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Prof. Jürg Luterbacher, PhD

Luterbacher

Climatology, Climate Dynamics and Climate Change

Prof. Jürg Luterbacher, PhD


Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Department of Geography
Climatology, Climate Dynamics and Climate Change
Senckenbergstrasse 1
35390 Giessen
Germany
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News
  • Coordinator of the Horizon EU project MedEWSa (Mediterranean and pan-European forecast and Early Warning System against natural hazards; www.medewsa.eu)
  • Member of the Nature Commission on environment, brain and mental health (Earth Brain Health Commission), responsible for WP Environment/Climate
  • Scientific Advisory Board Member of the Horizon Europe infrastructure project Digital Twin of Earth system for Cryosphere, Land surface and related interactions (TerraDT)
  • Co-Chair of ATES (Association for Trans-Eurasia Exchange and Silk Road Civilization Development; http://ates.ac.cn/EN/)
  • Task Team member of the European Central Bank (ECB) concerning physical risks of a changing climate
  • Co-Chair of the Working group on proof-of-concept in the frame of the ITU Global Initiative RESOLUTION (Resilience to natural hazards through AI solutions)
  • Member of the Climate Change and History Research Initiative, Princeton University, USA; https://climatechangeandhistory.princeton.edu/)
  • Former Scientific Advisory Board member appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
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New publications  
  • Leippold, M., et al. including Luterbacher, J., 2025: Automated Fact-Checking of Climate Claims with Large Language Models. npj Clim. Action, 4, 17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00215-8
  • Qin, C., Yang, B., Bräuning, A., Ljungqvist, F., Osborn, T., Shishov, V., He, M., Kang, S., Schneider, L., Esper, J., Buentgen, U., Griessinger, J., Huang, D., Zhang, P., Talento, S., Xoplaki, E., Luterbacher, J., and Stenseth, N.C, 2025: Persistent humid climate favored the Qin and Western Han Dynasties in China around 2200 years ago. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 122, e2415294121, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415294121
  • Ma, S., et al. including Luterbacher J., 2025: The Holocene precipitation dipole pattern in the Asian drylands: mechanisms and processes from PMIP4 simulations and paleo-proxy evidence. Quat. Sci. Rev., 347, 109091
  • Man, K., Luterbacher, J., Cai, W., Holland, D., Yuan, N., Liu, Y., Geng, L., Hou, Y., Shi, G., Hou, Y., and Li, X., 2024: Century-long west Antarctic snow accumulation changes induced by tropical Teleconnection. in review. Sci. Adv., 11, eadr2821
  • Kuglitsch, M.M., Cox, J., Luterbacher, J., Jamoussi, B., Xoplaki, E., Thummarukudy, M., Radwan, G.S., Yasukawa, S., McClain, S., Albayrak, A., Oehmen, D., and Ward, T. 2024: AI to the rescue: enhance disaster warnings with tech tools. Nature, 634, 27-29, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03149-z
  • Schumann, G., et al., including Luterbacher, J. 2024: The Nature Commission on environment, brain and mental health (Earth Brain Health Commission).Nat. Mental Health, 2, 1121-1123,
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00314-1.
  • Muccione, V., et al. including Luterbacher, J., 2024: Integrating artificial intelligence with expert knowledge in global environmental assessments: opportunities, challenges and the way ahead. Reg. Environ. Change, 24, 121,
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02283-8

Area of Expertise
Regional Focus
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Climate Change
  • Paleoclimatology
  • Synoptics
  • Weather and Climate Extremes
  • Impacts on society and economy
  • North Atlantic
  • Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Alps
  • South America
  • Middle East
  • China
  • North Afrika
Secretary  

Anna Hofmann
Senckenbergstrasse 1
D-35390 Giessen
Phone: +49 (0) 641 - 99 36211, 36201
Fax: +49 (0) 641 - 99 36219, 36209
Email: klimageographie
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 10.00-14.00