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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · 18d

Last week Prof. Paolo Tarolli joined InnoWeek 2025 in Tashkent 🇺🇿 — a global event connecting #innovators of #agritech, researchers & policymakers.
🎤 He gave an invited talk on science communication for climate-smart futures, met inspiring international colleagues, and was interviewed on national TV!

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · 25d

🌾 New #iScience paper! We explore barriers between science, farm practices & policy, proposing a framework to connect scientists, policymakers & farmers for a sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture.

Link here: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

#ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture #SciencePolicy

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Sep 18

The season for our evapotranspiration tower in Molinella (RO) has come to a close for the year.

Yesterday, a few of our group members collected the last bit of data and removed the instrumentation to be stored elsewhere over the winter.

Time for data analysis!

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Sep 15

Our group took part in two major rice events last week!🌾
Prof. Paolo Tarolli spoke on extreme weather & water scarcity in agriculture at the European Rice Convention 2025 🇪🇸.
Dr. Aurora Ghirardelli presented research on coastal risiculture in the Po Delta at the International Rice Festival Riso’ 🇮🇹.

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Aug 22

PhD available in our group!! Join us! Deadline is fast approaching: 26 August 2025, 1pm CEST

Paolo Tarolli @paolotarolli.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣 PhD position available in my research research group at the University of Padova!
👩‍💻 skills in programming and data cloud analysis.
👉 details for application here: www.tesaf.unipd.it/en/research/...
⏰ deadline 26 August 2025, 1 pm CEST
#phd #university #scholarship #phdstudent #ai #agriculture

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Paolo Tarolli @paolotarolli.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣 PhD position available in my research research group at the University of Padova!
👩‍💻 skills in programming and data cloud analysis.
👉 details for application here: www.tesaf.unipd.it/en/research/...
⏰ deadline 26 August 2025, 1 pm CEST
#phd #university #scholarship #phdstudent #ai #agriculture

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Aug 4

Last week, our PI, Prof. Tarolli, was in Singapore attending the 2025 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual General Meeting, where he convened a session alongside esteemed colleagues and gave a presentation!

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jul 29

Field season kicks off in the Alps! 🇮🇹⛰️
Last Friday, PhD researcher Na Mulun and team conducted drone-based remote sensing and soil infiltration tests in Malga Table, Trentino.
#Fieldwork #RemoteSensing #AlpineResearch #ClimateChange

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jul 28

❗️PhD Position Alert at UNIPD 🇮🇹
Join our #research team on:
“𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀”❗️

PhD funded by 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀.𝗿.𝗹.

All details here:
🔗 www.tesaf.unipd.it/en/research/...

⏰ Deadline: Aug 26, 2025
#PhD #AI #ClimateTech

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 27

📄 New in Land Degradation & Development!
Soil conservation measures boosted soil organic carbon by 30.3% across China 🇨🇳
➡️ 846 datasets analyzed
💧 Soil moisture is key
🤝 In collaboration with Inner Mongolia University
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 23

Last week, Dr. Aurora Ghirardelli and Vincenzo Baldan started the third sampling season in the Po River Delta 🇮🇹!

As part of the PNRR Agritech project within the 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘇𝗶𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗼, the collected data will inform the ongoing assessment of seawater intrusion into the cropland. 🌊🌾

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 18

📣 call for papers! Join us in this amazing 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 organized by our PI Prof. Paolo Tarolli 👉Title: “Earth-Surface Processes in the Anthropocene: Human Impact, Climate Change & Geomorphological Responses”
📜Journal: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
📅Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 16

Last week, some of our group members ventured into the corn fields of Molinella, Rovigo, to collect the first data from our evapotranspiration tower.

We hope that in the coming weeks and months, as we collect more data, we can use it to validate remote sensing datasets.

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 7

🏔️ On the 05 June our PI Prof. Paolo Tarolli delivered an invited keynote presentation titled “Landslides and Landscape Evolution” at the 42nd Environment Day conference hosted by Italy’s prestigious Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Roma.

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Jun 2

Prof. Paolo Tarolli & Dr. Aurora Ghirardelli visited TIIAME National Research Univ. 🇺🇿 to discuss future collaborations, give lectures on #ClimateAdaptation, new #technologies & #SoilSalinization, and speak at a conference at the 🇺🇿 Ministry of Higher Education and Innovation Development Agency. 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇿

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · May 27

🌾 New article in Cell Reports Sustainability explores how #climatechange threatens not only food systems but also cultural landscapes and traditions.
A global research effort calling for culturally informed sustainability.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...
#FoodSecurity #CulturalHeritage #Agroecology

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · May 12

🌽 LiCor 710 sensor installed in a corn field near Molinella (Rovigo), northern Italy!
Our team members Massimiliano Nicola Lippa, Vincenzo Baldan, and Francesco Bettella (TESAF) set up the station to monitor evapotranspiration and support smarter irrigation planning.
#LiCor #fieldwork

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · May 3

🌍 EGU2025 ended successfully in Vienna!
Our group (Univ. of Padova, PI: Paolo Tarolli) was proud to share our latest research and connect with the global geoscience community.

Looking forward to future exchanges and collaborations! 💬

#EGU25 #Geoscience #ClimateChange

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · May 1

🌍 Our amazing research group is actively participating in the is at #EGU25 in Vienna! We’re excited to connect and exchange insights with the global geoscience community.
📅 Don’t miss the rest of our team’s presentations!
#Geoscience #RemoteSensing #ClimateChange

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 25

🙌 Join our amazing research group at the EGU2025 @egu.eu General Assembly!! We will present so many interesting works, see below our calendar for daily schedule 👇 See you soon in #Wien 😎
#egu #egu25 #earthscience #conference

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 25

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 23

We are glad to share a new paper in Geoarchaeology, co-authored by our PI Prof. Paolo Tarolli, as part of the European TerrACE project.

📖 Open access: doi.org/10.1002/gea....

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earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 11

Last week we installed a new #weatherstation in Fossò (Venice) for the #PNRR Agritech project 🇪🇺🇮🇹. It will monitor key climate data to support research on evaporation and water storage for irrigation.

#agriculture #research #waterstorage #agrometeorology #irrigation

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Europe is reporting extreme weather swings: a cold front brought snow and frost damage to crops in eastern regions, with temps 10°C below average. Additionally, a warm front from Africa is expected, with temps rising over 10°C above average in the same areas.

Fig. 1 and 2 Source: Pivotal weather

earthsurfs.bsky.social @earthsurfs.bsky.social · Apr 4

🌍🚨The Mediterranean diet — celebrated for its health benefits and cultural richness — is under growing threat due to climate change.
Higher temperatures and shifting seasons are driving up food prices and threatening the agricultural backbone of the region.

www.aa.com.tr/en/environme...

Climate change threatens Mediterranean diet and agriculture, experts warn

Rising temperatures and extreme weather are reducing crop yields and driving up food prices, threatening region's healthy diet, say experts - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

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