Douglas Maraun
@dmaraun.bsky.social
Climate scientist. Leader of the Regional Climate Research Group at @wegenercenter.bsky.social, @universityofgraz.bsky.social. @ipcc.bsky.social AR6 Lead Author. Father of two. https://homepage.uni-graz.at/en/douglas.maraun/
Kürzungen bei Klimaschutz, Anpassung und Wissenschaft gefährden unsere Zukunft. Österreich braucht mehr Investitionen in Innovation und Klimaschutz, nicht weniger. Wer heute spart, zahlt morgen doppelt. Hier ist die ganze Stellungnahme zum Nachlesen: ccca.ac.at/news/detail/....
CCCA-Presseaussendung: Wer heute kürzt, zahlt morgen doppelt
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Rainfall intensity matters as much as how much rain falls. New in Nature: Corey Lesk and I show that daily-scale concentration of precipitation dries the land over the long-run, an effect as strong as total precipitation is climatological wetting. Paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More concentrated precipitation decreases terrestrial water storage - Nature
Concentration of precipitation in large events decreases land water availability, and this effect will further increase with a future warming climate.
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Study with us @uni-graz.at to navigate #ClimateChange! 🎓🌱🌏 Join us for an info event on our MSc programme "Climate Change and Transformation Science" and get insights into the programme and chat with lecturers & students. 📆 18.05., 3pm CEST | online All info 👉 wegcenter.uni-graz.at/ccts
The Royal Meteorological Society @rmets.org recently wrote a piece celebrating influential women in weather and climate. It’s well worth a read on any day, not just on International Women’s Day www.rmets.org/metmatters/t...
Ten influential women in weather and climate - past and present
To mark International Women’s Day, here are some of the influential women who changed weather and climate science globally, from scientific breakthroughs to public communication.
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What is the State of the World’s Human Rights today? Our report examines 144 countries and paints a picture of States playing with a fire that threatens to scorch the future for generations to come. Read more: amn.st/63321B6A1y7
State of the World's Human Rights 2026
Amnesty International State of the World's Human Rights.
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Working on climate storylines and climate risk? Then check out our new collection with @janasillmann.bsky.social, Martha Vogel & Massimiliano Pittore in Env. Res. Clim., now open for submissions: iopscience.iop.org/collections/...
Focus on Climate and Risk Storylines: Advancing Narrative Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction - IOPscience
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This year, we were early enough. After a warm spell, followed by a cool and rainy day, we found several female Fire Salamanders on their way to give birth to their larvae.
Heute war der erste Jour Fixe der neuen Vorstandsperiode, und ich freu mich auf die neue Aufgabe als Obmann des #CCCA - gemeinsam mit @alinabrad.bsky.social @dmaraun.bsky.social et al. im Vorstand und einem großartigen Team im Servicezentrum und der Geschäftsstelle!
Climate Change Centre Austria / CCCA@ccca.ac.at · 5mo agoDas CCCA hat einen neuen Vorstand gewählt🌍 Am 5. März wurde turnusgemäß ein neuer Vorstand bestellt. Ziel bleibt die Bündelung der Expertise von Universitäten und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen sowie die stärkere Verschränkung von Klimawandel-, Nachhaltigkeits- & Transformationsthemen.🤝
#DidYouKnow many conservation policies lack strong scientific evidence? The @ipbes.net #BizBiodiversity report highlights the urgent need for better data on what works and what doesn’t. Let's build a future where decisions are evidence-based! More with @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it
Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to chan...
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Sir Ian McKellen ist für eindrucksvolle Filmrollen bekannt. Nun hat er in Stephen Colberts »Late Show« gezeigt, was er von der aktuellen US-Politik hält – mithilfe eines 400 Jahre alten Theatermonologs.
Donald Trump: Schauspieler Ian McKellen hält Shakespeare-Monolog gegen US-Präsident
Sir Ian McKellen ist für eindrucksvolle Filmrollen bekannt. Nun hat er in Stephen Colberts »Late Show« gezeigt, was er von der aktuellen US-Politik hält – mithilfe eines 400 Jahre alten Theatermonologs.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...
