Martin JuckerLuminous ‘mother-of-pearl’ clouds explain why the Arctic warmed more than the rest of the globeMillions of years ago, the polar regions where warm enough for alligators. We found that noctilucent clouds could be blamed.Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Martin JuckerSmoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likelyThe 2019–2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for the first time in memory. By some estimates…May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Martin JuckerA powerful volcano eruption may have a cooling and rainy influence on parts of Australia for up to…Lasting impacts from an enormous volcanic eruption a year ago may have a cooling and rainy influence on parts of Australia for up to eight…Feb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
Martin JuckerAntarctic climate variations found to originate north of AustraliaIn 2016, the sea-ice around Antarctica shrunk to its lowest level since satellite records began. One of the key reasons for this sudden…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Martin JuckerWhy Australian spring weather like 2019 is not likely to happen again. Ever.The end of 2019 saw Eastern Australia swallowed by fire smoke. One reason was a rare weather event. We found out exactly how rare it was.May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
Martin JuckerHere’s why it is a good thing climate models don’t agreeEvery climate model produces errors. We can learn a lot about our climate by studying the reasons for these errors.Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Martin JuckerWhy humans are still essential for your daily weather forecastDaily weather forecasts rely on computer simulations, but research shows that the added value of the human forecaster is still unmatched.Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
Martin JuckerThe shortcomings of convection-resolving modelsA new paper reveals the choice of a particular convection-resolving model (CRM) has a much larger impact on the results than increasing…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Martin JuckerHow a public health crisis helped reduce climate change.It seems difficult (impossible?) for the World’s powers to come together and fight climate change. 30 years ago they did just that.Jan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020
Martin JuckerLearning from (your) their mistakesWe learn from our mistakes. But academia only publishes results. Iceberg publishes the bulk of research: Dos, don’ts and general expertise.Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
