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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · Aug 13

Update, 6:00 a.m. Wednesday:

The water level on Mendenhall River currently stands above 16 feet -- a new record for glacial outburst flood height.

The river reached major flood stage around 1 a.m. and is still forecast to peak between 8 a.m. and noon.

What are you seeing where you are?

Live updates as Juneau's glacial outburst flood now expected to crest Wednesday morning

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning and forecast of more than 16 feet for Mendenhall River. That record peak is expected Wednesday morning.

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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · Jul 25

🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share:

We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.

If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Toward a June record for iso 0°C this week end in the Alps! 🥵📈

Current record is 4912 m (18 juin 2017) and modeling show it could reach 5200 m on Sat. 28th at 5:00 am! 😱

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These values will put the whole of the Alps in ice abalation zone! 🔥

www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/portrait/met...

Vers une chaleur record en altitude ? - MétéoSuisse

www.meteosuisse.admin.ch

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 31

#Glaciers2025 is drawing to a close. The last thematic sessions have just started, including this one on Climate Finance and Investment for Glacier Preservation and Adaptation. After that it’s the closing session and the end of a whirlwind but amazing three days.

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 30

Are you in Dushanbe for #Glaciers2025 #ICGP2025

Please join us this afternoon at 14:00 for:
THEMATIC SESSION 2: From Glaciers to Sea: Glaciers, Snowpack and Water Availability in a Changing Climate

in the Press Conference hall on the 2nd floor.
@iccinet.bsky.social #NVE

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 30

It’s all happening in Dushanbe at #Glaciers2025.
Excellent quote in the plenary this morning:
“"Glaciers preservation is not just the problem of countries with glaciers, it is a global crisis and requires a global response".
Glacier festival last night was amazing, too.

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 30

The importance of just one degree on glacier preservation - by holding temperature increase to +1.5°C, more than twice as much glacier mass remains compared with an increase of 2.7°C. “Our findings stress the need for stringent mitigation policies to ensure the long-term preservation of glaciers”.

International Cryosphere Climate Initiative @iccinet.bsky.social · May 29

Landmark study shows that our current emissions pathway will destroy over 75% of glacier ice globally, but ambitious mitigation (1.5°C) can still save twice as much

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C

Glaciers adapt slowly to changing climatic conditions, with long-term implications for sea-level rise and water supply. Using eight glacier models, we simulated global glacier evolution over multicent...

www.science.org

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 29

Collapse of brand new dam in khost province, Afghanistan.

Eye on Afghanistan @eyeonafgh.bsky.social · May 28

Dam in Khost Province collapse days after opening #Khaama #Afghanistan

Dam in Khost Province collapse days after opening

A dam in Khost Province collapsed just five days after its inauguration, causing concerns about construction quality and project oversight. Local sources in Khost province report that a small dam, built by the Taliban at a cost of 20 million Afghanis, was destroyed just five days after its inauguration. The dam is located in the […] The post Dam in Khost Province collapse days after opening appeared first on Khaama Press.

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Caroline Clason @carolineclason.bsky.social · May 29

Shocking scenes following the disintegration and collapse of the Birch Glacier. A stark example of the evolving nature of cryospheric hazards under rapid warming and deglaciation in mountain regions. Monitoring and early evacuation prevented a bigger human impact here.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten

Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.

www.bbc.com

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 27

Or even #Glaciers2025!

Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 27

Fieldwork last week on Langfjordjøkulen, a rapidly shrinking glacier in northern Norway, was a good warmup for the #DushanbeGlaciersConference this week here in Tajikistan. #Glaxiers2025

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 17

www.linkedin.com/posts/tashi-...

#climatejustice #sagarmathasambaad2025 #cryospherecrisis #indigenousvoices… | Tashi Lhazom

First one to get hit with climate crises and and the last one to receive help : the plight of Limi valley On the night of May 15, 2025, at exactly 10 p.m., the village of Til in Limi Valley—the land...

