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Max Lau

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limno+biogeo-chemist, Junior (asst.) Prof at TU Freiberg, thoughts are my own

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Tim Jesper Suhrhoff @climatejesper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For a century, we’ve essentially been running an Enhanced Weathering field trial. In our Nature paper out yesterday, we show that agricultural liming in the Mississippi River Basin acted as a net CO₂ sink—while offering a rare century-scale analogue for EW. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The world has a stubborn tendency to rebound... Yes, there are mechanisms for a structural change post-Hormuz, but we said that after the Global Financial Crisis and after COVID. And yet, we still have record emissions of coal, oil, and gas!
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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Auch das ist ein Folge der überhasteten Einführung des neuen „Tankrabatts“: Um ihn kurzfristig (also ohne 1. und 2. Lesung, Ausschussbefassung und Anhörung) umsetzen zu können, wird er als Änderungsantrag an ein völlig sachfremdes Versicherungs-Gesetz gehängt, das am Freitag beschlossen wird.
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Ken Johnson @montereyken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌊 The GO-BGC @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social project nears its end on Oct. 31 when 500 @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats with chemical and biological sensors for ocean health will have been deployed. The array will then begin to decline as there is no future funding to replace floats as batteries are 1/2
The a time-series animation of the location and trajectories of BGC-Argo @bgc-argo.bsky.social floats from the SOCCOM project (@soccomproject.bsky.social), GO-BGC project (@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social), and some partner programs.
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TU Bergakademie Freiberg @tubaf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#TUBAF Nachwuchswissenschaftler gewinnen Water-Monitoring-Preis für Wasser-Messfahrzeug 💧 tu-freiberg.de/news/tubaf-n... @max-lau.bsky.social Fotos: TUBAF / Water Monitoring Alliance e.V.
Dr. Eric Röder und Gero Licht von der TU Bergakademie Freiberg sind mit dem Water-Monitoring-Preis der Dr. Erich Ritter-Stiftung im Stifterverband ausgezeichnet worden.
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Amanda Gay DelVecchia @agdelv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
PhD opportunity! Come study the dark side of streams with us 🌚https://amandadelvecchia.weebly.com/join-the-lab.html Interviews starting soon! (Yes that beautiful place is the study site 😍). @uncgeography.bsky.social
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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 21/09/2026
Bürokratieabbau: Regierung will Tankrabatt künftig direkt an Ölkonzerne überweisen www.der-postillon.com/2026/05/tank...
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Bürokratieabbau: Regierung will Tankrabatt künftig direkt an Ölkonzerne überweisen
Berlin (dpo) - Endlich unternimmt die Bundesregierung etwas gegen die überbordende Bürokratie in Deutschland: Anstelle des neu eingeführten Tankrabatt
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ICOS RI @icos-ri.eu · 17/09/2026
Alisa Krasnova from University of Tartu presents 5 years of GHG flux data from a drained peatland forest in Estonia. The forest was a net sink until 2024, but became a source in 2025 after long periods of rain and flooding. Shows drained peatlands are vulnerable to climate variations. #ICOS2026SC
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Long Term Ecological Research Network (United States) @uslter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ILTER invites proposals for its first globally coordinated activity. Teams are invited to propose a simple, standardised, yet ecologically meaningful, study to showcase the network’s collaborative strength. Deadline for stage 1 proposals is September 7. www.ilter.network/latest/call-...
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Latest - Call for proposals - ILTER - International long term ecological research
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"The United States has doubled down on its opposition to plastic production limits in global treaty talks, pushing to create a broad loophole to disregard the treaty on national security grounds." National security grounds??
wapo.st
Leaked memo shows how U.S. aims to weaken global limits on plastic pollution
A memo reviewed by The Washington Post, circulated by U.S. diplomats, comes as negotiations over a plastics treaty reach a critical point.
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Rage Against the Miocene @organiccarbon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Rate of change is so critical to Earth system (and social system) tipping points. This is why every action to mitigate warming helps.