"Deforestation is accelerating, underscoring Indonesia’s reputation as a big GHG emitter...Gross deforestation in Indonesia in 2025 was on track to at least match 2024’s tally, which reflected the most extensive losses since 2019." news.mongabay.com/2026/01/afte... news.mongabay.com/2026/01/afte...
After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike
After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding plantations and mining. In December, Indonesia’s forestry minister, Raja Juli...
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After a long journey: why user values, power relationships and language have to be accounted for to construct user-relevant trustworthy climate information: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... @wegenercenter.bsky.social @stefansobo.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @leabdiaz.bsky.social
The Importance of Accounting for Stakeholder Values, Power Relationships and Language in Constructing Relevant and Trustworthy Climate Information
Accounting for stakeholder values, power relationships and language is important to construct user-relevant climate information These aspects cannot be treated separately as they influence each o...
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To be clear: the CEO's of HateAid have recently been awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit for their support of human rights and dignity. Concepts rather alien to the Trump administration. US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
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Paper in @natcomms.nature.com: Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations. Teresa Lackner, Lukas H. Meyer, Stefan Nabernegg, @karlsteininger.bsky.social & Keith Williges 👇
Applying fairness in subnational carbon budget allocations - Nature Communications
This study develops a distributive justice framework for allocating subnational carbon budgets. Applying it to the EU, it reveals substantial within-country differences in production- and consumption-...
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Trump is damaging climate science. Trump is destroying American leadership. Trump is screwing up his country and the future of its children.
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 8mo agoExclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Inspiring book. Lots of wisdom, humbleness and respect for nature as well as local communities and their knowledge. www.hachette.co.uk/titles/david...
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** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Gripping... the wildlife is so fantastical that the images on the page feel like works of the imagination.' Eve...
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Finally published: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal... Hope this paper led by @stefansobo.bsky.social will become the new standard in designing regional climate model ensembles.
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📢 Don't miss #IMC25 FS 3.127 on 'Mountain futures – Assessing challenges & co-producing solutions to mountain-social-ecological futures' 🗓️ Talks: 17+18 Sept 2025 | 📍 Venue: Theologie – MS 🖼️ Posters: 17 Sept, 15:00–16:00 LT | 📍 Venue: SOWI – Garden 🔗 buff.ly/cfP74x2 👉 Join us! #OurChangingMountains
Here‘s a rare and excellent career opportunity for outstanding physical oceanographers at the Potsdam Institute (PIK) and the University of Potsdam, in beautiful surroundings just outside Berlin. Tell qualified friends or colleagues! 🌊 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Full Professorship (W3) for Physics of the Oceans - Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg (DE) job with Universität Potsdam | 12844582
Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the scientific landscape and has become an outstanding economic factor ...
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The future of climate science is more diverse, more connected, and more collaborative. We need every voice, every perspective, every mind to solve what’s ahead. WCRP is building a climate science community that reflects the world it serves. https://loom.ly/N9MP6_g #TheHeartOfClimateScience #WCRP
As record heat continues to impact communities across the nation, this is what is in that proposed budget: 🌡️ "With this termination, NOAA will no longer support the National Integrated Heat Health Information System" (aka NIHHIS or heat[dot]gov) Page 186: www.noaa.gov/sites/defaul...
Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions. GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc. This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth. www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
The tongue of Rhone #Glacier ten days after my last visit. Can you guess how much ice melted away? 1️⃣ meter in terms of thickness! 1️⃣0️⃣ days... And that's just the beginning of the summer season. We know the times are bad for the ice, but still it is hard to accept these numbers!
Ein beeindruckender und bedrückender Podcast über die Rolle von Peter #Thiel beim Rechtsruck der #USA: www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-peter-th... Ein paar Gedanken zur Diskussion des Podcasts hier auf @bsky.app als Thread.
Die Peter Thiel Story
Peter Thiel ist der Strippenzieher hinter dem kulturellen Rechtsruck in den USA und einer der wichtigsten Unterstützer von Donald Trump. Mit Paypal und Facebook ist er reich geworden. Das ist die Gesc...
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