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Alberto Montanari

@almontanari.bsky.social

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Prof. at Uni Bologna. Hydrologist, engineer. Experienced in natural hazards, floods, droughts. Passionate of sports. Opinions are my own.

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome back to another set of catchments in #CatchmentCup2025 ! Today and tomorrow we will be facing off 8 amazing SNOW-DOMINATED catchments from around the globe.
Vote at: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup until TOMORROW (10/9) by 5 pm EST and keep an eye out for facts posted today about these catchments!

River Cup | Agu H3s

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 3d

⏳ Last Chance to Nominate an Impactful Dataset!

Have a dataset that has made a real difference for people, our planet, or prosperity?
AGU wants to hear about it.
Submit your nomination by 10 October:

Nominate an Impactful Dataset

You are invited to nominate a dataset to be included in a commentary about the impact of Earth, space, and environmental data using the dimensions of people, planet, and prosperity. Selected…

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Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 23d

Do forest recovery + higher soil organic C elevate production of dissolved inorganic C? No, because cooling soils + lower moisture reduce soil respiration.

On the other hand, drier climate does diminish carbonate weathering + reduce DIC export

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 24d

'How to be a scientist in a post-journal world'

@pracheeac.bsky.social & @mbeisen.bsky.social beautifully explain how a post-Journal world would look, work, & why it would indeed be a better world. 👍

#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #AcademicPublishing #Preprints #OpenScience

How to be a scientist in a post-journal world

When we created this site to write about things in science that need to be fixed, we chose not to start with publishing, even though it has been our preoccupation for decades.

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Faculty of Biological Sciences @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social · 26d

🔬 What are plasmodesmata, and why are they important?

In this new case study, discover how the Faculty's Professor Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso's research into microscopic plant pores could help tackle climate change and global food insecurity.

bit.ly/4pocNvX

@researchleeds.bsky.social

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The Geological Society of America (GSA) @geosociety.bsky.social · Aug 24

A new #GSABulletin study analyzes 544 biostratigraphic events across 108 sites in the Mississippi Embayment, revealing patterns of Upper Cretaceous sea-level change and faunal turnover.

🔗 geosociety.co/4fqiogL
#Stratigraphy #CretaceousPeriod #GSAPubs

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Eos @eos.org · Aug 24

Myanmar earthquake footage adds visual confirmation of pulse-like propagation of seismic tremors.

Video Shows Pulsing and Curving Fault Behavior - Eos

A chance video captured a fault rupture during March’s devastating Myanmar earthquake, delivering real-time evidence of how major seismic tremors propagate.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 24

A study published in Nature Climate Change analyses net primary production (NPP) trends from 2003 to 2021, revealing an overall increase in planetary NPP, primarily due to terrestrial enhancements despite a decline in oceanic productivity. go.nature.com/4fP7uBA 🧪

Contrasting biological production trends over land and ocean - Nature Climate Change

The authors jointly assess the changes in land and ocean net primary production from 2003 to 2021. They show contrasting trends, with overall planetary increases (0.11 ± 0.13 PgC yr−1) driven by terrestrial enhancement and offset by oceanic decline.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Aug 24

In Geophysical Research Letters, scientists present the first documentation of the full CO2 frost cycle at both Martian poles using data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

🔗 Check out the #OpenAccess results: buff.ly/hsOWqKD

#AG#AGUPubsl#Planetsp#SpaceSciencep#SpaceT#STEM

New in GRL: Seasonal CO2 Cycle at the Martian Poles Revealed by Sounding Radar by Jawin et al. 2025

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Giulio Castelli @giuliocst.bsky.social · Aug 24

Con tutte le contraddizioni, che in molti hanno denunciato, il bando #IUPALS ha fornito una lista di circa 500 studenti #palestinesi che desiderano studiare in Italia ed hanno i titoli per farlo.

www.roars.it/portiamo-nel...

#Gaza #Palestine

Portiamo nelle nostre università tutti gli studenti palestinesi idonei (nei bandi IUPALS)

Con tutte le contraddizioni, che in molti hanno denunciato, il bando IUPALS ha fornito una lista di circa 500 studenti palestinesi che desiderano studiare in Italia ed hanno i titoli per farlo. Ogni g...

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Eos @eos.org · Aug 24

The historic Siberian heat wave in 2020 had lasting consequences, new research shows.

In the Arctic, Consequences of Heat Waves Linger - Eos

The aftermath of a historic 2020 heat wave could still be felt in Siberia a year later.

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Eos @eos.org · Mar 22

Not everyone trusts their tap water, even on the shores of Lake Michigan, finds a new community-based, participatory science study #AGUPubs.

Trust in Evanston Tap Water Depends on Gender, Race, and Past Experiences - Eos

Residents of the relatively high income Illinois city share why they trust the water in their taps—and others share why they stay away.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Mar 26

🔬Science must remain free from political interference.

