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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Attention: Early-career researchers from developing countries & countries in transition!

Are you interested in becoming a Chapter Scientist and supporting author teams for #IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report?

Apply by 18 Oct 2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/10/07/c...

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 5h

Welcome to the Anthropocene. 🫠

Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

www.theguardian.com

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 4d

Something to keep in mind before getting too excited about these new ski planes…

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 6d

Our Center for Ice Sheet & Sea Level Predictions (cisp.dtu.dk) is looking for a post-doctoral fellow to integrate satellite observations into ice-flow simulations.

efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
(deadline 24/10/2025)

Funded by @novo-nordisk.bsky.social
Based at @dtucryo.bsky.social

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 9d

Denmark — once again leading the way on climate action — releases its plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 72% compared to 1990 baseline.

This is how we win the fight against climate change folks! 👊🌏

Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet @klimaministeriet.bsky.social · 9d

Klimaprogram 2025 er ude!

Find det her og læs om Danmarks vej til 2030-målet, skridt for skridt, ton for ton: www.kefm.dk/aktuelt/nyhe...

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 10d

The Arctic faces accelerating climate change, but the U.S. continues to slash its budget for polar science. Critical research is being defunded. We can't afford to ignore the poles — what happens there affects us all.

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10d

"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."

"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."

After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 10d

Hey ice-sheet modellers! 👋

The next Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (ISMIP) workshop will be hosted in Copenhagen (at GEUS) 23-25 March 2026. Details to follow!

Learn more about ISMIP at: www.ismip.org

Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project

ISMIP7 is the Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP7 (pronounced `IZ-mip`) Melt of Earth's ice sheets is already contributing to flooding experienced by coastal communities, globally. ISM...

www.ismip.org

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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 14d

Someone had to say it

Trump delivers dumbest climate speech of all time

The president's easily-debunked 10-minute climate tirade at the U.N. was so stupid and unoriginal, it was actually kind of funny.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 14d

To put this in context, Xi Jinping joined the forum by videolink to reiterate China’s climate action ambitions to 2035. 👇

Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 14d

At the UN Climate Summit today, many of Canada's allies will reaffirm & strengthen their commitment to climate action—but PM Carney will be notably absent.

Amid increasing uncertainty over this government's climate approach, we need to know: is Canada in, or out?

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Canada’s absence from UN high-level climate summit sows confusion and uncertainty - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)

Prime Minister Carney’s last-minute withdrawal from the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit today sends an embarrassing signal.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 15d

Today, we launched the biggest thing that Project Drawdown has ever done -- the Drawdown Explorer.

It is the world's *ultimate* guide to effective climate action.

The latest data, the best science... brought down to actionable *here and now* recommendations.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Sep 4

If this scene interests you, we're looking for a post-doctoral fellow to join this project. Deadline 30 Sep 2025.

GEUS Jobs posting: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Explore Ice-Flow and Fractures: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Continuum Mechanics

We are looking for a new postdoctoral fellow to join us at the Department of Glaciology and Climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Th

candidate.hr-manager.net

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Semper Crevasses project is keeping us busy on the ice sheet this week! Here's the view into one of Greenland's newest crevasses, which has opened in recent months at 2000 m elevation above sea-level about 100 km inland from Ilulissat Glacier front.

🎥 Anders Graver / Humbug Films

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 16d

Hard to ignore that the selected US authors in WGI dropped from 25 in AR6 to 15 in AR7. The US withdrawl from IPCC process perhaps forced folks to seek nomination through second-country and/or observer organizations, resulting in a smaller US nominee pool?

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 22d

NEW – Analysis: IPCC’s seventh assessment has record-high representation from global south | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @ipcc.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/oWaFHt0

Percentage of global south scientists on the authorship teams of IPCC assessment reports (AR), special reports (SR) and methodology reports (MR). Chart by Carbon Brief.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 23d

Yup, the world is as crazy as ever, but climate change is still happening. 👇

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 23d

This summer’s droughts, heat waves and floods have cost the European Union an estimated €43 billion this year.

This knocks nearly half a percentage point off the region’s economic output, according to a study published today.

Climate change is burning a €43B hole in Europe’s pocket

Global warming is making droughts, fires and floods more likely.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 24d

You’re definitely not alone if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis!

SHIFT Guide is a fantastic resource for mapping out climate actions that match your individual situation.

Give it a whirl to remind yourself of the impact you can make!

🌍👊

jointheshift.earth/guide/?journ...

SHIFT Guide - SHIFT

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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · Sep 6

New starter pack with @ipcc.bsky.social #AR7 scientists (bureau, authors, REs)! Full list: apps.ipcc.ch/report/autho...
For SR cities scientists see separate starter pack!
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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Sep 4

If this scene interests you, we're looking for a post-doctoral fellow to join this project. Deadline 30 Sep 2025.

GEUS Jobs posting: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Explore Ice-Flow and Fractures: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Continuum Mechanics

We are looking for a new postdoctoral fellow to join us at the Department of Glaciology and Climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Th

candidate.hr-manager.net

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our 'Semper Crevasses' project is a collaboration with @dtucryo.bsky.social and is kindly supported by
@carlsbergfondet.dk

#PostdocOpportunity #AcademicJobs #EarlyCareerResearcher #PostdocLife #ClimateScience #Cryosphere #IceSheet #Glaciology #Seismology #Geoscience #GreenlandIceSheet #Greenland

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Sep 4

👋Hey ice fans! We’re looking for a post-doctoral fellow to join our glaciology team! 👇

Call: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes, please, if it’s possible! 🤞

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yes, we’re also wondering what happens when meltwater meets these inland mega-crevasses. At the moment, there is little runoff at 2000 m elevation, but this will clearly not be the case in the future.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Not sure if it’s possible to do structure from motion from a regular drone video? Perhaps it needs to be photos and a simpler geometry.

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

The crevasse in the field are >2 km long. The width of this one is probably <5 m on this stretch. We dropped a LiDAR in a similar crevasse last year, something like 40-60 m deep.
This one looks deeper (to me!).

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our Semper Crevasses project is kindly supported by @carlsbergfondet.dk

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William Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Semper Crevasses project is keeping us busy on the ice sheet this week! Here's the view into one of Greenland's newest crevasses, which has opened in recent months at 2000 m elevation above sea-level about 100 km inland from Ilulissat Glacier front.

🎥 Anders Graver / Humbug Films

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