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Erde und Umwelt Sieben Helmholtz-Zentren, über 4000 Forscherinnen und Forscher auf der Suche nach Antworten für einige unserer größten, meist selbst verursachten Probleme. Einige dieser Antworten gibt es in diesem Po...

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Nachhaltige Lebensstile "Ich werde die Welt nicht mit einer Bambuszahnbürste retten", sagt Doris Fuchs vom Potsdamer Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit, und sucht nach Antworten auf die Frage, wie Prozesse, Akteure, Struk...

"Ich werde die Welt nicht mit einer Bambuszahnbürste retten", sagt Doris Fuchs vom @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social und sucht nach Antworten auf die Frage, was wir tun müssen, damit wir den Wandel zur Nachhaltigkeit tatsächlich schaffen können.
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Für unsere deutsprachigen Freund:innen: In dem verlinkten Thread geht es um den heutigen "Welttag der Frauen und Mädchen in der Wissenschaft". Wir haben nicht nur zu UN-Generalssekretär Guterres verlinkt, sondern vier Kolleginnen befragt (auf Englisch).

Picture showing Dr Sabrina Metzger with parts of her quote: "Focus on female role models for inspiration. Avoid comparing yourself and do what fascinates you, thus, you will excel." The expanded statement: Focus on (female) role models for inspiration. Avoid comparing yourself too much to the (visible) achievements of others. Do what fascinates you most (not what others expect of you) because this is where you will excel. Be direct and frank at what you want, even if it might be a bit embarassing/awkard. Do not expect that others read your body or sign language correctly. In my case I explicitly told my boss that I want to be tenured - despite it felt highly awkward and is not my usual me. He was deeply impressed (he told me later) by this clarity, because it is atypical for women.

5/5 Last colleague in this 🧵 is Dr Sabrina Metzger, leading the GFZ working group "Tectonic Geodesy". Her advice: "Focus on female role models for inspiration. Avoid comparing yourself and do what fascinates you, thus, you will excel." - And again, make sure to read more of her statement in ALT Text

Picture of Nivedita Sairam, PhD, from GFZ. The quote depicted states: "Trust your curiosity, build strong networks, and use your voice. Leadership in science begins when diverse perspectives shape the future." PhD Nivedita Sairam, GFZ She says in a longer statement: "My advice to girls and young women is to trust your curiosity, seek out opportunities boldly, and build a supportive network of mentors and collaborators. Develop your expertise, embrace leadership roles early, and remember that persistence and learning from every experience are key to shaping your scientific journey. Your voice and perspective are valuable, and science advances only when diverse minds contribute."

4/5 Nivedita Sairam, PhD, is also stressing that it's about using your voice: "Trust your curiosity, build strong networks, and use your voice. Leadership in science begins when diverse perspectives shape the
future." Nivedita leads a research group on "Health Impacts of Floods". More in ALT Text

Picture of Dr Erika von Schneidemesser and a quote from her: ''From science to policy, across borders and responsibilites, leadership is built through patience, resilience and using your voice." Excerpt from her full statement: "Imposter syndrome is real. I have and still do struggle with it at times. But you put in the hard work and become the expert, so use your voice. People do recognize hard work and capabilities, and the more you show what you can do the more people will ask you to take on different types of roles, with more responsibility. But it is a balancing act in more ways than one. As a woman in science you also have to make sure that you are getting the same compensation for taking on additional responsibility as your male counterparts would be. You also need to make sure that you find a work-life balance and being able to judge which opportunities are right for you and to recognize that saying no is also an important skill. Believe in yourself. You've got this!"