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Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) @igb-berlin.de · 13/08/2026
Deutschlands #Flüsse leiden unter #Niedrigwasser. Eine Vertiefung der Fahrrinnen kann dieses Problem nicht nachhaltig lösen. Die #Schifffahrt sollte sich anpassen, nicht die Flüsse. Über Hintergründe und Folgen des Wassermangels sowie bessere Lösungsansätze 👉 www.igb-berlin.de/news/wir-koe...
IGB-Forscher Dr. Christian Wolter sagt: "Wir können Niedrigwasser nicht einfach wegbaggern. Wir müssen uns stärker an das vorhandene Wasserdargebot anpassen."
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 10/08/2026
🦄 Unicorns don’t cut emissions. Carbon capture has had decades and billions to prove itself. Its poor results should set off alarm bells for us all. We already have cheaper, proven solutions to slash emissions now, even for “hard-to-abate” sectors. Stop chasing unicorns. Start scaling what works.
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Prof. Anders Levermann, PhD @alevermann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
..Windkraftwerke, Solar, Batteriespeicher, Smart-Grids, Elektromobilität gekoppelt mit AI-gesteuerten Recycling-werken. Das sind Strategien mit denen Deutschland wirtschaftlich aufstehen kann - nicht, in dem wir einfach versuchen wieder zurück in die gute alte Zeit zu rennen. Es gibt einen klaren..
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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New study synthesises zooplankton data from 311 lakes in 37 countries! A great resource for freshwater ecology! See: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great leadership Steph Figary, @rmpilla.bsky.social, @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social & @drplanktonguy.bsky.social! 🧪
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BUND Berlin @bundberlin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#Trockenflaute bei der Atomkraft – aber stets wird von der Fossillobby Panik vor der #Dunkelflaute verbreitet. www.deutschlandfunk.de/atomkraftwer...
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Ungarn - Atomkraftwerk Paks wird wegen Wasserknappheit heruntergefahren
Ungarn wird sein Atomkraftwerk Paks heute wegen des niedrigen Pegels der Donau vollständig herunterfahren.
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Sven Giegold @sven-giegold.de · 06/07/2026
Kaum ist das Land kurz abgekühlt, beschließt das Kabinett die Plünderung des Klimafonds KTF. Statt klimaschädliche Subventionen abzubauen, kürzt Klingbeil nun jährlich 2,7 Mrd. Euro bei Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung. Das ist fahrlässig – und unterlassene Hilfeleistung mit Ansage.
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Is the golden age of field-based ecology only just about to begin? An interesting argument that AI will displace demand for computational skills but increase the need for real data. 🧪🌏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
AI, Comparative Advantage, and the Next Decade of Ecological Research
Click on the article title to read more.
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Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Heute etwa um 13:20 Uhr wurden über die #WarnWetterapp Nutzerfotos von einem #Tornado über Wasser in der Nähe von Friedrichshafen am Bodensee veröffentlicht. 🌪️ Tatsächlich konnte dieser Fall bestätigt werden! Schadensmeldungen sind zu diesem Zeitpunkt keine bekannt. Danke für die tollen Aufnahmen! ❤️
Nutzerbild von einem Tornado über Wasser bei FriedrichshafenNutzerbild von einem Tornado über Wasser bei Friedrichshafen. Genau mittig freie Sicht auf senkrechte rotierende Wolkenstruktur, die bis zur Wasseroberfläche reicht.Nutzerbild von einem Tornado über Wasser bei Friedrichshafen
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I especially love this diagram.
