Record soil moisture in May increased the June flood
05.06.2013|Potsdam: The catastrophic floods in the south and east of Germany were substantially intensified in that the soils were saturated with moisture by the wet spring. The heavy rains could…

Samstag, 8. Juni 2013, 16 bis 24 Uhr | Unsere Erde ist ein dynamischer Planet, der sich ständig verändert. Zu seiner Erforschung wird eine Fülle von Methoden und Geräten eingesetzt.

Auch im dritten Jahr: British Council proudly presents FameLab Drei Minuten Zeit, ein Quadratmeter Platz. Nicht mehr. Kein PowerPoint. Nur das, was man am Körper tragen kann. Und damit das eigene Forschungsgebiet kurz, knapp, verständlich und…

19.10.2012|Potsdam:
By using a new series of measurements of radiocarbon dates on seasonally laminated sediments from Lake Suigetsu in Japan, a more precise calibration of radiocarbon dating will be possible.

11.10.2012|Potsdam:
GFZ and THW strengthen cooperation on disaster prevention

15.10.2012|Potsdam:
41,000 years ago, a complete and rapid reversal of the geomagnetic field occured. Magnetic studies of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences on sediment cores from the Black Sea show that during this period, during the last…

23.10.2012|Potsdam:
Annual to decadal changes in the earth's magnetic field in a region that stretches from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean have a close relationship with variations of gravity in this area. From this it can be concluded that outer…

17.10.2012|Potsdam: A seasonally resolved flood reconstruction of the last 1600 years

15.11.2012|Brüssel:
Today in Brussels a workshop was held on the future role of geothermal energy in Europe's heat supply, initiated by the European Commission. The event "Future Utilization of Geothermal Energy in Urban Areas" concerning geothermal…

23.12.2011|Potsdam:
Every year for Christmas, the North American Air Defence Command NORAD posts an animation on their website, in which the exact flight path of Santa Claus’ sled led by reindeer Rudolf is precisely located…