Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021 for their groundbreaking contributions to understanding complex physical systems - including how humanity affects the Earth's climate.
The winners, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi will share the prize presented by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences worth 10 million Swedish kronor.
Half the award was given jointly to Manabe and Hasselmann for their physical modeling of the Earth's climate, quantification of variability, and reliable prediction of global warming. The other half went to Giorgio Parisi for his discovery of the interaction of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems.
"The discoveries made this year show that our knowledge of climate is based on a strong scientific basis, based on a rigorous analysis of observations. This year's laureates have contributed to giving us a deeper insight into the properties and evolution of systems." physical complex, ”said during the ceremony Thors Hans Hansson, chairman of the Nobel Committee on Physics.
