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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Addendum: Congrats to Katharina for making 🌊🌊 and winning the Best Presentation Award of this year's @deuqua.bsky.social meeting 🥂 #German #Quaternary union, in her first contribution to the @dfg.de #HOTSTORMS project!

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Transgressive sediment architecture offshore of the Shetland Islands showing extended spatial distribution of the #Storegga #tsunami deposit @belspo.be led by @rikzanurfaqih.bsky.social @debatistmarc.bsky.social @ppcosta.bsky.social - just dropped! doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our PhD student Katharina Hess @uniheidelberg.bsky.social presenting her work on #storm variability on the Shetland Islands @deuqua.bsky.social meeting #German #Quaternary union - funded by @dfg.de in collaboration with @stever60.bsky.social

Katharina Hess with the title slide of her presentation in front of the audience at the bi-annual DEUQUA meeting

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wir haben eine Stelle @uniheidelberg.bsky.social im @dfg.de Projekt TARGYT zu besetzen #PhysischeGeographie #Geoarchäologie: Wiss MA (Doktorand*in, m/w/d) (TV-L 13, 75%) - 3 Jahre Befristung Beginn: 01.11.2026 Bewerbungsfrist: 04.10.2026 Alle Details: heibox.uni-heidelberg.de/f/f5a6e0b863...

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sommer 2026: 16.000 Hitzetote 🥵 alleine in 🇩🇪. Dürre. Brände. 🤯 Die Bundesregierung subventioniert jetzt mit 2.500.000.000 € von unseren Steuergeldern die Ursache der Hitze: fossile Brennstoffe. Unfassbar. 🤯🤯🤯 Das meiste Geld landet dann wieder bei den Ölkonzernen, der Lobby gegen Klimaschutz.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 16/09/2026

Authors!🚨 While you scramble for scarce $ 🤔 “Springer Nature reports revenue growth of 6.2%..and adjusted operating profit growth of 7.7%. They reported even more stunning submission growth of 30% and published article growth of 13%.” Publishing in society journals helps YOU not them👇🏻. Pass it on.

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Man Lying on a Pile of Money

ALT: Man Lying on a Pile of Money

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The position is now officially announced on the @uniheidelberg.bsky.social website. Feel free to get in touch about the project and position! shorturl.at/YM83V

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Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg

Infosystem der ZUV

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Never not amazed by the #granite #Odenwald 🪨☀️💆🏻‍♂️

View of Niedernhausen-Lichtenberg, Odenwald, Germany

View of Lichtenberg castle, Odenwald, Germany

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New preprint @gchron.bsky.social @egu.eu @nh.egu.eu on #Luminescence dating of offshore #tsunami deposits from the #Shetland Islands led by Andi Peffeköver #NORSEAT project funded by @belspo.be @debatistmarc.bsky.social @ppcosta.bsky.social -- good times on the RV Belgica! doi.org/10.5194/egus...

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Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Heidelberger Geoinformatiker klassifizieren globale Straßennetze: Straßenzustand als Indikator für sozioökonomischen Fortschritt – Öffentlich zugänglicher Datensatz kann auch für humanitäre Zwecke genutzt werden www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #giscience

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Ingo Rath @ingorath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Montag 31. August: Der Dokumentarfilm #DasGewichtDerWelt kommt nach #Darmstadt. Und er kommt nicht alleine. Regisseur Florian Heinzen-Ziob und Protagonist Sebastian Seiffert @sci-ffert.bsky.social kommen mit zum Filmgespräch nach der Vorstellung um 19:30 Uhr im Kinopolis Programmkino Rex. 1/2

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

While the 🇩🇪 federal govt tries to slow down the growth of #renewables, I'm lucky to live in a town where political decisions are based on scientific consensus and #energy #transition is actively supported at grassroot level #darmstadt 🙌🏽 ☀️⚡🔋

Badge acknowledging financial support of a household PV system by the city council of Darmstadt

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Enjoyed the waves 🌊 and granite landscape 🪨 of #Brittany #Bretagne🇫🇷 as always, but the #heat, #drought #secheresse & total lack of rain in light of #climatechange are genuinely worrying

2 surfboards in bags leaning against a traditional house made of granite stones in Brittany/France

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We're hiring at pre-doc level @uniheidelberg.bsky.social to explore environmental changes in the Hajar Mountains #Oman across Palaeolithic-Neolithic timescales @dfg.de #gacr #weave #geoarchaeology Start: Oct/Nov Duration: 3 years Details: shorturl.at/ijEa7 Interested? DM/Email! Thx for sharing!

