Reposted by Susanne BuiterMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Congratulations, Quartz! After a decade of #MinCup, this key rock-forming mineral of optical tricks is the #MinCup26 Champion! Due to intense manipulation attempts in the final hours, the exact winning margin is still being audited. Please join us tomorrow for celebration! 18350114
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026MUCH enjoying the open day of Telegrafenberg! Some impressions in the photographs @gfz.bsky.social @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @aippotsdam.bsky.social @awi.de 020
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hallo #Potsdam , hallo #Berlin & #Brandenburg : Heute schon was vor? Auf dem Telegrafenberg, leicht zu erreichen via Potsdam-Haupbahnhof mit Bus-Shuttle alle 15 Minuten ab 11.30 Uhr: Tag der offenen Tür der 4 Telegrafenberg-Institute @awi.de , @pik-potsdam.bsky.social & @aippotsdam.bsky.social 1/2 173
Reposted by Susanne BuiterMarietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Warum die Sturzflut in Nepal eine „Nachricht aus der Zukunft“ ist und wie ein flächendeckendes Frühwarnsystem funktionieren könnte: Gespräch mit Niels Hovius vom Geoforschungszentrum in Potsdam. www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-...zdfheute.deFlut in Nepal: "Nachricht aus der Zukunft"Nach der Sturzflut im Himalaya warnt Geomorphologe Prof. Dr. Nils Hovius vor weiteren Ereignissen. Der Klimawandel mache die Bergregion "immer instabiler". 13474160
Reposted by Susanne BuiterScience Magazine @science.org · 28/08/2026Hundreds of scientists around the globe have been working tirelessly to piece together the sequence of events that led to the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal, which has killed nearly 600 people, left nearly 2000 missing, and destroyed many towns and hydropower plants. scim.ag/3SErvn3scim.agHow scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and NepalGlobal cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events 38840
Reposted by Susanne BuiterMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026What’s that? For #MinCup26, our 10th year of minerals battling it out for your affections, we drew from ANY year to pick our returning minerals? That’s a lot of joy and heartbreak from one little list! www.mineralcup.org/2026/mineral...mineralcup.orgMineral List — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup 79137
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Die über 60 Teilnehmende am heutigen Termin zur Gründung einer Regionalgruppe im Deutschen Akademikerinnenbund (DAB, www.dab-ev.org) freuen mich sehr. Ich sehe es als ein wichtiges Signal der Solidarität und Sichtbarkeit. 010
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Happy Pride Month! Here from my office windows at @gfz.bsky.social Very happy to share my windows with this beautiful flag (Reposting as the original was reposted) 010
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 03/05/2026#Train2EGU I love train rides (and remain optimistic regarding the delay on the first leg Berlin - München) and love even more sharing the train with so many #geoscientists on their way to Vienna for @egu.eu #EGU26! The views are wonderfully summerly. @gfz.bsky.social 1111
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026With a delegation of @gfz.bsky.social we visited BGR last week, the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, for our yearly in-depth exchange on geoscience themes. One highlight of many was the visit to the collection in Berlin Spandau: rocks, minerals, fossils and drill cores! 1/3 ⚒️ 1103
Reposted by Susanne BuiterESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 17/03/2026Happy launch day to @esa.int's GOCE — the satellite that proved Earth isn’t actually round (at least, not to gravity)! Thanks to GOCE, we can visualise the geoid: an irregular, gravity‑shaped surface showing where Earth’s pull is stronger or weaker. 619660
Reposted by Susanne BuiterDVGeo @dvgeo.bsky.social · 02/01/2026🔥 Explosiv: Rhyolith – Gestein des Jahres 2026 🪨 Bild: angeschliffenes Handstück eines Rotliegend-Rhyoliths aus Löbejün („Quarzporphyr“), Sachsen-Anhalt. www.dvgeo.org/geo-natur/ge... #Geowissenschaften #GesteinDesJahres #GeoNatur 094
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Manuel Recker (manuelrecker.de) hat wunderschöne Graphic Recordings vom Brandenburger Wasserstofftag erstellt. Rechts oben ist meine Begrüßung für @gfz.bsky.social und Rechts unten die Begrüßung durch Minister Keller, MWAEK. 021
