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21.04.26
Deilig er fjorden. Bli med på et dypdykk i fjordforskningen!
I fjordens dyp lever skapninger som er tilpasset et nokså spesielt liv. Nede i dypet kan det gå mange år mellom utskifting av vannet. Få med deg den aller ferskeste fjordforskingen her!

22.04.26
Stormtracks group meeting
Hi everyone, We’ll have our Stormtracks group meeting this Wednesday (22.04) from 14:00 to 15:00 at U105. This week Yangfan will give a talk on An evaluation framework for deep learning-based precipitation downscaling. The meeting will be hybrid and you can join remotely via Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62886269543?pwd=ajWbi97zr0hbniaoQdZkUtD2EUSSri.1 Meeting ID: 628 8626 9543 | Password: qSKTfKU3 The meeting schedule for this semester is in the following google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9hy45DSeS9qrXl-3l4cNzCPSE9OuBBVqdCu3VY240U/edit?usp=sharing See you all there! :) Cheers, Birgit and Yangfan

13.05.26
Hazards meeting series
Hazards Discussion Meeting Series 2026 – Your science and society What? Science talk on a paper or project, followed by an open discussion on how the presented science can reach “society”. In the open discussion we will address the target “society” audience for the paper/project, how the main outcomes can be best communicated, and who at BCCR can help. Who can attend? Open to all BCCR. When? Every second Wednesday of the month, 11–12h, in Bjerknes Meeting Room (3rd floor). 13 May Mats Venning (NORCE) Climate Services Paper 10 June Victoria Miles (NSERC) Urban climate hazards FTI
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20.04.26
150 years in the Norwegian Sea
The exploration of the ocean west of Norway started for real about 150 years ago. This created the Norwegian Sea.

15.04.26
Up and running at the Mountain Centre
Soon, all ten PhD candidates will be in place at the Centre for Mountains in Transition (CMT). Their first field trip is just around the corner.

08.04.26
A rough field trip to Antarctica
A research trip to Antarctica is planned a long way ahead, often years. Still, there are many things you do not control. Elin Darelius experienced this on her seventh trip to the Southern Ocean.