Karst landscape of the Sint Plateau, Oman, with flat polje in the background

A person digging into the sediment infill of a polje

Steep wadi gorge in the Hajar Mountains with boulder sized deposit covering the wadi floor

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Finall call to register for the annual meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology #DGGM #DGGM2026 @uniheidelberg.bsky.social -- extended deadline is tomorrow, 15 July! www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/en/dggm2026 Looking forward to welcome #geomorph folks in Heidelberg!

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Dr. Judith Hubbard @judithgeology.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

⚒️ 🧪 A catastrophic earthquake just struck northern Venezuela. Large buildings have collapsed, and the USGS PAGER is forecasting thousands of fatalities. Our colleague in Caracas, Dr. Frank Audemard, has shared with us what the earthquake felt like and footage from the region. Here’s what we know.

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Catastrophic M7.5 earthquake strikes northern Venezuela

Severe damage; collapsed buildings; significant fatalities possible

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

OK, so #FIFA tells us that symbols commemorating national independence and liberation from colonial oppression and exploitation is "too political" and we should maintain a neutral perspective on these types of benchmark historical events. Got it. #worldcup2026 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Haiti forced to change World Cup jerseys after Fifa rejects ‘political’ elements

The manufacturer of the team’s World Cup jerseys said the design was ‘not intended as a political statement’

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

First full manuscript of the #NORSEAT project funded by @belspo.be on stratigraphies and sedimentary environments offshore of the #Shetland Islands - led by Rikza Nahar #UGent #preprint #openaccess @ppcosta.bsky.social @tsuenamidawson.bsky.social @debatistmarc.bsky.social doi.org/10.31223/X53...

Map of the study areas in the manuscript: Yell Sound, Colgrave Sound/Basta Voe and Dury Voe.

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In October 2026 we're going to host the annual meeting of the German Society for #Geomorphology #DGGM @uniheidelberg.bsky.social - Submissions are welcome, deadline 30 June 2026 - Detailed information ➡️ www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/en/dggm2026

Invitation to the 2026 annual meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology at Heidelberg, 7-10 Oct

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Geomorphica @geomorphica.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

It's time to introduce six new associate editors at Geomorphica, who will help us manage the growing number of submissions. First up is Max Engel! #MeetMeMonday

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The #NORSEAT project on #offshore #tsunami deposits and Holocene sea-leve change in the #Shetland Islands is in its final year and reports are being drafted. During the wait I'll drop here the first project report published by the #Heidelberg Geographical Society shorturl.at/Wobxn

People cutting a sediment core on the RV Belgica

Sunset on one of the fjords of the Shetland Islands

Vibracorer frame used during the cruise of RV Belgica, kindly provided by VLIZ

View of an abandoned building on the Shetland Islands from the research vessel

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

When your colleague is sick in bed and you jump in to give their presentation...

Meme template of man in front of a wall plastered with paper notes

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Anatomy of a massive landslide #tsunami facilitated by #climatechange in the Subarctic

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Was great to have you here at Heidelberg, @stever60.bsky.social !!!

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

💎 Diamond Open Access ftw! 🙌🏽

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

@uniheidelberg.bsky.social Master student Nel's first manuscript on #EarthArXiv #preprint - Flooding pattern and refined timing of the Late #Holocene tsunami on the #Shetland Islands based on #OSL and high-res grain size and heavy mineral data, funded by @belspo.be doi.org/10.31223/X55...

Overview of the study site at Dury Voe, Shetland Islands, and photographs of thin tsunami deposit bracketed by peat

Diagrams shiwing grain size data of 5 cm-thick tsunami deposit

Modelled age data from the Late Holocene tsunami deposit on Shetland pointing to an age of the event around 1400 cal BP

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Volker Quaschning @volkerquaschning.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Trotz fataler Abhängigkeit von Erdöl und Erdgas plant die Regierung Angriffe auf #Energiewende und #erneuerbare Energien. Das gefährdet Wohlstand und Demokratie. , 12 Uhr: Stoppschild in #Hamburg #Berlin #München #Köln.

