Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Founded in 1975, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) is a leading center in advancing the understanding of Earths changing climate. Our core mission is to enhance knowledge of the climate system through understanding climate variability and dynamics. MPI-M has contributed significantly to world leading consortia like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and is recognized globally for pioneering research that includes the in-depth study of the greenhouse effect, surface warming, and the broader impacts of climate change such as energy distribution and precipitation patterns. In 2021, the founding director Klaus Hasselmann was honored with the Nobel Prize, particularly for the innovative work on distinguishing natural climate variations from those caused by human-induced CO2 emissions, a core focus of our institute from its early days. We are preparing the next generation of scientists through the International Max Planck Research School on Earth Sys...