Christiane Werner

@chriswernerlab.bsky.social

Interested in plant and ecosystem adaptation to climate change, ecophysiology, ecohydrology, stable isotope ecology, VOC, Professor at University Freiburg, EIC of Plant Biology

Yesterday afternoon 14:09 in Lacanau Océan in France. A pale red sun through the smoke tinged everything in Mars style orange. Welcome in the climate emergency! Despite all denial of the fossil fuel lobby, it’s scientific fact: CO2 emissions heat up Earth & make fires worse. 🔥🔥🔥

Der Tankrabatt kostete den deutschen Steuerzahler 1,6 Mrd. Euro. Der Einbau einer Klimaanlage in ein Klassenzimmer kostet im Durchschnitt rund 5000 Euro. Bedeutet: Für 2 Monate billiger Tanken hätte man sage & schreibe 320.000 Klassenzimmer hitzefit machen können. Prioritäten…so wichtig!

Das Strandbad in Halle, das Gäste offenbar nur nach einer bademeisterlichen Deutschprüfung ins Bad lassen möchte, bebildert die Ankündigung mit einem Retter der DLRG. Eine solche Regelung steht im Widerspruch zu den Teilhabe-Grundsätzen der DLRG, die nun rechtlich dagegen vorgeht. 👍🏼

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Kew Gardens recording 35.1ºC today breaks its previous May record in 1922 before this spell by NEARLY 5ºC and breaks its June maximum temperature record set in 1976 by 0.5ºC - this also beats the previous May UK maximum record by OVER 2ºC (32.8ºC, 1922/44). An incredible anomaly

Spaghetti chart showing Kew and Kew Gardens daily maximum temperatures for every day of the year from 1881 to 2026. 145 years of historical data are shown as faint grey lines tracing the typical seasonal cycle, rising from around 5–10°C in winter to a summer peak of roughly 25–30°C in July and August. A blue smoothed 30-day mean line highlights the average annual temperature cycle. The 2026 line is shown in bold red, tracking near the historical average through winter and spring before spiking sharply upward in late May to reach 35.1°C on 26 May, well above the top of the entire historical grey envelope. Two dashed reference lines mark the previous Kew May record of 30.3°C set in 1922 and the all-time June record of 34.6°C set on 26 June 1976. The 2026 reading exceeds both, with the annotation noting it as a new Kew May record that also beats the all-time June record.

Last day, if you want to safe 🚨 early bird rates end TODAY 🚨 for our international conference, the Botanik-Tagung #BT2026. 📍 in Bochum, Germany 📆 6 - 10 September 2026 Abstract submissions are possible until 31st May 2026

German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG)@plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 Hurry up, if you want to save on registration fees to take part in our international conference, the Botanik-Tagung #BT2026 📍 in Bochum, Germany 📆 6 - 10 September 2026 Early bird rates end this Thursday, 30th April botanik-tagung.de/registration...

"From industrial Past to Green Future" written around an ancient industry tower typical for the region together with a plant changing colours from blue to green is the motto of the German Society for Plant Sciences international Conference, the Botanik-Tagung, 2026 in Bochum Germany, that brings together plant scientists from several scientific disciplines. The logo highlights the structural change of the Ruhr area, from coal mining + heavy industries to the increasingly important issues of climate protection, sustainability + preservation of biodiversity, with plant sciences at the forefront of this transformation.

🌲🌳 PhD opportunity: Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts Interested in forest ecosystems, climate extremes & tree stress resilience? 🎓 Dual PhD (KIT 🇩🇪 + Melbourne 🇦🇺) 🔬 Plant Ecophysiology Lab, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 🇩🇪 🌍 +1-year research stay 🇦🇺 👉 Apply here: t1p.de/g39co

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