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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · May 20

🇧🇷🌧️ Shunya Koseki, Isabelle Vilela and Doris Veleda has investigated how the extreme rainfall event over eastern Northeast Brazil occurring at the end of May 2022 was induced dynamically using observational and reanalysis data.

🧪 See the publication here rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · May 20

Kva skjuler seg i fjordens djup?
Sjekk ut podkasten med @natalya-gallo.bsky.social & co 💥 🧪🪸

Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · May 15

🌊 Norway has more than 1700 fjords, attracting tourists and aquaculture alike.

🦑 But what goes on below the surface?

🧪 Listen to our new podcast with fjord scientists from NORCE and the University of Bergen 👇

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What's stirring deep down in the fjords?

Norway has more than 1700 named fjords. Tourists come from all over the world to see them, and the fjords are important for fisheries and aquaculture. But…

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Apr 11

Bankar hjartet ditt for breen?
Merk deg dagen 27. mai - på Kulturhuset i Bergen kan du bli med på ei reise rundt jorda på besøk til verdas brear 🤩

Program i samarbeid med @scienceandtechuib.bsky.social og DNT - følg med her: bjerknes.uib.no/kalender/den...

Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Mar 24

@miriam86.bsky.social Thanks for joining us 🤗

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Jan 31

Fin forskingssak frå UiB Realfag 💥 God helg!

Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Jan 31

Polar bear fur's secret anti-icing superpower revealed! New study in Science Advances shows it's all about the hair grease. From infrared invisibility to anti-icing properties, these bears are full of surprises!🧪
#ArcticResearch #PolarBearScience

How polar bear fur stays ice-free

A brilliant idea led nanophysicist Bodil Holst to investigate why polar bear fur doesn't freeze. Now, her research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur has been published as the cover story in ...

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Jan 30

🧪 Is it okay to use generative AI in academic writing? Eline S. Rentier explores the ethical implications in this open-access article. Read her thoughts on GenAI and the FAIR principles in science, as well as how GenAI can also be an effective tool - if learned how to use 👇

To use or not to use: exploring the ethical implications of using generative AI in academic writing - AI and Ethics

The rapid emergence of open-access generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has sparked a heated debate with polarising views on whether or not it is ethical to use GenAI for academic writing. In th...

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hei #Tromsø! Ta turen til Ølhallen tirsdag 🔥
Dette er ikke en EU-debatt: med Tor Eldevik @bjerknes.bsky.social, @tvinner.bsky.social, @mariavar.bsky.social, Arne O. Holm @highnorthnews.bsky.social, Wenche Pedersen og @rotevatn.venstre.no
sjekk det ut her: www.linkedin.com/events/72885...

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Jan 22

Tar me naturen for gitt? Ja, meiner @vvandvik.bsky.social, - i allefall på Stortinget. Vandvik spør om den politiske prosessen rundt Naturmeldinga var eit spel for galleriet

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Naturforskere reagerer: Demokratisk falitt i naturpolitikken?

Hvis våre folkevalgte kan legge flisespikkeri og politisk markeringsbehov til side og stemme for det de faktisk er for, er det fortsatt et glimt av håp om en mer kunnskapsbasert og virkningsfull handl...

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Gudrun Sylte @gudrunsylte.bsky.social · Jan 21

Congratulations, Dr. Anna-Marie Strehl!
Read about her interesting thesis on changes in stratification and convection in the Nordic Seas here: bjerknes.uib.no/en/article/n... 🌊🧪

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Norsk klimastiftelse @klimastiftelsen.no · Dec 19

Vi har levert inn fem anbefalinger til regjeringen i forbindelse med høringen om Norges nye klimamål for 2035. Se våre innspill👇 www.klimastiftelsen.no/aktuelt/klim....

Klimastiftelsens anbefalinger til nye klimamål

Norsk klimastiftelse har levert inn fem anbefalinger til regjeringen i forbindelse med høringen om Norges nye klimamål for 2035.

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Dec 20

Dreaming of a white christmas? Not in this climate! Watch as BCCR director @kikkikleiven.bsky.social joins members of the Bjerknes Choir in a remake of the christmas classic White Christmas - with a fun climate science twist!🧪

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Dec 16

Sigrid Passano Hellan works on how machine learning and AI can be used in climate research.

"It is quite possible that weather forecasting will be generated by AI, but we still need researchers to determine when the models are accurate and when they are not."

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A game changer in weather prediction: 'Significant investment in the field'

In just a few years, AI has revolutionized weather prediction, performing much faster than conventional models. One of our newest members at the Bjerknes Centre wants to contribute to the development.

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Dec 2

Dive into the depths of ocean science with the latest episode from the Bjerknes Centre Podcast. Join the debate on the future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Will it collapse? Weaken? Or surprise us? Two experts discuss the likelihood of various scenarios. 🌊🧪

New Podcast: Is the AMOC Going to Collapse?

In the latest episode of the Bjerknes Podcast, experts debate the future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a crucial component of the global climate system. Listen to colleagu...

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Nov 28

4/4: The loss of moss exposes permafrost ground to warm air. Are the grazing geese to blame?
Prof. Lise Øvreås from @unibergen.bsky.social and the Bjerknes Centre coordinates research to find out.
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Full story: bjerknes.uib.no/en/article/n....

Something amiss in the moss

When warmer summers eat at the permafrost, pecking beaks hardly make the situation better.

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · Apr 17

The Synoptic Arctic Survey Webinar
Monday 22 April
13.00 - 14.30 UTC (15.00-16.30 CEST)

This webinar showcases some of the striking changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impact on the characteristics and ecosystems of the Arctic Ocean.

synopticarcticsurvey.w.uib.no/2024/04/05/s...

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