3/5 Or take our colleague from @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social , Dr Erika von Schneidemesser, working on urban air quality, mobility, and health: "From science to policy, across borders and responsibilites, leadership is built through patience, resilience and using your voice."
Read more in the ALT Text

Picture of Alison Beamish with a quote: "Leadership in science isn't linear; it's built through opportunity, reamwork and the courage to rise together." She adds: "I became a leader in science through a combination of ambition and luck. I had the good fortune of a supportive leader who saw my potential and gave me a chance and I haven’t looked back since. It not easy balancing a career and kids, but I get momentum from my support system which includes amazing team, who are the backbone of my success. I am extremely lucky to be surrounded by a team of smart, kind and motivated people. My advice to women and girls is to give yourself grace, productivity and success are not linear and the ability to delegate and trust your team is a super power."

2/5: We asked some of our female scientists on their thoughts. Dr Alison Beamish is working in remote sensing & helping farmers with a radar-based rain nowcast: "Leadership in science isn't linear; it's built through opportunity, teamwork and the courage to rise together." More in the ALT Text 👇

International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations The purpose of the day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

Today's the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. UN Secretary-General António Guterres says: "We must ensure that every girl can imagine a future in STEM, and that every woman can thrive in her scientific career." Read more about this year's theme👇 1/5 (Thread) www.un.org/en/observanc...

The global plastics treaty can be saved — here’s how to break the deadlock The stalled multinational effort to protect environmental and human health from plastic pollution is salvageable, with a revamped negotiation process.

The global plastics treaty is stuck — but Annika Jahnke @ufz.de and experts @awi.de & @gfz.bsky.social say it can still be saved. A more inclusive, science-based negotiation process could help nations finally curb plastic pollution and protect people & planet.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 Interested in green energy research? 🚨 ⚒️

I contributed to a 3sat NANO documentary on natural H2 gas, a potential green energy to be found in mountain ranges such as the Alps and Pyrenees 😃

Check out the docu here (from ca. 8 min on, past the fake food story ➡️): www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/...

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Für unsere deutschen Followys: Der unten verlinkte Thread zeigt, was vor dem GFZ-Haupteingang auf dem Telegrafenberg in den vergangenen Tagen passiert ist: Aus einem einzeln Schneemann ist eine Familie geworden mit Frau und Kind, die beiden Erwachsenen tragen neuerdings auch Doktorhüte.

Family of three with the two grown-ups wearing doctoral hats. Dreiköpfige Familie mit zwei promovierten Schnee-Erwachsenen.

How's it going? The young mother completed her thesis as well and is now Dr. Snow.

A snow family consisting of a snowman, a snowwoman and a snowchild. The woman wears a snowkini, i.e., three tiny ivy leaves, and the snowman wears a mortar board (PhD hat) Eine Schneefamilie bestehend aus einem Schneemann, einer Schneefrau und einem Schneekind. Die Frau trägt einen Snowkini, d. h. drei winzige Efeublätter, und der Schneemann trägt einen Doktorhut (PhD-Hut).

Over the weekend, a small family grew and the young father completed his doctoral thesis...

A snowman on a wall above a sign showing the logo of GFZ in German: GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung. Bright winter-blue sky and snowy trees in the background. Ein Schneemann auf einer Mauer über einem Schild mit dem Logo des GFZ samt Schriftzug: GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung. Strahlend blauer Winterhimmel und verschneite Bäume im Hintergrund.

How it started: Last Friday, someone built a tiny GFZ snowman

Snowy hill with trees. In the foreground some stone pillars (part of a piece of art) and a red sky.

-8 degrees Centigrade and a wonderful winter’s dawn on Telegrafenberg. #nicethings

How is salt tectonics affected by salt rheology, rift tectonics, and sedimentation rates? ⚒️🧂

In this article of Zhichen Wang, we use cross-scale geodynamic models of lithosphere deformation, evaporite flow and surface processes: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

The picture shows a shallow river with foaming waves in a rocky landscape. In the background grey clouds and a nice rainbow. The picture was taken on Iceland and is part of our GFZ calendar. (By the way: the German posting shows the other half of the rainbow)

We wish our followers a wonderful start into the year 2026 with success, health, and happiness!

