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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible! Thanks for sharing!

Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 2d

What’s it like to sleep in a tent in #Antarctica? If you like white noise, it’s great! All of our work in Antarctica collecting ice cores to learn about past climate is funded by the US National Science Foundation and the United States Antarctic Program. Teams head south again in November.

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.bsky.social · 5d

🚨New paper 🚨@natgeosci.nature.com Greenlandification of Antarctica - comment by me + colleagues @dmidk.bsky.social @eo4cryo.bsky.social + @universityofleeds.bsky.social showing how Antarctica increasingly resembles Greenland- drawing on a mass of work from @esaclimate.bsky.social

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The Greenlandification of Antarctica

Nature Geoscience - Climate and ice sheet processes in Antarctica increasingly reflect those observed earlier in Greenland. Applying process insights from Greenland can improve projections of...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 8d

Similar/identical language for NSF. Here's my transcription of an email shared with me by staff.

President Trump opposes a government shutdown and strongly supports the enactment of H.R. 5371, which is a clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government through November 21, and already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands. If Congressional Democrats maintain their current posture and refuse to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded before midnight on September 30, 2025, federally appropriated funding will lapse.

A funding lapse will result in certain government activities ceasing due to a lack of appropriated funding. In addition, designated pre-notified employees of this agency would be temporarily furloughed. P.L. 116-1 would apply.

The agency has contingency plans in place for executing an orderly shutdown of activities that would be affected by any lapse in appropriations forced by Congressional Democrats.

Brian Stone
Performing the Duties of the Director

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 9d

The NSF most certainly has very fancy telescopes at South Pole Station due to its cold, dry, stable atmosphere that is in darkness 6 months of the year!

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 9d

Trying to engage more about US Antarctic science and presence, mostly over on IG and TikTok (3 min video limit here, clipped).
🙏 ❄️ @icy_pete

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 21d

And that was just my weirdest day at that location! Thanks for watching…

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 26d

Also yest (same day as NSF update): house CJS committee markup encourages NSF getting another ship… in committee markup report linked here: appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar... @carlosmoffat.com

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 27d

Sharing bad news from the horse’s mouth… you’re welcome I guess 🙃

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 27d

NSF: The vessel [US Antarctic research vessel NB Palmer] is planned to be returned to the operator after a final cruise in October 2025.  
www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/upda... @carlosmoffat.com

Update on Nathaniel B. Palmer

www.nsf.gov

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 29d

Okay so I’m still not too deep into social media… thanks for the gut check 😆

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 29d

Forgive my poor attempt at a proper YouTubey clickbaity thumbnail… probably should be more thoughtful editing and releasing this but how often do we just show what a science sample recovery mission looks like?? And icebreaker + heli supported ice coring has only happened maybe 2-3 times before…

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · 29d

What does an Antarctic expedition look like?

👀 ~90 min 2023-24 ice core mission to the Amundsen Sea, led by KOPRI (🇰🇷) w/ support from the US National Science Foundation.

Our 2x150m cores will give the first 100yr history of climate & environment near critical glaciers. youtu.be/K168bORpHTg?...

Full Antarctic Ice Core Expedition By Ship & Helicopter | RAICA 23-24 Canisteo Pen., Amundsen Sea

YouTube video by Peter Neff

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Committee on Oversight & Government Reform is conducting oversight of coordination of federal agencies in advancing national research & other priorities in Antarctica, including U.S. Department of State’s & U.S. Department of Defense’s respective approaches." oversight.house.gov/release/over...

Oversight Committee Seeks Information on U.S. Strategy in Antarctica Amid Rising Presence of Foreign Adversaries - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 27

US Antarctic colleagues: If your representatives are on this committee I’d encourage you to reach out to them to learn about their perspective and share yours. oversight.house.gov/subcommittee...

Full Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Committee on Oversight & Government Reform is conducting oversight of coordination of federal agencies in advancing national research & other priorities in Antarctica, including U.S. Department of State’s & U.S. Department of Defense’s respective approaches." oversight.house.gov/release/over...

Oversight Committee Seeks Information on U.S. Strategy in Antarctica Amid Rising Presence of Foreign Adversaries - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

oversight.house.gov

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Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Aug 27

IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust - important for confidence in future projections.

The largest disparities were due to underestimated dynamic mass loss of ice sheets

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Evaluating IPCC Projections of Global Sea‐Level Change From the Pre‐Satellite Era

IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust The largest disparities between projections and observations were due to underestimated ...

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our internat’l colleagues already vow to support US Antarctic science in light of cuts & bare-minimum congressional support, paying back generosity from when the US was a leader in Antarctica. We’re lucky to have such colleagues as those at Korea Polar RI & others. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...

Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 20

We in the US are teeing up internat’l colleagues. Step up, remind the world you have newer, better vessels than NBP. Use our dysfunction to demonstrate your leadership & secure continued funding for national assets that help secure global & national security through better understanding Antarctica.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 19

The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research

U.S. Researchers May Never Probe Deep into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Again Without This Ship

The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research

www.scientificamerican.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Aug 15

This shouldn’t be a controversial position in the United States.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 7

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We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Aug 11

Feeling this too!

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Jul 30

The “report” is a bad high-school level write up falling over itself to be contrarian and look askew from any serious examination of climate change and its impacts. It coming under the auspices of DOE is the only thing lending it any credibility, unfortunately.

molly taft @mollytaft.com · Jul 30

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work

A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.

www.wired.com

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · Jul 30

Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:

Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector

If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...

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Dr. Peter Neff @icy-pete.bsky.social · Jul 30

Nat Geo would kill for legit science-driven adventure like they found in “For Winter,” over content less credibly grounded in pursuit of knowledge +humans pushing limits. Instead they’ve (Disney?) gotten cold feet & deeply disrespected my colleague Ali & her family. defector.com/why-did-nati...

Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector

If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...

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