📢 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
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Amazing measurements

Contributing institutions @ufz.de @meteoleipzig.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social , excellent conveners @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @miguelmahecha.bsky.social @marleneclimate.bsky.social @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social @ajezeq.bsky.social @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social @khaustein.bsky.social +al

If you haven't seen it yet, our international Conference on Connections between Biodiversity, Climate, and Human Behaviour is taking shape: cbc-conference.org Abstract deadline next Friday, 14 April. Great keynote speakers and nice side-events, please check out the programme or get in touch!

Since you ask, in the not completely overlapping conclusions with the ones by George Tselioudis - I believe this one, by Ceppi, is a more reliable decomposition. Isolating cloud controlling factors, as Tselioudis et al. did, is notoriously difficult. Clouds are chaotic, and don't obey simple rules.

Sorry for responding late, somehow I got distracted!
The discussion on the rapidly increasing Earth energy imbalance is really a very important one, we need to understand what exactly is going on. Ceppi and colleagues have a very useful contribution in my view.

Strange. We don't use German but Latin (the universal language of former times) normally for the title: Doctor rerum naturalium.

Scientific researcher (postdoc position) (m/f/d/x)

We have a job! uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/a...

Wow, was that today?

Researchers analyzed 40 years of satellite greenness data and tracked the center of mass of global vegetation. They found that the planet’s center of greenness has been shifting northward and eastward and that this movement has accelerated over the past decade.

eos.org/articles/ear...

@scadsai.bsky.social is offering a position as a junior research group leader in machine learning at @unileipzig.bsky.social.

Submit your research concept by April 15, 2026.

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You may have read about the threat against NCAR. Now the American National Science Foundation collects arguments in favour of NCAR. I don't know how valuable for them comments from international folks will be but still I left my comments and maybe you could too? agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...

What does the potentially emerging energy crisis mean for Europe?

Yesterday I was in a media briefing with 75 journalists. Here is a snippet of what I told them.

Heute ist #WorldWildlifeDay 🐦

Kollisionen mit Glasstrukturen töten in Deutschland schätzungsweise 18–115 Mio. Vögel pro Jahr.

Im Projekt EcoGlassBird @smartenwinter.bsky.social analysieren wir gemeinsam mit der Wildvogelhilfe Leipzig Vogelschlagnachweise in Leipzig. (1/3)

Photo of Kelly Fielding with the text below: "Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kelly Fielding's research focuses broadly on understanding the social and psychological determinants of environmental sustainability. She seeks to understand environmental decisions and behaviours and to develop communication and behaviour change strategies that can promote greater environmental sustainability. A key focus of her current research is on sustainable urban water management, specifically, how we can engage communitites with this issue."

Poster for the CBC 2026: Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

🌎 The 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 that the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will have the honor of presenting is 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Professor at the School of Communication and Arts, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, Australia).

Photo of Moritz Drupp and the text below: "Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Moritz A. Drupp is Associate Professor for Sustainability Economics and Head of the Sustainability Economics Group at ETH Zurich, within the Department of Management, Technology and Economics. He is an internationally recognized environmental and sustainability economist whose work bridges theory, empirical research, and public policy to address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges."

Poster for the CBC 2026: Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany Organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

The 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 that the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will have the honor of presenting is 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗔. 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗽 ( @moritzdrupp.bsky.social, 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 @ethz.ch)

Photo of Isabel Martinez Cano and the text: "Keynote Speaker: Prof. Isabel Martinez Cano is an ecological scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (IMIB-CSIC). She works on ecological modelling and large-scale vegetation dynamics, with research contributions on topics such as the carbon cycle modelling in tropical forests, allometric relationships and plant functional traits, and the response of forest ecosystems to disturbances like fire.

