New addition to my thoughts on 🧪 mentoring. Give trainees a seat at the table. Are you going to a conference where you will speak about their work? Encourage them to attend. Are you going to a meeting to discuss their project with a collaborator or editor? Invite them and ask for their input.

Mentoring is the most important thing most of us can do. Here is a 🧵about what I've learned as a PI running an academic research lab. I hope some of the advice is helpful to those who are just starting their labs and to folks hitting the academic job market in search of an independent position 🧪 1/n

🧪 NEW STUDY: Air pollution increases risk of Lewy Body Dementia, the 2nd most common dementia after Alzheimer’s* Your reminder that air pollution is just another name for fossil fuel combustion byproducts. *linked to air pollution in previous studies 1/3 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We have a new PhD project to study ozone formation from fires. If interested in atmospheric chemistry, fires, living in Zurich, and studying at ETH, consider applying here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

"If we leave writing to AI chatbots, we won't just lose a craft and the skills. Because writing is more than that. Writing is thinking", argues Giorgio Iemmolo, Director of the Language Centre at ETH and the University of Zurich. ethz.ch/en/news-and-... What is your opinion?

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds - Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Diese Gruppe junger Menschen hat mit Beharrlichkeit und viel Herzblut Klimageschichte geschrieben. Lasst euch nicht erzählen, niemand interessiere sich für Klimaschutz. Viele kämpfen dafür. taz.de/Alternativer...

That's quite the chart annotation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

this can't be good right?

”…the overall state of Europe’s environment is NOT GOOD, especially its nature which continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impacts of accelerating climate change are also an urgent challenge…” 🇪🇺

Our paper examining the chemical conditions of past chamber studies is out! This work explores assumptions made when creating SOA parametrizations based on laboratory data, and can hopefully point to ways of improving model representation of SOA. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

‼️Physikalisch betrachtet, gibt es kein „Restbudget“ an Kohlenstoffdioxid (CO2) mehr.‼️ 🔥 Gemeinsame Erklärung Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft e. V. Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. (mitgliederstärkste physikalische Fachgesellschaft der Welt) www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...

New paper by @matthewgoss.bsky.social (along with @hannahskenagy.bsky.social and @coletteheald.bsky.social)! Matthew reexamined a bunch of old* SOA experiments, to get a better handle on the oxidant and RO2 chemistry involved. * including some from my postdoc, ~20 years ago 😬

Beautiful thread about the function of terpenes for trees!

📣 Calling all atmospheric composition enthusiasts! Together with @ecmwf.int and @esa.int, we’re providing open-to-all online training webinars on satellite observations and modelling, focusing on aerosols. 🗓️1-2 & 9-10 October Learn more atmostraining.info Register eumetsat.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It now appears the Trump administration is going to require government scientists to allow political apparatchiks to review and vet scientific papers before publication to ensure ideological purity. This is gross abuse of the scientific process. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

#deutschlandticket 9€ jetzt

Hello everybody, LAECESS is now in Bluesky, stay tunned! Hola a tod@s, LAECESS ahora está en Bluesky, ¡estad atentos! Olá a tod@s, LAECESS agora está no Bluesky, fiquem ligados!

Fossil fuels don’t just change the climate. They harm us across our lifespan: 👶 before birth 🧒 childhood illness 🧑 adult disease 👵 deadly impacts in older age Read Cradle to Grave, a new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/iyujTV0 #Cradle2Grave

#Feinstaub schadet nicht nur Lunge & Herz. Eine neue Studie zeigt: Er dringt bis ins #Gehirn ein und erhöht das Risiko für #Demenz. Warum #Klimaschutz nicht nur das Klima, sondern auch unsere #Gesundheit schützt: @elenamatera.bsky.social

juhu! www.tagesschau.de/wissen/ozonl...

Es ist Mitte September und wir haben in Deutschland schon mehr Solarstrom erzeugt als im ganzen Jahr 2024. energy-charts.info/charts/energ...

In tough times you NEED to read examples of hope and overcoming tough, complex, global problems.

🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors". www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Super interessant, das Energiewende-Ranking des WWF. Stecken ein paar interessante Überraschungen drin. Obacht, liebe Landes- und Lokalredaktionen, Stoff! Zu: EE-Ausbau, Naturschutz, Verkehr & Wärme. www.wwf.de/fileadmin/fm...

A recent special collection in JGR: Atmospheres highlights research on emerging air pollutants and their impacts on climate and human health. 😷 🔗 buff.ly/i7Zfhot #AGUPubs #CleanAirDay #CleanAir #AirQuality #AirPollution

Folgt der Wissenschaft!