See you again next year : )

Bild aus dem GFZ-Kalender, das einen Fluss (rechts) mit schäumenden Wellen und steinigem Ufer (links) zeigt. Im Hintergrund sanfte Gebirgszüge und ein Regenbogen vor blauem Himmel mit wenig Wolken. Das Bild entstand auf Island.

Wir wünschen allen unseren Followys einen guten Rutsch und viel Erfolg, Gesundheit und Glück im neuen Jahr!

Wir sehen uns dann 2026 wieder : )

Für unsere deutschsprachigen Followys: Bei der Konferenz des @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social ging es um die Frage, wie "wir" – Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft – trotz wachsender Widerstände die Nachhaltigkeit wieder mehr in den Fokus bringen können. Mit auf dem Podium @susannebuiter.bsky.social

YouTube video by RIFS Potsdam RIFS Conference 2025: How can we advance sustainability at multiple levels in times of backlash?

At the RIFS Conference 2025, climate lawyer Farhana Yamin, former Federal Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Mayor Katja Dietrich and @gfz.bsky.social Executive Director @susannebuiter.bsky.social discussed sustainability in times of backlash. Watch the highlights youtu.be/2WRHAlKz1sE

Four photos (two above, two below) show different natural hazards and their effects. Clockwise from top left: 1) lightning and clouds in a dark sky (Photo: WikimediaImages/Pixabay), 2) a huge fallen tree next to a road (Photo: S. Stutzriemer/IOER Media), 3) flooding along a railway line, houses and a car are flooded (Photo: U. Walz/IOER Media), 4) house facade with balconies; the windows are shaded differently (Photo: H. Hensel/IOER Media); in the foreground a white banner with blue lettering: Call for Abstracts, Resilience to Multi-Risk, 28-29 April 2026 | IOER in Dresden, Germany, Submission deadline: 16 January 2026.

📢 Submit your Abstracts on “Resilience to Multi-Risk” (until 16 Jan 2026) for the Annual Meeting of the Working Group on #NaturalHazards & Risks (📅 28-29 Apr 2026 📍 #IOER)
👉🏻 www.ioer.de/en/events/mu...
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Progressive eastward rupture of the Main Marmara fault toward Istanbul The Main Marmara fault (MMF) in northwestern Türkiye poses the highest seismic risk in broader Europe. The 2025 MW 6.2 was the largest earthquake along the MMF in >60 years. We integrated observations...

It‘s open access, of course: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Für unsere deutschsprachigen Followys: Unsere neueste Studie zu Istanbul zeigt, wie Erdbeben näher und näher an den Teil der Verwerfung heranrücken, der seit mehr als 250 Jahren verhakt ist. Erschienen in @science.org und hier nachzulesen: www.gfz.de/presse/meldu...

Eastward earthquake rupture progression along the Main Marmara Fault towards Istanbul Eastward earthquake rupture progression along the Main Marmara Fault towards Istanbul: The preliminary climax of the series is the M 6.2 earthquake in April 2025, which critically reached the locked a...

Our latest study just published in @science.org shows how earthquakes move closer and closer to a part of the fault near Istanbul that’s been locked for more than 250 years. Read more here: www.gfz.de/en/press/new...

Dankeschön 🙏🏻

Wir freuen uns über 5.000 Follows! Und über die Kommentare und Likes und Interaktionen. Danke 🙏🏻

Autumn leaves in orange, brown, and yellow forming the number 5 0 0 0 on a carpet with the logo of GFZ

2/2 Some special Season‘s Greetings from our campus on Potsdam‘s Telegrafenberg. Courtesy of Janne Hornburg.

Screenshot of GFZ‘s BlueSky profile with a red circle around the number of followers (5000)

Wohoo 🎉 ! 5,000 followers. Thanks for your interest in our work and thanks for interacting with us!
We asked the team for some visualisation and our colleague Janne came up with this wonderful idea 1/2