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · May 14

A tribute to a dying glacier, that has trained may budding glacier scientists, especially from Hindu Kush Himalaya countries. And an excellent article in FT about why this is important. It's not just this one glacier that has almost disappeared but many tens of thousands more in the HKH.

ICIMOD @icimod.bsky.social · May 13

Read more in this Financial Times piece: www.ft.com/content/78c1...

#Yala #RequiemForYala #YalaGlacier #1Point5IsTooHot #SaveOurSnow

Glacier gets Himalayan funeral as thousands of bodies of ice ‘die’

Scientists warn of a rapid acceleration in the loss of land glaciers, compounding climate change

www.ft.com

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ICIMOD @icimod.bsky.social · Apr 21

Record low Himalayan snow for the third year running jeopardizes water security for nearly 2 billion people across 12 major river basins. Learn more about this critical situation: www.icimod.org/press-releas...

Full report: doi.org/10.53055/ICI...

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Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · Apr 13

Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Mer de Glace
1969 | 2024

We are a world away from the 20th century climate, already in uncharted territories, and that's just the beginning! 😱

Losing glaciers through sole human emission should make us take action 🛑

But we are apathetic...

📷 @glacionaut / IG

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elDiario.es @eldiario.es · Apr 6

‘Casar’ glaciares para que tengan ‘hijos’: el Himalaya recupera una tradición ancestral para combatir la crisis climática

En las montañas del norte de Pakistán, el deshielo por el calentamiento global obliga a buscar todo tipo de soluciones, incluido el 'matrimonio' entre glaciares 'machos' y 'hembras', una antigua técni...

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · Apr 5

Properly mind-blowing event yesterday east of Annapurna II (NE face visible here, 7,937 m, Nepal)! 😱

Probably triggered by ice (+rock?) avalanche at high elev., given the reach and the absence of snow at the moment 🧊

The extent of the aerosol is... HUGE! ❄️🌪️

Source www.tiktok.com/@lakpasherpi...

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · Apr 1

❄️"The sooner we act to stabilize the #climate system, the more glacier ice will survive this century."

💭 After speaking at @un.org #WorldGlaciersDay celebrations, our SLC Member Shawn Marshall reflects on the urgent need to save #VanishingGlaciers.

🔗 mountainresearchinitiative.org/blog/hope-in...

Hope in the Ice: The Urgent Fight to Preserve Glaciers Before They Vanish

Glaciers are in the spotlight in 2025, through the UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) and the inaugural World Day of Glaciers on March 21. The latter event was celebrated with high...

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 21

Three generations of cryosphere leads at @icimod.bsky.social celebrating the first World Glaciers Day #GlacierDay2025

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 21

Celebrating glaciers at the world’s first #glacierday2025. And talking about the need to preserve them.
The Tajikistan minister of education and science has just given his opening remarks.

Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 20

I’m delighted to be in Paris for the Brainstorming session on the Decade of Action for Cryosphere Sciences and participating in two panels - on “socioeconomic impacts, vulnerability and adaptation” and on “policy, advocacy and campaigns”. Tomorrow is the first #WorldGlaciersDay #Glaciers2025

Keynote presentation for panel session on Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns

Panelist for session on Socioeconomic impact, vulnerability and adaptation. @nve

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Looking forward to this panel and discussion on Friday at #WorldDayOfGlaciers.

Clean Air Fund @cleanairfund.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join us on #WorldDayOfGlaciers (March 21) for a crucial talk on reducing black carbon emissions - a super pollutant accelerating glacier melt, worsening #AirPollution & harming human health🧊

Register to join online: bit.ly/4kwubwe

Event promotion for Black Carbon and Melting Glaciers: A Global Wake-Up Call - featuring speakers Dr Heidi Sevestre and Dr Miriam Jackson.

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Great skiing near #Lygna at the weekend but shockingly little snow for the time of year.

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Miriam Jackson @drmiriamjackson.bsky.social · Mar 4

4. Told you so.

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