Max Lau
max-lau.bsky.social
Max Lau
@max-lau.bsky.social
limno+biogeo-chemist, Junior (asst.) Prof at TU Freiberg, thoughts are my own
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We're here now! Check out current research of our "biogeochemistry" group at TU Freiberg (Ger): C cycling in artificial (doi.org/10.1080/2044...), mining-related (doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...) and natural (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) waters.
Redirecting
doi.org
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This one is for the peatland nerds:
We are organizing a session on 💧water in peatlands 🌿 at the ASLO conference in Montreal May 12-16 2026 - join us! Deadline for abstract submission Nov 25, more info here www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The Trump regime is looking for new ways to kill people.
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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LOL.
"Die IAA Mobility will keine reine Auto-Schau mehr sein, sondern „die weltweit führende Plattform für Mobilität, Nachhaltigkeit und Tech“. Das übliche Kombiticket, das den Messeeintritt und die MVV-Karte beinhaltet, war der IAA Mobility das Geld nicht wert."

www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mue...
München: IAA spart sich die Tickets für den Nahverkehr
Besucher können mit ihrer Eintrittskarte normalerweise gratis mit Bus und Bahn zum Messegelände anreisen. Ausgerechnet bei der Mobilitätsmesse aber war das den Veranstaltern zu teuer.
www.sueddeutsche.de
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Mobilized heavy metals in the Artic.

"There are few places left on Earth as untouched as these rivers,". "But even here, far from cities and highways, the fingerprint of global warming is unmistakable. No place is spared."

Another indirect effect of climate change on freshwater ecosystems.
September 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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in case you missed it
The capital of Finland hasn't had a traffic death in a full year. Lower speed limits, plentiful speed cameras, 1,500+ km of bike lanes, infrastructure for pedestrians, and a new tram line.
When you prioritize people and not vehicles, you can save lives while protecting the environment.
Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year
Helsinki has completed 12 months without a single traffic fatality, a milestone credited to lower speed limits, safer infrastructure, and years of consistent planning, officials say.
www.helsinkitimes.fi
September 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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So, endlich den Thread 🧵 fertiggestellt. Sind jetzt 12 Teile, ne Art bluesky-Moor-Exkursion. Viel Spaß.
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Heute in einem erstaunlich gut erhaltenen Regenmoor gewesen. 🥰
Nach auch hier langer regenloser Zeit ist es zwar ziemlich drög, aber die Vegetation verrät trotzdem, dass der Moorwasserstand grundsätzlich naturnah sein dürfte und es nur eine temporäre oberflächliche Austrocknung ist. 👌
#Schweden
August 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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🌱 Wie tief müssen Wurzeln reichen, damit Städte klimaresilient & lebenswert bleiben?
📝 Auf der Suche nach Antworten darauf legten Student*innen der #TUBerlin Pflanzenwurzeln frei & machten mit Zeichnungen sichtbar, was sonst im Verborgenen bleibt.
➡️ www.tu.berlin/go277297/n74...
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The anti-science Trumpers may be planning to destroy two working satellites that provide vital measurements about carbon dioxide & climate (and data that forecasts crop yield, drought conditions, & more). They cost $750 million to make but only $15 million/yr to operate.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Please, please, please-submit to good journals (society + reputed publishers), respect peer review, and do your reviews with integrity. So important. Thanks to all of you who do. @steve-carpenter.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social #Ecosystems
A new study, based on an analysis of thousands of publications and their authors and editors, shows paper mills are just part of a complex, interconnected system that includes publishers, journals, and brokers. scim.ag/3H9kwwQ
Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds
Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers
scim.ag
August 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Interesting idea: *shade* as a natural resource that is being privatized in the era of climate change.
All Praise Shade
To survive a heating planet, humans need shade—lots of it.
www.theatlantic.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Die AfD hat einem Demokratie-Verein in Sachsen das Geld gekappt. Wahrscheinlich mit Unterstützung der CDU.

Dieser Fall zeigt, was Vereinen bevorstehen könnte, wenn die AfD auf Bundesebene mehr Macht bekommt – und wenn sich die Konservativen von ihr treiben lassen.

THREAD
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Good morning 🫡
July 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Bad news - it looks like MethaneSat is dead

"the satellite has lost power, and that is likely not recoverable"

That's huge shame for the team, and for monitoring of this potent greenhouse gas

www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
MethaneSAT Loses Contact with Satellite
www.methanesat.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Dieter Lenzen meint herausgefunden zu haben, was der Widerpart von Exzellenz ist: Gremiendemokratie und Partizipation Unbefähigter.
Exzellenz sei Frucht dezisionistischen Durcherrschenskönnens fähiger Hochschulleitungen.
Unschwer ist sein Hauptargument als 1990er Governancelehre erkennbar,
June 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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No advert out yet, but I will recruiting a 2yr postdoc, start date autumn 2025, at @livunigeog.bsky.social soon. Lowland and upland peatlands, GHGs, DOM and water chemistry. Plenty of fieldwork. Feel free to drop me a DM or email if you might be interested, and please spread the word.
June 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Hi friends - In the face of unprecedented cuts to the basic research science funding, climate scientists are staging an 100-hour live stream of why science matters. There will be many talks on all sorts of things (I'm Saturday at 12:30 PT). Please share widely! wcstreamathon.netlify.app. 🌊🧪
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wcstreamathon.netlify.app
May 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Today is the last day for members to vote in the ASLO Board elections! Don't forget to make your voice heard!
This year's candidates for the #ASLO Board of Directors represent a diverse range of perspectives and goals for the future of our #aquaticscience society. Before you log off and head into the weekend, take a moment to review their statements and cast your ballot.
www.aslo.org/vote-in-the-...
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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✨Editor's Pick✨

Organic and inorganic radiocarbon ages resolve the origin and dynamics of carbon in #LakeGeneva.

Read Associate Editor Maximilian Lau's highlight of White et al. (2025) in @eos.org :

🔗 eos.org/editor-highl...

#AGUPubs #Carbon #Ecosystems
Organic Radiocarbon Reveals its Inorganic Ancestry in Lake Geneva - Eos
Organic and inorganic radiocarbon ages resolve the origin and dynamics of carbon in the largest natural lake of Western Europe.
eos.org
May 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Madrid: 2018: Führt fast überall Tempo 30 ein
Helsinki: 2018: Führt fast überall Tempo 30 ein
Oslo: 2019: Führt fast überall Tempo 30 ein
Brüssel: 2021: Führt flächendeckend Tempo 30 ein
Paris: 2021: Führt fast überall Tempo 30 ein
Amsterdam: 2023: Führt fast überall Tempo 30 ein
Berlin: 2025👇
April 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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"Die ökologische Resilienz und die Versorgung mit Umweltgütern wird uns in Europa als erstes um die Ohren fliegen." (ab 2:10 ff)
Der mit Abstand sinnvollste Beitrag in der gestrigen Sendung von hart aber fair kommt von @beyond-ideology.bsky.social.

Wir vergessen derzeit komplett die ökologische Dimension. Klima wird, wenn überhaupt, nur den Grünen zugeordnet & gleichzeitig werden wir global nur 🇪🇺 bestehen können.
April 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM