Germany's deepest point celebrates 30th anniversary
In October 1994, the drilling for the deepest hole in Germany reached its final depth of more than 9 kilometres. A ceremony with an open day was held on site in Windischeschenbach (Bavaria).
View ArticleERC Synergy Grant for Dr Monika Korte
In the EU project GERACLE, an international team coordinated by the GFZ will investigate consequences of polarity reversals in the Earth's magnetic field. 3.3 of 10 mio euros will go to the GFZ.
View ArticleSurvivalists in the extreme climate of the Atacama Desert
New genetic methods can differentiate between the DNA of living and dead microorganisms. This enables deciphering the diversity of life and its processes under extreme conditions.
View ArticleProf. Sascha Brune on the expert panel of the NFDI
The committee advises the National Research Data Infrastructure NFDI. It aims to optimise the indexing, storage and access to the increasing amount of research data.
View ArticleBetter linking climate and biodiversity protection
‘We need to focus more on land use change,’ says Prof Martin Herold in an interview on the occasion of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP29 in Baku
View ArticleNoah Schmidt honoured as “Star of Education”
The IHK Potsdam honoured the most successful trainees of the year. Noah Schmidt completed his apprenticeship as an electronics technician at GFZ with an outstanding exam. Congratulations & interview
View ArticlePD Dr Heidi Kreibich honoured with Volker Medal
She was awarded the International Hydrology Prize by the IAHS, UNESCO and WMO for her work on analysing and managing flood risks at a conference in Brazil.
View ArticleAn “Early Warning System for All”
The long-term goal is an early warning system for all natural hazards and all the people on earth. Interview with Abror Gafurov on the occasion of the COP29 in Baku.
View ArticleERC grant for Ugur Öztürk's UrbanSlide project
The former post-doc from the ‘Earthquake Hazards and Dynamic Risks’ section will investigate the complex dynamics of the growing risk of landslides, particularly for tropical cities.
View Article2 mio euros in EU funding for Dr Sanja Panovska
The aim of her ERC Consolidator Grant project EXCURSION: The first data-based model of the Earth's magnetic field over the last 780,000 years, focussing on periods of magnetic weakness.
View ArticleObituary for Dr Achim Ohlert
The GFZ mourns the loss of Achim Ohlert (née Morschhauser). The colleague from Section 2.3 ‘Geomagnetism’ died on 9 November 2024 at the age of 41 after a long illness.
View ArticleHeat storage: successful research drilling
It provides important information for the construction of Berlin's largest heat storage facility in Adlershof. The aim is to store heat from renewable sources underground in summer for use in winter.
View ArticleStrengthening cooperation between the GFZ and Nepal
The Nepalese Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba visited the GFZ. In focus: cooperation on an innovative early warning system for natural disasters such as glacier and landslides.
View ArticleSatellite radar shows construction-related coastal subsidence in Florida
35 of 197 coastal structures examined on the barrier islands off Miami sank by up to eight centimetres in 2016-2023 – presumably due to the compaction of sand layers in the underground.
View ArticleGeothermal Congress 2024 in Potsdam: Positive outcome
The GFZ was the main scientific partner. GFZ researchers Lioba Virchow and Mikhail Tsypin won the poster competition for young scientists, Johannes Hart reached the final.
View Article20 years after the tsunami disaster
Thanks to the GITEWS (now InaTEWS) early warning system developed under the lead of the GFZ from 2005 to 2008, it is not only the Indian Ocean that is better prepared for such natural hazards today.
View ArticleHappy New Year 2025 – with a new name for the GFZ
As of 1 January 2025, the former “Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences” is known as “GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences”.
View ArticleConiferous forests: Climate effects of forest fires last for decades
The example of North America shows: For up to five decades, the changed height and tree canopy structure influences the heat exchange between forests and the atmosphere.
View ArticleDevastating fires in California: NASA's JPL also under threat
„The destruction caused by the fires is unbelievable. Our thoughts are with the people on the ground and we feel and fear with them,“ says Susanne Buiter, Scientific Director of the GFZ.
View ArticlePoster-Award for Dr Theresa Hennig
The head of the ‘Geochemistry of nuclear waste disposal’ working group presented her research about Neptunium migration in Opalinus Clay, with impact for radioactive waste confinement.
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