Morning Session featured talks from our research groups. Marius Årthun introduced the theme of hazards, followed by the first speech by Lu Li. Li’s presentation emphasized how advanced modeling techniques can predict significant changes in rainfall patterns and flooding in Bergen.
Next, the focus shifted to carbon, with Are Olsen introducing the subject. Edson Silva gave a compelling presentation on the topic “Climate Change and the Frequency of Toxic Algae Blooms in a Polar Region: The Effect of Warming and Freshening of Coastal Waters.” Following this, Roshin Raj introduced the polar segment of the program, leading to a talk by Jonathan Rheinlænder titled “Breaking Point: How Thinning Ice is Transforming Sea-Ice Breakup in the Arctic.” Rheinlænder’s work underscored the dramatic transformations in Arctic sea-ice dynamics due to the thinning ice. The session on global perspectives, introduced by Stefan Sobolowski, included a presentation by Augusto de Naschimento.
After a brief break, the focus shifted to new research methods. Natalya Gallo kicked off this session with her presentation, “What landers can tell us about deep-sea community sensitivity to climate change.” Priscilla Mooney followed with a presentation titled “Storylines of Polar Climate Change.”
After lunch, the spotlight turned to new projects. Stefan Sobolowski presented a talk on the application of machine learning and AI in climate science. While Helene Langehaug delivered a thought-provoking presentation focusing on the rising occurrence of marine heatwaves in northern oceans. Richard Sanders followed with a talk on “Ocean ICU: Improving Carbon Understanding,” where he emphasized the need for better ocean carbon models to refine our predictions about future climate change. The final speaker was Joshua Dorrington, who talked about “SPLICER – Synoptic Precursors for deveLoping Improved Constraints on Extreme Rainfall.”
The event concluded with a roundtable on Bjerknes' 25-year anniversary and a poster session, starting with brief one-minute introductions by each poster presenter.
Thank you to all participants for making the Bjerknes Annual Meeting 2024 a success!