Author Archives: Hella Wittmeier

About Hella Wittmeier

I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. I work with glacier and climate reconstructions of the Northern Polar Region, as part of the SHIFTS project.

Captain Climate – Talking to WALLY BROECKER Part II: CO2 and Global Warming

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Hella Wittmeier

Wally Broecker is a climate researcher who has had so much impact in his field that he is considered one of the most important figures in ongoing climate research. If we picture climate research as a ship navigating in the … Continue reading →

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Captain Climate – Talking to WALLY BROECKER Part I

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Hella Wittmeier

I can hardly believe my luck: to interview the greatest climate researcher of our times! He is the climate science pioneer who invented the very expression global warming, who discovered the ocean conveyor belt and revolutionized our understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Pit-stop in the Big Apple: Life in a wing beat

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Hella Wittmeier

Nobody moves to New York City because of the climate. Bitterly cold winters and burning hot summers leave only the transition seasons of spring and autumn comfortable. But the weather certainly isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when … Continue reading →

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