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 16/10/2025@gfz.bsky.social und das Brandenburger Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und Klimaschutz veranstalten heute gemeinsam den Brandenburger Wasserstofftag 2025. Für das GFZ eine Betonung der Wichtigkeit des geologischen Untergrunds als strategische Infrastruktur für die Energiewende 001
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025It's Pride Month, and we are overjoyed to share a video series with you featuring our LGBTQIA+ professionals & allies in STEM. Thanks to all for taking part and a special thanks to Katia Jasbinschek Pinheiro for camera, direction, and editing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Qf...youtube.comRainbow Science 2025 | Karina "Women in STEM"YouTube video by GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung 082
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 12/06/2025„It was a shock for us in the geosciences,” recalls a colleague, who models tsunamis at the GFZ. “Theoretically, we knew that such severe quakes could occur, but the extent of the rupture zone over more than 1,000 kilometres and the devastating floods in particular took us all by surprise.” 👇🏻 166
Reposted by Susanne BuiterHelmholtz-Gemeinschaft @helmholtz.de · 13/06/2025A satellite that comprehends the Earth! 🌍 With EnMAP, Helmholtz (@dlr-en.bsky.social, @gfz.bsky.social) makes environmental changes visible – accurately and globally. From climate effects to soil quality and water: EnMAP delivers the crucial data we need. 🔗 Discover more: t1p.de/knmok #Helmholtz30 164
Reposted by Susanne BuiterHelmholtz-Gemeinschaft @helmholtz.de · 11/06/2025The 2004 tsunami showed us the urgent need for an early warning system. @gfz.bsky.social, in collaboration with @dlr-en.bsky.social, @geomarkiel.bsky.social, @awi.de and Hereon, created GITEWS – now known as InaTEWS. And the research goes on. 🔗 Learn more about it here: t1p.de/43v62 #Helmholtz30 1185
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 05/06/2025My @rwth.bsky.social colleague @activefaults.bsky.social ! English version accesible through the link below 061
Reposted by Susanne BuiterHelmholtz-Gemeinschaft @helmholtz.de · 03/06/2025Climate knowledge needs to make an impact where it matters most: In politics. In society. @helmholtzklima.bsky.social brings together research & decision-makers – with a focus on facts, transparency, and open dialogue. Discover more here: t1p.de/snpci #Helmholtz30 062
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 26/05/2025For our international friends: Today we had the pleasure of hosting Annalena Baerbock, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for the Potsdam constituency. She had helped us secure funding for the restoration of the historic Helmert Tower. Background: www.gfz.de/en/press/new...gfz.de50 years of satellite laser measurementGFZ celebrates the anniversary and the start of the renovation of the Helmert Tower 062
Reposted by Susanne BuiterHelmholtz Imaging @helmholtzimaging.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🎉 Public Voting Now OPEN – #HelmholtzImaging Best Scientific Image Contest 2025 Choose your favorite(s) & cast your vote by May 30 👉 bit.ly/BSIC2025-Public-Voting The award recipients will be announced at our conference on June 26. #HIBestImage25 #HIConference25 @www.helmholtz.de 0176
Reposted by Susanne BuiterJoão C. Duarte @joaocduarte.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Registration for GeoMod 2025 is now open. To check all the relevant info and to submit your abstract, go to geomod2025.com The deadline for Abstract Submission is the 31st of May! If you wish to register now, go to eventbase.pt/EventBase/In... See you soon in Lisbon! 033
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Much enjoying the presentations today by the Doctoral Candidates in the @talents-dn.bsky.social network. So much already achieved in just a year! Check the posts by @derekkeir.bsky.social to see all Doctoral Candidates 063
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Morgen schon was vor? Wer in der Nähe von #Potsdam ist, ist herzlich eingeladen, zum Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften #PTdW25 zu kommen. Wir sind auch dort: www.gfz.de/presse/meldu...gfz.deForschung zum Anfassen und MitmachenAm 10. Mai ist das GFZ beim Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften dabei. Kommen Sie zum Science Park Golm und experimentieren Sie mit uns – rund um das Thema Wasser! 175