As Editors-in-Chief of AGU Publications, we reaffirm our commitment to rigorous, independent, and inclusive Earth and space science research. A diverse scientific community strengthens discovery and solutions for society.

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Sebastian Raubach @bazraubach.bsky.social · Jul 21

Our Information & Computational Sciences dept. is looking for a new head at @hutton.ac.uk.
Interested in #bioinformatics, #geoinformatics, #soil science, #risk assessment and #modelling, as well as research #computing and high-performance computing?
#jobs
hutton.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Head of Department- Information & Computational Science (ICS) - Flexible Aberdeen/Dundee

We are looking for an outstanding scholar with excellent, interpersonal and leadership skills to lead our Information and Computational Sciences (ICS) department. The James Hutton Institute is an int...

hutton.current-vacancies.com

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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · Jul 4

A spoiler of the swuss water balance in 2024

Rhine til Neuhausen.
The flood in June correspondend with three days off of me upstream to Neuhausen :-)

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Makan Karegar @makankaregar.bsky.social · Jul 2

GNSS Hydrology is proposed to integrate GNSS hydrogeodesy and GNSS remote sensing. This framework provides a unified approach to studying the global hydrological cycle using GNSS technology.
Read more in our recent Letter in The Innovation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · Jun 30

10 days later

„Boiling lakes“

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Giulia Bruno @gbrunohydro.bsky.social · Jun 22

Very much enjoyed visiting the amazing Li Li's lab at Penn State Uni this past week; huge thanks to @lireactivewater.bsky.social and her group for great discussions around water quality and climate extremes!

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 22

What’s going on in the Martian ionosphere at midday? A new technique allows researchers to investigate.

Orbiter Pair Expands View of Martian Ionosphere - Eos

Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters—rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver—capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics.

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 22

Coral reefs support marine life, ecotourism, and coastal protection. They also hold something valuable under their surface: records of the ocean’s past.

A Coral Core Archive Designed for Transparency and Accessibility - Eos

CoralCT archives raw and processed data from coral and reef core samples, preserving valuable insights into how corals respond to environmental changes.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jun 22

“What we know from the science is that unless we halve emissions by 2030, we’re not going to be able to get anywhere close to the Paris Agreement’s limit.” “Overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target would be a very serious political failure.”
Very true.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/rates-of-w...

“Rates of Warming are Unprecedented” Scientists Warn in Latest Dire Assessment

Unless carbon emissions and fossil fuel use are slashed drastically, global heating could surpass the limits set out in the Paris Agreement.

www.oneearthnow.org

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 21

Restoring well pads requires good hydrology.

Surface Conditions Affect How Mosses Take to Former Well Pads in Canada’s Boreal Fens - Eos

With the help of key moss species, a new approach aims to restore the fens of the Western Boreal Plain.

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 7

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 7

Bookmark this page to keep up with university hiring freezes, rescinded funding, cancelled programs, and, apparently, accreditation threats. #AcademicSky
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Hiring Freezes, Rescinded Funding, Cancelled Programs: How Federal Funding Cuts Are Affecting Universities - Eos

Universities across the United States are feeling the effects from a wave of policies the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency say are aimed at making the government more p...

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 7

Researchers modeled the paths of 100,000 particles of water backward in time over multiple decades to learn more about the origins of Subantarctic Mode Waters.

On the Origins of Subantarctic Mode Waters - Eos

A modeling study shows how warm subtropical waters and cold Antarctic waters combine to form an Indo-Pacific water mass that plays a key role in Earth’s climate.

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · Jun 6

It's going to take more than a couple of new reservoirs to prevent the UK's coming water crisis, writes hydrologist @hancloke.bsky.social - we need to rethink how we build homes & communities to avoid a future of alternating flood & drought:

theconversation.com/englands-wat...

England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help

The changing climate and growing population means England is facing a water crisis.

theconversation.com

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ECMWF @ecmwf.int · Jun 5

Tomorrow, @ecmwf.int’s Matthieu Chevallier & Sarah Keeley will be at the 22nd International Weather and Climate Forum to talk about media communication on high-impact marine events and coupled forecasts.

More information & livestream ➡️ www.digitaloceanpavilion.eu/content/foru...

#FIMC2025

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Massimiliano Zappa (it’s fun again) @hydrologywsl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Nice! We had a similar topic with focus on the European Alps in 2016

bioone.org/journals/mou...

Rethinking Pumped Storage Hydropower in the European Alps

The European Alps are well positioned to contribute significantly to the energy transition. In addition to sites with above-average potential for wind and solar power, the “water towers” of Europe pro...

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Okke Batelaan @okke-batelaan.bsky.social · Jun 5

Lao PDR faces growing groundwater abstraction due to rising demand. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social, @iwmi.bsky.social, and Gender Development Association collaborate with the Lao Department of Water Resources, supported by @waterpartnersau.bsky.social.

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Eos @eos.org · May 17

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