Ruth Mottram (@IceClimate@pixelfed.social) The sea ice factory: the North water polynya has a very far northern boundary in the Kane basin this year. #EarthArt #SeaIce #Copernicus #EObrowser #polynya #Greenland

The sea ice factory: North Water polynya captured by #Sentinel2 on 17th April

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Williamstown, Mass. Coal Williamstown, Mass. Prototype inspiration for Railway Heritage Models Kit Williamstown, Mass. is located one station west of Nort...

Hahaha. Right?! They are abandoned coal silos! whiteriverdivision.blogspot.com/2012/02/will...

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I was on a boat today, too!! Slightly different vibes?

Publisher's Note: The Top 10 Cutest Waterfalls In Iceland Media research in the past decade has established that feedback online, first from clicks, then from social media interaction, has...

Come for the headline, stay for the content. Well played, Grapevine! Support your (local) independent media!! grapevine.is/mag/2026/04/...

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Who's gonna be in Helsinki with me next year?!

Fog is a vital water resource. Could it disappear in a warming world? California program promises serious attention to an “underdog” area of research

Neat story from @hannah-richter.bsky.social on researchers' latest efforts to pierce the fog around fog.

Okay, this claim kind of exploded without any real confirmation. Here is a statement from an NSF spokesperson, in response to my query, which clarifies that the LTER program is NOT being closed.

(Existing sites will be renewed, but there will not be new sites added this year.)

Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Worth a read to get an idea of what has happened at NASA over the past 15 months. We remain cheery and hopeful despite everything. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

I'm still constantly amazed they work. I know it's easy to get blasé about them because they're important for fieldwork. But, legit I kinda can't believe the physics involved. So cool - and complicated!!

So cool!! Glad there was a lesson involved and not an emergency :-)

They let you fly one of those things?! I think I would have a similar reaction.

This is an interesting, if provocative perspective. I agree with most of what the authors say except I view the paradigm they advocate as more of a “yes and” rather than a replacement for our current understanding. 1/

A new paradigm for understanding Earth’s marine ice sheets Nature Geoscience - Grounding-line motion of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is driven by climate variability, challenging the assumption that the bed slope at the grounding line alone controls their...

We have a new perspective piece out at Nature Geoscience taking a critical view of how we talk about ice sheet stability and where we can go from here. Check it out! rdcu.be/faUdM

We are excited to announce the International Symposium on Ice Sheets, Glaciers & the Atmosphere in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 27 June to 2 July 2027.

Check out the first circular www.igsoc.org/wp-content/u... & www.uu.nl/igsutrecht for more

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How it started => how it's going (📷 Rod March/USGS)

The left photo is from 1986, and the right from 2002 after the Denali Earthquake triggered three giant landslides onto Black Rapids Glacier in Alaska.

IGS is proud to co-sponsor the Leh Indian Glaciology Summer School (LIGSS) 2026, centered on Remote Sensing of Glaciers. UG, PG, PhD & Postdocs are encouraged to apply: indianglaciologyschool.com/Years-Conten... cc @igs-egg.bsky.social

Geomorphtweeps - does anyone know of a bedrock canyon being carved by a single flood event? I know Mike Lamb @caltech.edu has published on some (Box Canyon and Canyon Lake Gorge) but are there others? Reskeet widely! 🧪⚒️

IGS Global Seminar: Harold Lovell | March 25 Topic: Glacier surges and surge hazards in a changing climate Speaker: Harold Lovell Institution: University of Portsmouth Zoom link to join.

I'll be talking about glacier surges online tomorrow (25th March) at 8pm (London time) as part of the @igsoc.bsky.social Global Seminar Series. Please do come along!

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Happy world glacier day! Here are a few from Alaska & Antarctica. Glaciers store most of the world’s freshwater and are sentinels of climate change.

Close up view of the terminus of Hubbard. A jagged cliff of light blue ice fills the middle of the scene. Darker (dirtier) ice is visible on the top of the glacier. Iceberg filled water takes up most of the lower half if the image.

A panorama of the entire terminus of Hubbard Glacier. A jagged cliff of bluish ice stretches from on edge of the picture to another. The surface of the glacier on the left hand side is dark due to moraine debris. The edge of a small island is visible in the foreground. A number of icebergs (mostly blue, but one black from debris) have accumulated along the shore. Ice filled water sits between the island the glacier terminus. Cloud shrouded mountains sit in the background.

Aerial view of a bay (Yakutat below, Disenchantment above) with a large glacier at its head (Hubbard). Hubbard's ice is curving around some mountains before ending in the bay. Another glacier (Valerie) joins Hubbard from the left, with a dark moraine separating the two. Snow covered mountains sit behind and to either side of the glaciers.

It's the World Day for Glaciers, so here are a few views of one of my favorites, Hubbard Glacier. It is North America's longest tidewater glacier and is (currently) in less dire straits than its neighbors in southeast Alaska due to its large and high accumulation area in the St. Elias Mtns. ⚒️

Bluesky, we need your help to count walrus! 🦭

Previously on "Walrus from Space", volunteers like you sifted through around 500,000 satellite images to support our conservation research.

Now we're asking the you to help us count the walrus in those images 👀

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International Glaciological Society 🌍 Welcome to the International Glaciological Society (IGS) YouTube Channel! ❄️ This is your hub for glaciology seminars presented by leading researchers from around the world. Dive into insightful di...

Yesterday's IGS Global Seminar Series features 3 early career scientists, Emma Liu, Natasha Morgan-Witts, and Jeremy Brooks! Recording posted at www.youtube.com/@igsoc - more info on upcoming (and previous) talks at www.igsoc.org/events/igs-g...

Opinion: It’s not you, it’s the glacier A field guide to coping with a breakup measured in 160 feet per year.

As someone experiencing a fraught relationship with a different retreating glacier I find Naomi Klouda’s essay in ADN delightful and affirming! Read!

Opinion: It’s not you, it’s the glacier www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Monday, Day 1: Polar Film Festival (PFF) theme: Through an Artistic Lens.

Access all films, see the daily highlights, read a mini-blog from the filmmakers, and register for Friday's Filmmaker's Roundtable at: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Why did glaciers reach their peak size at such different times during the last Ice Age? 🏔️❄️

New research led by VAW colleague Lukas Rettig explores why some Alpine glaciers stayed massive while others retreated. The secret? It’s all about seasonality.

I’m very biased here, but thanks for the important message of support for societal journals! @igsoc.bsky.social

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‼️ The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is hiring 5 PhD candidates across Arctic science fields!

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Antarctic Science Bursaries | Apply for an ASI Bursary Information and minimum criteria on applying for an Antarctic science bursary

Hi all, the ❄️ Antarctic Science International Bursary ❄️ is open until 20 March! £6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work www.antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an... Apply here! 👇👇 please share/repost