Giulia Malevolti

@giuliamalevolti.bsky.social

Postdoc at PIK | PhD in Development Economics UniTN | Interests: poverty #povertytraps, adaptation, agriculture, migration, feminism. Views are my own | @GiuliaZeit

I've never seen anything like it. Salta, Argentina, has just recorded its hottest night on record during the climatologically coldest time of the year. The minimum overnight temperature did not fall below 26°C (78.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by 7°C.

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40.4C: on June 27, 2026, the highest temperature since measurements began in 1893 was recorded at the Potsdam Telegrafenberg where PIK is based. The measurement series serves as an important reference point for assessing climate development in the region. Annual max temperature (2026 as of 9 July).

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June 2026 data from Copernicus ECMWF offered another stark reminder of our changing #climate: - Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record - Globally it was the 2nd warmest June according to ERA5 Our climate system is continuing to accumulate heat .

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Wet-bulb temperature combines heat and humidity into a measure that is linked to heat stress. Climate change has made this week's wet-bulb temperatures at least 5x more likely across many areas, with dangerous levels expected in some locations. Explore the data: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat

Map showing dangerous humid heat conditions on July 1, 2026 for forecast high temperatures from the GFS model. Many areas are at risk of dangerous humid heat. Map from Climate Central.Map showing the humid heat climate signal on July 1, 2026 for forecast high temperatures from the GFS model. Many areas are seeing a climate change contribution. Map from Climate Central.

During February 2026, Europe yet again saw the growing impacts of climate change. 🌧️ A series of atmospheric rivers, together with a south-shifted jet stream led to heavy-to-extreme precipitation, triggering widespread flooding and landslides, particularly across Iberia and western France. 🌍🧪⚒️

Anomalies and extremes in the number of ‘wet days’  (days with at least 1 mm of precipitation) from 1 January to 20 February 2026. The extreme categories (‘highest' and ‘lowest') are based on rankings for 1979–2026. The other categories describe how the number of ‘wet days’ compares to the distribution during the 1991–2020 reference period. ‘Much higher/lower than average’ - higher/lower than 90% of the number ‘wet days’. ‘Higher/lower than average’ - than 66% of values. ‘Near average’ - within the middle 33%. 
Data source: ERA5. Credit: Copernicus Climate Change Service/ECMWF.

Yesterday, it was Women’s Day Today, you can read our paper on parenthood and women’s under-representation in academia Parenthood leads to women leaving academia - not just career slowdown 👇👇👇 Joint work with @cairosofie.bsky.social, @riaivandic.bsky.social and @valentinatartari.bsky.social

Berlin School of Economics@bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

👶📚 Does #parenthood affect academic careers equally? A new study shows that after the first child, many mothers leave #academia and are less likely to reach tenure (a permanent professorship) – while fathers’ careers remain largely unchanged. berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

Parenthood and the Career Ladder: Evidence from Academia

by Sofie Cairo, Ria Ivandić, Anne Sophie Lassen, and Valentina Tartari

💡 Call for Papers for the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026 on the topic “Challenges to International Orders: Causes and Consequences” 📅 7–9 October at the WZB. 🔄Please share our call for papers within your networks. Deadline for submissions: 23 April 26 www.wzb.eu/en/events/2n...

Key Visula für the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026: About a dozen irregular magenta, petal- or pebble-like shapes of different sizes scattered horizontally on a background; several shapes have a short thin black line as an accent.