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Astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Main interests are the Milky Way and the Local Volume. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@brunthal, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
👤 Joined on 02 June 2025
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@brunthal.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBlackout in Spanien: Ursache laut Medien ein Stromausfall in einem Umspannwerk, die Informationen basieren auf der Aussage der spanischen Energieministerin: „Una pérdida de generación en una subestación en Granada.“ Ein peinlicher Übersetzungsfehler! 1/15
Show PostOH NO! I have been told that any chemical that we use in our lab that is not on some per-approved list must be treated as hazardous. Even calcium carbonate? I asked. Yes, I was told. OK, but I now want the math building to be declared a super fund site because of all of the chalk dust present.
Show PostI get annoyed at the narrative that all the awareness and work on climate change hasn't done anything. Yes, global CO₂ emissions indeed continue to climb, but we don't know the counterfactual. When I was in grad school, we were on track for 5°C of warming. Now it's below 3°C. That's progress.
Show PostManche glauben, dass wir für unsere Energie "vom Ausland abhängig" geworden sind, weil wir einmal für 2,3 Millionen € mehr Strom aus dem Ausland importiert haben als exportiert, stören sich aber nicht daran, dass wir 2024 für 69 MILLIARDEN € Öl, Kohle und Gas importieren.
Show PostPretty excited to now have solar panels on the house. Took a bit to figure out what'd work, but really neat seeing how efficient photovoltaics are now: just drinks even the midwinter photons
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