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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · 22d

„it is the “system” and not luck that should provide the necessary support [to academic parents]“

Very happy to have been part of the enlightening blog series. Thank you to all our interviewees for giving their honest insights.

Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · 24d

And here is our latest blog post on Parenting in Academia, shared as a contribution to the Young Hydrologic Society (@younghydrology.bsky.social): younghs.com/2025/09/05/n...

Parents in Academia

Raising a child in combination with a full-time career is no easy feat. That is true in general and maybe even more true in academia. Juggling the workload, conference attendance, or the potential …

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Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · 24d

And here is our latest blog post on Parenting in Academia, shared as a contribution to the Young Hydrologic Society (@younghydrology.bsky.social): younghs.com/2025/09/05/n...

Parents in Academia

Raising a child in combination with a full-time career is no easy feat. That is true in general and maybe even more true in academia. Juggling the workload, conference attendance, or the potential …

younghs.com

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Uğur Öztürk @uguroeztuerk.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m #hiring a PhD Student in Landslide Hazard Modeling for the @erc.europa.eu funded UrbanSlide project
at the @univie.ac.at, Department of Geography and Regional Research

🙏 Please share the post to reach the interested graduates.

Apply via:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Wiss_-Pr...

Wiss. Projektmitarbeiter*in praedoc

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Rodolfo Nobrega @rodolfonobrega.bsky.social · Jul 14

A few years ago, we visited the soil-survey archives of a region in Brazil. We digitised the data and began developing a framework for developing soil maps that accurately (pedologically) represent soil profiles in the tropics. The result is here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A scalable framework for soil property mapping tested across a highly diverse tropical data-scarce region

Reliable soil property maps are essential for environmental modeling, yet conventional mapping methods remain costly and time-consuming. We developed …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Uğur Öztürk @uguroeztuerk.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 I’ve just started as Assistant Professor at @univie.ac.at!
📢 Soon I will open 2 fully funded positions in the ERC UrbanSlide Project (cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...):
1️⃣ PhD (4 years) – landslide hazard modelling (Python)
2️⃣ Postdoc (2+2 years) – landslide risk modelling

"Global landslide casualties will rise due to greater exposure, lack of practical measures, and informed policies addressing growing landslide risks.Global urban population has grown from 30% in 1950 ...

cordis.europa.eu

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Natalie Orlowski @nat-iso.bsky.social · Jun 24

I am looking for a Research Associate (PhD Student/Postdoc) in forest hydrology starting Sep 1 (latest Oct). 50% position with possibility to increase working hours (duration: up to 6 years). Feel free to share and repost.
www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste...

Stellenausschreibung ID 12215

www.verw.tu-dresden.de

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Manuela Brunner @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are looking for a #Postdoc in 'hydrological modelling and climate impact assessments of extreme events'. Are you excited about #flood modeling and working on an applied project in the Canton of Valais? Apply here:
apply.refline.ch/273855/1743/...
@slfdavos.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social

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Frederik Kratzert @kratzert.bsky.social · May 27

Caravan News🐪🐫

I just published Version 1.6. The main update is that the source data for CAMELS-AUS was upgraded to CAMELS-AUS v2. This means more basins (561 vs 222) and more recent streamflow data (2022 vs 2014).

All relevant links in thread 🧵

(please share/repost)

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Zoltán Sylvester @zzsylvester.bsky.social · May 23

What if you laid out all the meanders of a river along a straight line, so that you can break the river into straight-ish segments and fill arbitrary spaces? This is the Purus River in Brazil; you can see how it is getting wider and the meanders are getting larger in the downstream direction

The meandering planform of the Purus River (a tributary if the Amazon), shown as white wiggles on a black background. The width of the river and the size of the meanders are increasing downstream (top to bottom, left to right).

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · May 13

🧪Tune in Thursday at 11 AM Eastern for this month's #WARR talks- Drs Manuela Brunner & Jenny Druhan will explore how hydrologic extremes impact water quality
Register here: www.cee.psu.edu/events/women...

PennState College of Engineering supports the Women Advancing River Research lecture series.

Hydrologic extremes and their impacts on water quality
May 15, 11 AM ET

Manuela Brunner, ETH Zurich & SLF
Jenny Druhan, University of Illinois

QR Code that leads to registration: https://www.cee.psu.edu/events/women-advancing-river-research.aspx

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · May 10

Pascal’s Law xkcd.com/3087

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · May 8

NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...