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 30/04/2025If you are asking what kind of science we can afford, you've got it wrong. It's the other way round: What kind of ignorance & data gaps do we want to accept? Read how political intervention in the US jeopardises science & data by @susannebuiter.bsky.social 👇 www.helmholtz.de/en/newsroom/...helmholtz.de“What data gaps and ignorance can we afford as a society?”Political intervention in the US is jeopardizing scientific structures and data. Among other things, this affects global measurement networks on 1178
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Great Debate 8 at #EGU25 "Publish or Perish in the Open Access Era" bringing up the 'vicious' cycle of publishing. Looking forward to the discussions this morning @egu.eu 070
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Solid Earth is 15 years! Come celebrate with us at #egu25 on Thursday 1 May 2025 18:00-19:00 at Coffee spot X3 (at -2.21). Lotte, Florian and me will be happy to answer any questions on publishing in our open access journal and most of all of course to celebrate! @egu.eu & Copernicus Publications 1212
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 27/04/2025#Train2EGU! Much enjoying the train journey Berlin-Vienna with many @gfz.bsky.social colleagues on our way to #egu25! @egu.eu #GreenEGU 0311
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Series of strong earthquakes shake Istanbul region. We recorded the strongest shock with a magnitude of 6.2 this morning, the strongest in 25 years. Read more here: www.gfz.de/en/press/new...gfz.deMw 6.2 and 5.3 earthquakes near Istanbul6.2 and 5.3 earthquakes near Istanbul: The quakes, measured by the GFZ's GEOFON programme, occurred approximately 60 km southwest and 40 km south of Istanbul at a depth of around 10 km under the Sea o... 175
Reposted by Susanne BuiterEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 22/04/2025This #EarthDay EGU joins our siblings and friends around the world to make a single statement, to continue to work towards a just and sustainable future, powered by transparent scientific research, conducted by our diverse scientific communities. #EarthDay2025 0112
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025"Make better use of the underground" is the encouragement of @gfz.bsky.social following the @dvgeo.bsky.social position paper "Emerging Fields in the Geosciences" emphasising the vital role of the #geosciences in addressing the urgent challenges of our time. Link: e-docs.geo-leo.de/entities/pub...e-docs.geo-leo.deEmerging Fields in the Geosciences Discovery · Diagnosis · Solutions<a href="https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-6525">Zur deutschen Ausgabe</a> [...]In this white paper, we outline a vision for the future of geoscience research to be implemented in large, interdiscipl... 042
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025We have updated our webpage with our latest findings for the Myanmar earthquake from March 28, 2025. We also have preliminary results from satellite images showing the ground movements. Several of our colleagues were working on some quick results which may be updated 1/6 www.gfz.de/presse/meldu...gfz.deGFZ Statement: Erdbeben der Stärke Mw 7,7 in MyanmarDas Beben fand in der Nähe der 1,5 Mio Einwohner-Stadt Mandalay statt. Das Epizentrum lag auf der Sagaing-Verwerfung, an der die indische und die eurasische Kontinentalplatte aufeinandertreffen. 162
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Very bad news from #Myanmar where a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the region near Mandalay. For a comparison: This is the about the same strength as the devastating quakes in Türkiye and Syria in 2023. We will update our pages for more information soon. www.gfz.de/en/press/ear...gfz.deEarthquake information 0154
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Hier ist Helmholtz KLIMA, die Dialog-Plattform der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft @www.helmholtz.de. Give them a follow! 071
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 07/02/2025And of course, there’s an English version as well for our Q&A about #Santorini 👉🏻 www.gfz.de/en/press/new...gfz.deQuestions and answers about the earthquakes near SantoriniAround the Greek volcanic island of Santorini, there has been an accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes since 24 January 2025. Experts from GEOMAR and GFZ classify the events. 03921
Reposted by Susanne BuiterJoão C. Duarte @joaocduarte.bsky.social · 23/01/2025GeoMOD 2025 is now open for pre-registration. Visit geomod2025.com and learn about the program, cost estimates, and important dates. We hope to see you in Lisbon in September! #geomod #geomod2025 #geodynamicmodelling #geology #tectonics #geodynamics #IDL-LA #tectonicmodelling #fcul #ciencias 031
