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What is the dominant wind direction for air-sea heat exchange? (30.10.2019)
In the mid-latitudes the weather changes quickly. Changing winds influence the heat exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. A new study by Fumiaki Ogawa and Thomas Spengler shows how important it is to consider short-term phenomena like extratropical cyclones and cold air outbreaks when calculating air-sea fluxes. Read their account below.
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Data interoperability a key for disaster risk reduction in Europe (30.10.2019)
In a number of European countries, there is a clear imbalance between long-term disaster risk reduction and short-term preparation, according to a new study. With increasing amounts of data, there is a potential for investments in long-term reduction measures, but data availability is not enough. Jenny Sjåstad Hagen, co-author of the study, writes about the importance of data interoperability.
Stein-Erik Lauritzen recipient of KWI Karst Award (29.10.2019)
Lauritzen is recognized for seminal and ongoing contributions to the field of speleothem science
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ACDC Summer school in Yosemite National Park (28.10.2019)
For two intense weeks,students and lecturers from around the world gathered in the small town of Yosemite National Park to discuss climate science as part of the ACDC summer school
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Geological hazards - exciting subjects at upcoming conference (25.10.2019)
The national conference GEOFAREDAGEN ("GEO HAZARDS DAY") gathers the current and future geoscientists; Students, educators and people working on risks associated with natural and geological processes.
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Climate adaptation co-production course – because climate problems can't be solved alone (18.10.2019)
Erik Kolstad and Scott Bremer organise training in transdisciplinary climate adaptation research for early career researchers.
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BSRS 2020: Actionable knowledge to meet global challenges (16.10.2019)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, BSRS 2020 was organised as a virtual research school. 
Christoph Heinze (UiB og Bjerknessenteret) og Thorsten Blenckner (Stockholm Resilience Centre) ønsket over 80 forskere velkommen til Bergen i dag, når COMFORT prosjektet setter I gang. Heinze (til venstre) og Blenckner leder et forskerteam som skal under
Our safe operating spaces for our common future ocean in the Earth system (09.10.2019)
What are our safe operating spaces for the ocean? This is the starting question for the new EU Horizon 2020 project COMFORT.
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An honorary doctor at UiB (08.10.2019)
Prof. Anne Canteaut is the scientific leader of the project-team SECRET at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation), and the chair of the Inria Evaluation Committee. She becomes one of the ten honorary doctors at the University of Bergen in 2019.
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A technological revolution at atomic size  (08.10.2019)
More effective as well as cheaper technology will be the outcome of a new innovation project, led by the University of Bergen.
Deep down in the Arctic - OBS Expedition 2019 (03.10.2019)
Geophysical research expedition in Arctic environments!
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The tropical Pacific influences the North Atlantic jet stream (01.10.2019)
The location of the jet stream influences European weather at all times. A new study links its position both to local weather systems and to the far-away Pacific Ocean. Lead author Erica Madonna explains.