NOAA ends extreme weather database that tracked cost of disasters since 1980 | CNN

Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the public’s view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.

www.cnn.com

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · May 1

And now the fitting follow-up: EGU great debate on Large Language Models

Panel with people for the EGU great debate on the role of large language models in transforming Geoscience. Friend, Foe or Fad?

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tomorrow (Thursday) the #EGU25 event we have all been waiting for is taking place: the first text-as-data/LLM session! Come by PICO spot 2 at 8.30 am to be part of the inaugural session :)

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Session ITS1.13/NH13.1

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org

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Geography and Disaster Risk Reduction Research @georisks.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congratulations to Prof Dr Annegret Henriette Thieken for receiving the 2025 Plinius Medal! This honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to understanding and mitigating flood risk, and designing adaptation strategies that prioritize the involvement of affected communities. #FloodRisk #EGU25

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Apr 27

And the obligatory #Train2EGU selfie together with @georisks.bsky.social
@iriskhue.bsky.social

Eight people taking a selfie on a train.

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Apr 27

And the obligatory #Train2EGU selfie together with @georisks.bsky.social
@iriskhue.bsky.social

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Apr 27

We‘ve been using our time on the #Train2EGU in making a program of all the presentations of our group for #EGU25
@unipotsdamwater.bsky.social
@uguroeztuerk.bsky.social
@kavindra97.bsky.social

EGU25 program of the Analysis of Hydrologic Systems Group.

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Apr 26

TU Berlin (Andrea Cominola) runs a seminar on water management and climate adaptation. External participants welcome

www.tu.berlin/en/swn/study...

Advances in Water Management and Climate Adaptation - TU Berlin

www.tu.berlin

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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division @hs.egu.eu · Apr 17

Early career hydrologists — let’s connect at #EGU25!
Join HydroMeet for a relaxed networking lunch 🍽️
🗓️ Mon, April 28 | ⏰ 12:30–13:30
📍 Terrace G (Purple Level), ACV
Hosted by @younghydrology, EGU & IAHS!

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Lina Stein @liinastein.bsky.social · Mar 31

Nice evaluation of an often used parameter.
But Ross: rainbow color scale?!? Really? 😝

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Scientists for Future 🇩🇪 (S4F) @de.scientists4future.org · Mar 21

Einladung zur Übergabe der mehr als 11.000 Unterschriften des Bayreuther S4F-Appells an den Bundestag am Dienstag, 25.03.2025 in Berlin

Appell: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...

Über 11.000 Wissenschaftler:innen haben einen Appell an die Politik für ein klares Bekenntnis zum Klimaschutz für gezeichnet.
Wir laden Abgeordnete aller Fraktionen

ein, stellvertretend für ihre Fraktion ein ausgedrucktes Exemplar des Appells inklusive aller Unterschriften öffentlich in Empfang zu nehmen.

Die Einladung wendet sich selbstverständlich auch an die Presse.

Di. 25.03.2025, 09:30 Nordost-Ecke Bundestag (Friedrich-Ebert-Platz)

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S4F: Fachgruppe Bauen-Wohnen-Habitat @s4f-de-fg-bauen.bsky.social · Mar 18

Mehr als 10.000 Wissenschaftler:innen haben den Appell der @de.scientists4future.org für #Klimaschutz gezeichnet 🙌 Bitte teilt den Appell unter den Kolleg:innen, die in der Wissenschaft aktiv bzw. promoviert sind!
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...

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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division @hs.egu.eu · Mar 17

Are you a young hydrologist heading to the #EGU25 General Assembly? Join us at the pre-GA networking event on April 11th at 2pm CET! 👋 It's an amazing opportunity to connect! Register today! 👉 forms.gle/wANq77pdfcVT... Co-organised with @younghydrology.bsky.social and @iahs-aish.bsky.social !

Pre-EGU25 Online Networking Event for Early Career Hydrologists

Do you want to meet other young hydrologists who will be attending EGU25 attendees before heading to Vienna? Join us at Pre-EGU25 Online Networking Event on April 11 at 2pm CET! Organized by Young...

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Mar 6

Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.

I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review

Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.

www.nature.com

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