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Bob Hilton @profbobhilton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New Job! Please RP! 2 year Postdoctoral Research Associate in #Biogeochemistry in Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social using novel methods to explore organic matter stability and new proxies of rock #weathering &wider team in Southampton. Any Qs let me know 🧪🥼⚒️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Picture of central Oxford Come join the team, including Emily (post doc at Southampton the the project) and Bob
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Rose Abramoff @ultracricket.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Another great paper led by @sophievf.bsky.social with @katie-rocci.bsky.social @stevekwatchokengdo.bsky.social and many others
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Otto (@from.bsky.social)
Less than meets the eye
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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I'm looking for a post-doc to work on the interaction between past hydrological changes and vegetation in a disturbed peatland, using paleoecological and modelling approaches. The post-doc duration is 18 months and start date is any time before Jan 2027. DM if you are interested / have questions! 🌿🧪
These are cute drosera plants. They are carnivorous and live in peatlands. The picture shows these red plants that have a rounded  shape and sticky tentacles. They are about 3 cm high.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Researchers, you want to know about this website. 🧪🌊
journaltrends.com
Journal Trends — Where Should I Publish? Free Journal Statistics & PPS Flags
Compare academic journals before you submit. Country, institution and author publication trends, year-on-year growth, and Problematic Paper Screener flag rates — paste an ISSN, get interactive charts.
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Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I was just forced to resign from my job at NASA JPL!! Here's my latest Substack post about it... please subscribe to me over there, It's the main place I communicate from climatehuman.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
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I Was Just Forced to Resign from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This administration would love for science to just go away
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Sebastian Seiffert @sci-ffert.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
„Wir haben die Klimakrise trotz aller Warnungen der Wissenschaft nicht abgewendet. Weshalb ein Film über den Klimawandel im Jahr 2026 davon handeln muss, wie wir mit diesem Scheitern umgehen. Wie wir trauern, wie wir Abschied nehmen und trotzdem hoffnungsvoll bleiben und Verantwortung übernehmen.“
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"Das Gewicht der Welt" - Film und Filmgespräch über Klimawandel
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Max Lau @max-lau.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Apply for this (open rank, tenure track) professorship Biology+Ecology at University of Freiberg (Ger): tu-freiberg.de/media/21344/...
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Hard to believe I’m even writing this. Meteorological summer hasn’t even begun, yet Paris, France has already logged more days above 32°C than its annual average.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A two-panel meme featuring a figure in a red jacket. The top panel shows a dismissive gesture with the text "CARBON REMOVAL." The bottom panel shows a pleased gesture with the text "DAM REMOVAL."
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/05/2026
Meanwhile the California grid now boasts the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants worth of batteries -- the total cost of which was, I suspect, less than a single nuclear plant.
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California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon. - Inside Climate News
An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.
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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
First 22 hours of zebrafish development. Credit to @zebrafish007.bsky.social at #WeinsteinLab. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Love seeing climate actions with multiple benefits! In addition to generating clean energy and reducing emissions, solar canals conserve water by reducing evaporation, can potentially reduce growth of costly aquatic weeds, and help redirect solar development from farmland and valuable habitat.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/04/2026
This remains the greatest piece of persuasive advertising ever made about electrification. It's insane to me that Nissan dropped it & it's insane that no one on the green left has picked it up to make it a national PSA.
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Nissan LEAF: Gas Powered Everything commercial
YouTube video by Motor1
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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Für die mir folgenden Journalist:innen und andere Interessierte: 👉 Morgen findet eine PK des @umweltministerium.de zur Veröffentlichung der #Paludi-Richtlinie, des neuen Förderprogramms für #MoorMussNass, statt. Gibt auch n Stream.
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Pressekonferenz zur Vorstellung neuer Förderung für die Wiedervernässung von Mooren und nasse Landwirtschaft- BMUKN - Veranstaltung
Bei der Pressekonferenz wird es um die Wiedervernässung von Mooren, neue Formen der Bewirtschaftung (Paludikultur) und das Förderprogramm des Bundesumweltministeriums für mehr Klimaschutz und wirtscha...