Demo: Erneuerbare Energien verteidigen am 18.04.2026

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The last breath of winter last week got us some fabulous hikes in knee-deep snow ❄️🤍🏔️ #Alps #Garmisch #Höllental

View over the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Snow-covered trail following the Hammersbach in Höllental, German Alps

Cottage of Höllentalangerhütte built into the vertical wall at the entrace of the canyon of Höllentalklamm

Sun peeking through the clouds at snow-covered trial higher up the slope of Höllental, German Alps

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

18. April #Energiewende verteidigen - Bring it to the streets, defend #renewables ✊🏽 ⚡ 🔋 ☀️ 🌬️

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Happy to have Aleksandre Prosperini #PhDstudent @sorbonne-universite.fr back in our lab through a @daadworldwide.bsky.social scholarship - last week exploring the relic periglacial block field of Felsenmeer, a local #geomorph gem 💎 #Odenwald 🇩🇪 (yeh, it gets busy on a weekend...)

Selfie of Aleksandre and Max in front of the blockfield of Felsenmeer, Odenwald, Germany, looking uphill

Blockfield of Felsenmeer looking downhill into the Lautertal

View across the northwestern margin of the Odenwald looking into the Upper Rhine Graben, with the skyscrapers of Frankfurt in the background

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Seismica @weareseismica.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

March 11 marks the 15th anniversary of the 3rd-largest seismic event ever recorded, the magnitude 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Recovery from this devastating event is still ongoing. Research into ways to make our society more resilient to nature's unpredictability continues.

A black wave of water over-topping a coastal wall, carrying cars and boats inland. 📷 地震調査研究推進本部事務局, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136394929

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We still have a long way to go for climate education 😵...

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 25/02/2026

Das muss man erstmal schaffen, ein Gesetzesvorhaben zu präsentieren, das so durchsichtig ausschließlich fossilen Lobbyinteressen dient, allen anderen aber schadet, dass man diese Phalanx aus Kritik inspiriert. Chapaeau, Schwarz-Rot! Hier eine kleine Auswahl.

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This study on historical clay extraction in the floodplain the late-glacial palaeo-channel of the Neckar river evolved from several undergrad field courses and is our first collaboration with the #Hessen State Archive @uniheidelberg.bsky.social @henselowsky.bsky.social doi.org/10.5194/egqs...

Figure of floodplain startigraphy of the late-glacial Neckar palaeochannel with multiproxy data

Map of the study area in the northern Upper Rhine Graben, southwestern Germany

Title page of the article: Henselowsky, F., Kadereit, A., Herzog, M., Tuczek, B., Thiemeyer, H., Bubenzer, O., and Engel, M.: Historical clay extraction from paleo-channel deposits of the late-glacial Bergstraßenneckar in the Upper Rhine Graben, southwestern Germany, E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 75, 33–47, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-75-33-2026, 2026.

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our PhD student Katharina 👩🏼‍🔬 starring in @uniheidelberg.bsky.social #tdlab' s video 📽️ about transformative environmental research in Physical Geography which is going to be used in teaching in the #TrafU framework. Great fun to shoot this in the lab! ⚗️🧪🔬🐚 @nicoleaeschbach.bsky.social

Katharina Hess being interviewed about her research

A gastropod shell picked from a sediment core with a pinch

Two persons in front of a computer screen discussing data on grain-size distributions

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Sand and dust in all colours and shapes at the annual meeting of the German working group on Desert Margin Research in snow-covered #Hessen Schloss Rauischholzhausen

Oral presentation of Daniel Wolf, TU Dresden

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

First home game in 2026, first win 🙌🏼⚜️⚽🏟️ #SVDFCN #SVD #D98

Fireworks in the away stands, 1. FC Nürnberg

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Our review on coastal environmental archives of storminess in NW Europe led by Katharina Hess is avilable as a #preprint on @eartharxivbot.bsky.social lakes, machairs, peatland, dunes, tidal flats, lagoons, cliff tops, beach ridges - it's all covered! 🏞️ doi.org/10.31223/X58...

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Storm signals in coastal sediments: A review of palaeostorm archives and analytical approaches in north-west Europe

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

First bumper stickers arrived - announcing the 2026 annual meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology #DGGM at Heidelberg, 07-10 Oct #DGGM2026 more info tba!

Unused bumper stickers on marble surface advertising the annual meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology 2026 in Heidelberg

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Another ⚽ World Cup to ignore in light of this moral abyss.

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

"Four decades of the 🇩🇪 Working Group on Marine and Coastal Geography – Interdisciplinary perspectives and practices" 🌊🏖️🌍🚢🌐🦪 #ERDKUNDE #AMK #AMK24 #openaccess doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2025.03.01

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Max Engel @drmaex.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

OK, that was super-fast typesetting: the #AMK24 special issue "Four decades of the Working Group on Marine and Coastal Geography" is now published as Vol 79(3/4) in #ERDKUNDE 💎 #openaccess doi.org/10.3112/erdk... www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/issue/view/404

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