Strengthening 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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