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA) released an Executive Summary of the Amazon Assessment Report this week, a comprehensive scientific assessment of the state of the Amazon Basin. The report includes recommendations for sustainable development pathways for policy makers and governments. Over 200 renowned scientists from the Amazon and global partners, including scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, came together as the Science Panel for the Amazon to develop this report.
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