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 01/01/2025We have a new logo and a new name. To make it easier to spell and get the German name more aligned with the English one: GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung | GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. Happy New Year to all of our followers and friends 🍀 0155
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024OTD twenty years ago the 3rd strongest earthquake ever recorded by seismometers struck offshore the island of Sumatra. A tsunami followed killing more than 200,000 people. In the aftermath we helped develop a tsunami warning system for the region. Read more here: www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/new...gfz-potsdam.de20 years after the tsunami disaster20 years after the tsunami disaster Thanks to the GITEWS (now InaTEWS) early warning system developed under the leadership of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is not only the Indian Ocean that is better ... 02211
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 12/12/2024We hold a different kind of workshop at @gfz.bsky.social today discussing how to communicate #geology behind natural disasters as #earthquakes. The professionalism required for media communication can be hard personally during large casualty events. With @jbirken.bsky.social @fischblog.bsky.social 1163
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Yesterday, we had an inspiring debate on “Natural Hazards & Climate Change” at the #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24 in Berlin! With our Scientific Director @susannebuiter.bsky.social, GFZ earthquake expert Marco Bohnhoff, Andreas Märkert (Hannover Re/Insurance) & MdB Thomas Heilmann (CDU, KlimaUnion). 151
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Very happy to announce that @gfz.bsky.social has now joined the “Declaration on Research Assessment” DORA, @dorassessment.bsky.social More on why we joined and a sneak preview to our intention to sign #CoARA in Spring 2025 in the press release at this link: www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/new... 174
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2024⚒️ the 20th anniversary of CAIAG - Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences - celebrates #geoscience collaborations in Central Asia, a tectonically fascinating region where impacts of #climate change are pronounced. @gfz.bsky.social is looking forward to the next 20 years of joint research! 061
Reposted by Susanne BuiterMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 02/10/2024#MinCup24 ⚒️🧪🖖🏼 geology #WomenInStem After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done! More to follow this post. 818147
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 02/10/2024@talents-dn.bsky.social kick-off meeting is bringing our 12 doctoral candidates to the lovely rift tectonics and geomorphology of the Gulf of Corinth. In the back of the photo is the Platanos Gilbert delta, illustrating uplift with minimum of 1.1 mm/yr 040
Reposted by Susanne BuiterMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 01/09/2024#MinCup24 ROUND 1 MATCH 1: Kaolinite vs Abelsonite www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1... It’s the many-times-returning classic clay going against a quirky newcomer of mysterious origins. Go on, learn, share, & VOTE!mineralcup.orgRound 1 Match 1 — Mineral CupKaolinite vs Abelsonite 46847
Susanne Buiter @susannebuiter.bsky.social · 16/07/2024@gfz.bsky.social, TIIAME in Tashkent, and partners today organise the 7th Tashkent Water Security Lectures in the wonderful Embassy of Uzbekistan in Berlin. Water Security is a pressing issue, but the message of collaboration across borders is a hopeful one 001
Reposted by Susanne BuiterSamuele Papeschi サムエレ パペスキ | Geology is the way ⚒️🧪 @calamitaman.bsky.social · 25/05/2024Got the wonderful opportunity to see again the Boccheggiano Fault and show it to @susannebuiter.bsky.social , Florian Fusseis and their wonderful Aachen class! Hope you all had a safe return home! #geoscientists #fieldtrip #fieldwork #geology ⚒️ 1172
Reposted by Susanne BuiterGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 23/05/2024Happy Birthday, Grundgesetz! Unser GG wird 75 und wir gratulieren. Denn: Wissenschaft braucht Freiheit. Und das GG ist der Garant dafür. Das Foto zeigt unsere Wissenschaftliche Vorständin @susannebuiter.bsky.social #WissenschaftinFreiheit 091