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Research and teaching in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich. Managed by D-USYS Comms team. #usyslife #usysscience #usysawards #usysstudents
Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften (D-USYS), ETH ZĆ¼rich
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š±šReducing copper use in #viticulture works best when measures are combined. A study of 489 Swiss farms reveals a combination of prevention, efficiency, and system redesign cut use by ~0.65 kg/ha/year. @zarantonello.bsky.social @robertfinger.bsky.social
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Water leaves fingerprints š§
Tracerāaided models show how water is stored, mixed, and released across Earthās Critical Zoneācrucial for better climate projections and sustainable water management in a warming world.
eos.org/editors-vox/... #AGUPublication @harshberia.bsky.social #CriticalZone
Come and visit! š¦“š¬The guided "ETH Zurich Tour: Under the Skin" offers rare insights from our Anatomical Collection of Domestic Animals ā from complete skeletons to visible pathological changes.
š 2 June, 6:15 PM | š£ļø Tour in German
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Rainy Davos, sharp questions: At the USYS Conference 2026, researchers from our department DāUSYS @ethz.ch discussed how science can keep pace with societal change.
#FutureOfScience #USYS
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š Europas FlĆ¼sse werden wƤrmer. @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social erklƤrt im @srfnews.bsky.social TagesgesprƤch, warum #Flusshitzewellen Risiken fĆ¼r Fische, Trinkwasser & Energie bergen ā und bisher unterschƤtzt wurden.
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How can forestry, agriculture and water management prepare for climate change? šš²š§
New web apps from the #NCCSImpacts research programme help to better assess risks and plan how to best adapt.
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#ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #Forestry #Agriculture #WaterManagement
šš¤ A new AI model, called the "Earth System Foundation Model", has learned the fundamental relationships between the atmosphere, the land surface and the water cycle ā despite missing data.
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#AIforClimate #EnvironmentalSciences #ETHZurich
šæšŖ“š "Flying Scents ā of Plants and People" opens in Zurich cinemas on 14 May. The documentary features ETH Professor Consuelo De Moraes and her assistant Emanuel Devers, and explores how plants communicate, bridging science, art, and environmental research.
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How do we restore wetland forests to their original state?
A synthesis report from the Translational Centre Biodiversity Conservation offers handsāon, scienceābased guidance for practitioners restoring these vital ecosystems. š±š #WetlandRestoration #Biodiversity
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Are you interested in flowering plants, pollinators or Alps? Plant Ecology Group at ETH ZĆ¼rich is looking for a PhD student! I can warmly recommend the group! The meadows of the study area are simply amazing to anyone interested in biodiversity! Application DL 30.6.
@ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social
Copper is widely used in Swiss viticultureābut is increasingly under pressure due to environmental risks. A new study by ETH Zurich shows how its use can be reduced. Which measures make the difference...
Waterās natural fingerprints reveal how itās stored, mixed, and released through the Earthās Critical Zone, potentially improving Earth System models in a rapidly warming world.
Rain instead of alpine sunshine set the tone as around 100 researchers from D-USYS gathered in Davos to discuss the future of science. The atmosphere was focused and engagedāat times reflectiveāshaped...
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FlĆ¼sse sind in den letzten 40 Jahren jedes Jahrzehnt um 0.5 Grad wƤrmer geworden, insgesamt um 2 Grad. Dies zeigen erste Resultate des Forschungsprojekts zu Flusshitzewellen. Das PhƤnomen werde unters...
New digital tools are helping the agriculture, forestry and water management to deal with the challenges posed by climate change.
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Gaps in data andĀ difficultātoācompareĀ datasetsĀ limit what climate and weatherĀ AIĀ models can reliably predict. Researchers from the ETH DomainĀ haveĀ now introducedĀ an AI model that helps close these gap...