Poster for the CBC 2026: Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

🌍 The 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 that the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will have the honor of presenting is 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼 (𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹) – Ecology and Earth Systems Modelling

Global greenness in September. Shown is a globe depicting average global terrestrial greenness in September, visualized as “height over ground” and averaged over the period 2000–2023. Greenness is derived from satellite remote-sensing observations provided by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and illustrates the large-scale spatial distribution of vegetation activity across the terrestrial biosphere. CREDIT: Ida Flik

The wave of green that sweeps Earth from the north in boreal summer to the south in austral summer is shifting due to climate change. Researchers found the centroid of the wave moving northward since 1982 and eastward since 2010. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/PjPU50YmYKz

with the info of cloud condensation nuclei within boundary layer, aerosol forcing uncertainty can reduce by 1/3. Very much looking forward to such products from satellite.

Thanks to all collaborators for this exciting work!

Photo of Hans Verbeek with the text: "Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hans Verbeeck is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Environment at Ghent University (Belgium). His work focuses on developing and applying process-based models of carbon, water, and energy fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, with a particular focus on forest dynamics and their responses to environmental change.

Poster for the CBC 2026: Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

🌏 The 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 that the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will have the honor of presenting is 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗸 (@hans-verbeeck.bsky.social, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆)

New study by @hailingjia.bsky.social, collaboration between @sronspace.bsky.social @meteoleipzig.bsky.social and others: how to obtain best satellite info about cloud condensation nuclei to quantify aerosol-cloud interactions: assimilation for vertical resolution www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A photo of Prof. Liesje Mommer and the text below: "Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Liesje Mommer is Professor of Belowground Ecology at Wageningen University & Research and a leading expert on plant-soil interactions and biodiversity. Her research focuses on how belowground processes - particularly root interactions, soil microbes, and pathogens - shape ecosystem functioning, productivity, and resilience.

Poster for the CBC 2026: Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate and Human Behaviour Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany Organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

🌎 The 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 that the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will have the honor of presenting is 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗷𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 @w-u-r.bsky.social)

More Information on the call of abstract. They can also be found on the website.

Poster on CBC 2026 Conference on Connecting Biodiversity, Climate, and Human Behavior Sept 21-24, 2026 Leipzig, Germany Organized by: UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Universität Leipzig

👇 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦

🌍 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿

📆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟰 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹

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Aerosol‐Cloud Interactions: Overcoming a Barrier to Projecting Near‐Term Climate Evolution and Risk Aerosol-cloud interactions (ACI) remain a barrier to provide precise and actionable advice to policy makers at global and regional levels We recommend improving satellite retrievals, expanding gr...

Excited to announce our new publication on #aerosol #cloud #interactions 👇

Proud to lead this perspective with great experts from the field

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Accelerated north–east shift of the global green wave trajectory | PNAS Viewed from space, a “green wave” seasonally traverses Earth’s surface, from the north in boreal summer to the south in austral summer. This wave r...

Very happy to finally share a paper that has been in my mind for a long time 🌍 🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The greenness of the Earth’s terrestrial vegetation changes throughout the seasons. Researchers can calculate the global “green centre” and track its movement over several decades. They have observed a gradual shift towards the north-east. By Ida Flik. https://greenwave.earth/

🌍 The earth’s green is increasing and its centre is moving north-east. Vegetational shift to the north is even stronger in the southern summer – surprising new facet of #globalgreening 🌱 Published in PNAS

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Connections between biodiversity and climate (CBC): check out the conference we are organising in Leipzig: @cbc-conference.bsky.social cbc-conference.org
Lineup of fantastic keynote speakers from different disciplines, sessions across different facets of CBC! @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de

Speedrun the climate skeptic experience YouTube video by Simon Clark

Haha. This is GOLD!
7 of the most common arguments against climate action demolished with simple facts in just one minute. 🔥
Give it a watch. Then share it!
#ClimateSky #auspol
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𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘!!!!

🌍 CBC Conference 2026 – Connecting Biodiversity, Climate & Human Behaviour
📅 September 21–24, 2026
📍 Leipzig, Germany

The CBC2026 conference will bring together researchers from biodiversity, climate and behavioural sciences to explore how these fields connect.