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Dry banks instead of expanses of water, trickles instead of torrents. With climate change, freshwater bodies are losing water. Researchers of IGB are investigating what this means for people and ecosystems. Over the next few weeks, they will answer 10 questions on the topic.

Dörthe Tetzlaff's team combined a mathematical model with field data to analyse the pathways of nitrate in the Demnitzer Mühlenfließ - a typical catchment in the north-eastern German lowlands with mixed landscape use.

Dörthe Tetzlaff's research group is studying a city’s water flows using Berlin as an example. The team focused on the extreme drought of the summers of 2018, 2019 and 2020.

IGB scientists gave feedback on the potential revision of the EU list of pollutants affecting surface and groundwater

Recent studies show that this greenhouse gas is also produced in oxygen-rich waters: various phytoplankton species emit methane. IGB researcher Dr Mina Bizic pooled the knowledge on methane formation by phytoplankton and discussed the possible consequences.

Every year, the German Limnological Society (DGL) awards the Schwoerbel Benndorf Prize to three outstanding young scientists. This year’s 1st and 3rd place went to two young IGB researchers.

The Gerhart-Hauptmann-Gymnasium in Berlin-Friedrichshagen participates in the project "S.O.S. - Schools of Sustainability" of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Today they visited IGB.

July and August brought heavy rain and flooding in some places. More than enough precipitation to make up for the recent dry years, one might think. But it is not that simple! IGB researchers show that groundwater levels and soil moisture remain below normal.