Arctic

Detailed numerical climate models are used to investigate possible future climate developments. Experts use these to carry out extensive simulations based on different emission scenarios. The results of such simulations are referred to as climate projections. They enable conclusions to be drawn about the range of possible future changes to the climate system.

"Imagine a country as large as Australia and Europe together, sunnier than California but colder than the icebox of a refrigerator, dryer than Arabia and higher than Switzerland, emptier than the Sahara. There is only one place in the world that fits this description: Antarctica — this strange but beautiful continent in the lowest part of the Earth." (J. M. Dukert)