{"id":424762,"date":"2026-02-05T16:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424762"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:37:08","slug":"climate-scientist-who-predicted-end-of-heavy-frost-and-snow-now-refuses-media-inquiries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=424762","title":{"rendered":"Climate Scientist Who Predicted End Of \u201cHeavy Frost and Snow\u201d Now Refuses Media Inquiries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In April 2000, Latif was quoted in a Der Spiegel article (titled something along the lines of “Winter ade \u2013 nie wieder Schnee,” or “Goodbye Winter \u2013 Never Snow Again”) predicting that due to global warming, Germany would likely see fewer harsh winters with heavy frost and snow compared to previous decades. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reportedly also mentioned recollections of snow around Easter in the past, implying such events were becoming rare or obsolete.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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From No Trick Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0P Gosselin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two decades ago, renowned climate scientist Mojib Latif of Germany\u2019s Max Planck Instiute for Meterology, based in Hamburg, warned the climate-ambulance chasing\u00a0Der Spiegel<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that, due to global warming, Germany would likely no longer experience harsh winters with heavy frost and snow as it had in previous decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spiegel reported climate scientist\u2019s prediction of harsh winters disappearing due to man\u2019s activities. Image\u00a0cropped here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In light of the current severe winter weather in Germany, Latif\u2019s statements are facing renewed scrutiny. An article appearing in the Berliner Zeitung<\/em> here<\/a> notes that Latif\u2019s prophecy has \u201caged poorly\u201d and he appears to want to have nothing to do with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiding from the media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Berliner Zeitung<\/em><\/a>, the former Max Planck Institute scientist has recently stopped responding to media inquiries regarding his past claims. Critics argue that such drastic predictions damage the credibility of climate science, while others point out that extreme weather events\u2014including intense cold snaps\u2014can still occur within the broader context of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Easter snow as well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latif also claimed<\/a> he recalled snow in the past occurring at Easter time, implying this no longer happens today. But that too was a false claim. perhaps prof. Latif will answer phone calls in April?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In April 2000, Latif was quoted in a Der Spiegel article (titled something along the lines of “Winter ade \u2013 nie wieder Schnee,” or “Goodbye Winter \u2013 Never Snow Again”) predicting that due to global warming, Germany would likely see fewer harsh winters with heavy frost and snow compared to previous decades. He reportedly also mentioned recollections of snow around Easter in the past, implying such events were becoming rare or obsolete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":424773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY2xpbWF0ZS1zY2llbmNlLnByZXNzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMlwvMC1DbGltYXRlLVNjaWVudGlzdC1Nb2ppYi1MYXRpZi0xLTY4M3gxMDI0LmpwZyIsInR4dCI6IkNsaW1hdGUgU2NpZW50aXN0IFdobyBQcmVkaWN0ZWQgRW5kIE9mIFx1MjAxY0hlYXZ5IEZyb3N0IGFuZCBTbm93XHUyMDFkIE5vdyBSZWZ1c2VzIE1lZGlhIElucXVpcmllcyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiaGlnaHdheSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNTU4MTI0NDl9.8mmb7EqOj7gQ5As6G9nnq_Kpr8taWq0xNgqjb7xs1nYMQ"},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691841211,691841210,691841209],"class_list":["post-424762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-drastic-predictions","tag-max-planck-instiute-for-meterology","tag-mojib-latif","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0-Climate-Scientist-Mojib-Latif-1.jpg?fit=832%2C1248&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1Mv0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":290589,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=290589","url_meta":{"origin":424762,"position":0},"title":"Embarrassed Experts Flip-Flop, Now Warn: \u201cWill Snow More Heavily In Coming Years\u201d!","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"12\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Junk science at its finest. 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