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Victoria Broßart, MdB @victoriabrossart.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Friedrich Merz: Der Tankrabatt der Ampel war absolut sinnlos Ökonomen: Der Tankrabatt war absolut sinnlos und hat niemanden entlastet Friedrich Merz: Wir machen exakt diesen Tankrabatt jetzt nochmal
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Dr. Zoe Mayer @zoegruene.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Wochenlange Beratungen - und das Ergebnis ist der TANKRABATT. 🤡 Die Maßnahme, über die sich 2022 fast ALLE einig waren: schlechteste Krisenmaßnahme der Ampel-Regierung. Meine Prognose: Bei den aktuellen Preisschwankungen werden die 17 Cent kaum jemanden auffallen.
Screenshot eines Nachrichtenartikels: Rubrik „Politik", Überschrift „Koalition einigt sich auf 17-Cent-Tankrabatt für zwei Monate", datiert 13.04.2026. Darunter ein Foto von vier lächelnden Personen in Businesskleidung, die einen Korridor entlanggehen.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/04/2026
What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”
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U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities
Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil
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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Politico article this morning about Trump administration apparently withholding fed disaster aid to "blue states" really triggered me this morning: none of this is normal!! open.substack.com/pub/balanced...
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Really and truly, none of this is normal
POTUS basing disaster declarations on red state or blue state, more than a week of 100F in Phoenix in March, terrible fed employee morale. None of it is normal - or acceptable.
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Your tax dollars at work: the Trump Administration wants to pay Total $1 billion NOT to build wind farms.
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Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms
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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Excited to announce Groundsource - an open-source dataset of historic flood events! This has easily been one of the coolest projects I've worked on recently! Thread 🧵 for details and all relevant links. 1/n
A worldmap of the spatial distribution of extracted flood events in the Groundsource dataset. The map displays the total number of flood events extracted by the LLM-based pipeline aggregated per grid cell. The data are visualized using a Robinson projection, with event counts represented by a logarithmic color scale. Red points indicate the spatial centroids of reference flood events from the GDACS database.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/03/2026
"Fossil fuels have become the default for data centers around the country." 😡
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Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
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Gerard Rocher-Ros @grocherros.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Ryan (and me) are hiring a PhD student! Sweden is a great country to do a PhD, see the link or ask us for more details, or share with potential students!
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Mario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 24/02/2026
Um es nochmal laut zu sagen: Theo Müller (Müllermilch,Weihenstephan, Landliebe, Sachsenmilch, Milsani, Milbona, Käserei Loose, Homann, Nadler, Hamker, Lisner uvam.) untertützt die AfD! www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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(S+) Wegen Unterstützung der AfD: Molkerei-Milliardär Theo Müller verliert Klage
Der Unternehmer Theo Müller hat dagegen geklagt, dass die Kampagnenorganisation Campact verbreitet, er sei ein Unterstützer der AfD. Jetzt hat ein Gericht entschieden: Man darf das.
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Technische Universität Berlin @tuberlin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Big news! ✨ @aoc.bsky.social is coming to #TUBerlin! Together with @isabelcademartori.bsky.social, she will discuss the current state of politics in the U.S. & the powerful role young people play in working for a better future. 📅 Feb 15 🕕 6 p.m. Tune in 🔴 LIVE on YouTube: youtube.com/live/L5V-Xkj...
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
📢Abstract submission is now open! 👉 forms.gle/v6hA7ujfDxas... The deadline is either once the maximum number of participants has been reached or 1 March 2026, whichever is sooner. We will inform you of the outcome of your abstract submission in March.
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Soilcast - Der tiefgründige Podcast! @soilcast.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Wie schnell wächst Torf wirklich? 🌱 Eine europaweite Analyse von 28 Mooren zeigt große Unterschiede in der Torfakkumulation. Lea erklärt in dieser Folge, welche Faktoren dabei entscheidend sind. open.spotify.com/episode/5wxy... #Moor #Torf #Torfakkumulation #Klima #Kohlenstoffsenken #Klimawandel
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Even today, some things can be said with absolute certainty. These lines will never cross again. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
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