Here is another #Bluesky starter pack with scientists who were involved in the @ipcc.bsky.social #AR6 reports (with a likely WGI bias). Please let me know if I missed you! go.bsky.app/Erpq9Sq @valmasdel.bsky.social @edhawkins.org @glenpeters.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social

Was kann Wissenschaft tun, um die richtige Sprache zu finden? Das beschäftigt mich schon lange. Zuletzt ziemlich intensiv. Hierzu eine Bitte. Und ein Ausblick. YouTube-Link: youtube.com/shorts/lSJH5...

My employer @fz-juelich.de is big in the news today because of the opening of Europe’s fastest supercomputer here today www.tagesschau.de/wissen/techn...

So the lab just got our first price quote with the Trump Tariffs included. Turns out that an increase in the cost of a scientific instrument by 39% (the tariff rate for Switzerland as of Aug 7) is…a lot of money! 1/

Wow. Check this out. Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

🔥 Emissions from Spain and Portugal #wildfires so far this year account for three quarters of 2025 total fire emissions for the European Union + United Kingdom based on #CopernicusAtmosphere data. As of 25 August, EU+UK emissions are the highest annual total in the GFAS dataset going back to 2003.

"In Deutschland gibt der Wald aufgrund der massiven Schäden mehr CO2 ab, als er aufnimmt. Besonders verheerend: Wenn der Wald brennt, verschwindet die Kohlenstoffsenke & zusätzlich (...) wird CO2 freigesetzt. Die zunehmende globale Erhitzung verschärft die Situation." @terliwetter.bsky.social

Einsparungen bei Forschungseinrichtungen: Es verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass neben Hessen und Berlin auch #NRW ab 2026 im Landeshaushalt Kürzungen von mehr als 100 Millionen Euro bei den Hochschulen plant. ➡️ www.forschung-und-lehre.de/politik/mind... #Hochschulen #Haushalt #Forschung

The American Chemical Society announced that the ACS Board of Directors has approved $2.5 million to be granted to graduate students who have been impacted by the termination or cancellation of their adviser’s research grant(s) cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs... #chemsky

Wissenschaftlich belegt: Jede 4400 t zusätzliches CO2 erzeugt 1 Klimatoten: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The @ametsoc.org State of the Climate Report for 2024 is now published: doi.org/10.1175/2025... I am happy to have contributed again to this year's issue - see our section in 'The Arctic' chapter: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS... Another historic year for Earth's climate... 🚨

The insanity the world summarised in a headline on Canada: Wildfires threaten Canadian oil sands www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/glo...

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

"Aktuelle Studienergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler ihre Anstrengungen nicht reduzieren, nachdem sie eine Festanstellung erlangt haben." 1/2 www.forschung-und-lehre.de/forschung/fe...

With federal involvement in the next IPCC report uncertain, AGU joined 10 U.S. universities to help keep U.S. scientists engaged. Together, we formed the U.S. Academic Alliance for the IPCC. 📰 via @technologyreview.com : buff.ly/tmTeiWm #AGU #IPCC #ClimateScience

Fabulous post by @randomwalker.bsky.social & Sayash raising the same concern many of us have about whether we're on the right track with how we're using AI for science. Everyone should read it, take a deep breath & think through the implications. www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s...

The Africa Clean Air Network is here🎊! Unveiled in 2023 in Kampala Uganda, we launched our renewed vision for partnerships at #CleanAirForumNairobi last week. Join this regional platform working to make Africa’s air cleaner, our cities healthier, and our policies stronger. 🔗 cleanairafrica.org.

Stand with the scientists defending NASA. 🚀 Read and sign the NASA Voyager Declaration to support those courageously speaking out against funding cuts and political interference threatening the future of space exploration and scientific integrity under the Trump Administration.

Vor ein paar Jahren konnten wir noch mit dem Finger zeigen. Jetzt sind wir die nach rechts gerutschten, welche viel weniger an Klimaschutz denken. Die, welche Wirtschaft über Gesellschaft wählen. Die, welche vom Pariser Abkommen immer mehr abkommen. Jetzt sind wir die anderen. #Klimakatastrophe

This is horrible news for anyone who breathes air or drinks water. EPA's research arm works to identify emerging pollution hazards. Ask yourself, who would be against that...🤔🤔🤔

Politökonomin und Nachhaltigkeitsexpertin Maja Göpel war zu Gast in der Sendung „Markus Lanz“ und diskutierte mit anderen Gästen über die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels und fordert eine andere Perspektive von einer Industrie der Zukunft.

To those who are attending this year's AGU conference, please consider submitting an abstract to our session on Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in urban areas. The abstract deadline is 30 July 2025. Hope to see some of your there! @huiwangisop.bsky.social @evayp.bsky.social @qzhu.bsky.social