We used the spring 2020 #COVID19 wave as 'natural experiment' to assess the role of various #lockdown policies in decreasing #pollution and related mortality. Strong effects of school/workplace closure and stay-at-home, less from travel restrictions. Read: nature.com/articles/s4159…

Just a minute, be right back "While cars were loading in the bike lane, we paused car traffic to create a safe route for bikes." ~@safestreetrebel in #SanFrancisco

Unsere neueste Arbeit, gerade erschienen in #Nature zeigt, dass unser Immunsystem dreimal das Spike Protein gesehen haben muss um eine qualitativ hochwertige Immunantwort aufzubauen. Wichtig: eine Durchbruchsinfektion muss da auch anerkannt werden!

15% of carbon emissions caused by 1% of the population.

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Top Climate Home News piece - Germany is greenwashing its fossil gas shopping trip by using empty promises of green hydrogen. Naturally: partnering with a fossil exporting government that's become convinced of its own greenwashed legacy. mailchi.mp/climatehome/ge…

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“Compounding events are happening in many places, and it creates severe impacts for vulnerable populations” This was the theme of our panel “Compounding heat and flood events” during the Understanding Risk Conference 2022 Great speaking w/ you Steffen Lohrey, Andrew Kruczkiewicz and Pietro!

The 7.8-magnitude #earthquake that struck #conflict-affected population at the Turkish-Syrian border, during freezing temperature, is a further confirmation of the importance of investigating #compound events in fragile contexts.

working with Bruno is a pre-doc dream job for anyone interested in climate change and/or spatial economics. Bruno is the best!

Heatwave in Europe Mediterranean 5°C hotter than it should be North Atlantic Ocean surface hotter than it has ever been. Why are you not worried about this? This is not weather. This is shattering climate records This is #ClimateChange

Very good explainer of different temperature metrics, a must-read for understanding current media discourses on heat.

Surprising. Astounding. Staggering. Unnerving. Bewildering. Flabbergasting. Disquieting. Gobsmacking. Shocking. Mind boggling.

Shallow circulation, lots of moisture, strong IVT convergence right downstream of the center, propagation along baroclinic zone. At this stage, Storm Ciarán's dynamics resembles the one of a diabatic Rossby vortex, making it similar to the infamous storm Lothar (1999). (1/7)

Temperature Update for April 2024 Warmest April to be directly measured. Our 12-month moving-average now stands at 1.65 °C (2.97 °F) above the 1850-1900 average. El Niño weakens further, ending soon. 2024 likely be the warmest or 2nd warmest year. berkeleyearth.org/april-2024-tem… 1/

Lebenswerte Straßen ja, aber rein kommerziell geplant? Fanmeile im Reuterkiez / Friedelstraße. Zugang für Anlieger nur mit Ausweiskontrolle? Ist das echt, Jochen Biedermann? Kein Bezirkslogo, nichts. Bleibt da wenigstens finanziell was beim Bezirk hängen? Tagesspiegel Berlin

More than 500 people die in extreme heat conditions during Hajj. Extreme heat is a deadly reality in more and more places. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Humidity matters when studying heat, and heat extremes are rapidly getting worse. Very grateful to have been able to discuss and learn more about this timely topic at the Extreme Heat Workshop at Columbia University. U.S. National Science Foundation Columbia Climate School NOAA