A new simulation by supercomputers of the Max Planck Institute of meteorology shows the effects of global warming in Germany until the end of this century. On a grid with mesh width' as small as 10km by 10 km the researchers calculated climate change on a not-yet seen regional resolution, reports Gerald Traufetter in Der Spiegel (24.4.2006). The model predicts for some regions a temperature rise of up to 4 or 5 degrees Celsius. Average rain falls are the same, but the winters get more heavy rain, the summers are drier and hotter. For the region around Freiburg in Southwest Germany -- already the warmest place in Germany -- the temperature will rise by 3 degrees. East Germany will see a Mediterranean climate, snowfall in the Alps is declining. Who benefits: Well, the people along the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The climate prediction model shall give evidence for various groups to react on the occurring climate change.
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27. Apr 2006, 15:47 by martin_
Many climate researchers criticize the study of the Max Planck Institute of Metereology, writes Axel Bojanowski for Süddeutsche Zeitung (26.4.2006). They argue that the underlying physical processes are poorly understood to predict climate accurately on a regional scale.