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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 12d

I both love this chart, from @gelliottmorris.com's excellent Substack, and hope Trump never sees it

open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

Presidential approval ratings from W. Bush to Trump II. The former experienced something of a fillip thanks to a certain war

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Jul 2

Now is not the time to put funding on ice: Australian Antarctic field programs should be ambitious as the rule not the exception

- @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social Director Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social in today's Mercury newspaper ⬇️

www.themercury.com.au | @utas.edu.au | @imas-utas.bsky.social

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Research has shown that the North of England has missed out on so much transport funding, in what was described as a ‘decade of deceit’, that we could have built the equivalent of seven Elizabeth lines."

Study claims North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’

The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Geography at Durham @geogdurham.bsky.social · Apr 2

The spring 2025 edition of the geography department alumni newsletter is now available to view and download on the geography alumni website. You can also find interviews with alumni and a history of the geography department on the website. www.dur.ac.uk/departments/...

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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · May 16

A high-profile 'carbon capture' project doesn't even capture enough co2 to cover it's own pollution, making it a net emitter

Projects like this get plenty of soft media coverage of their promises, none have delivered

There is no silver bullet, climate pollution must be stopped at the source

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions

The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...

heimildin.is

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · Apr 25

This was a collaboration between Guy Paxman & Edmund Lea @geogdurham.bsky.social and myself! There's plenty here for #GeographyTeachers to support their GIS and cold environments teaching. @rgs-ibgschools.bsky.social @gasigict.bsky.social

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · Apr 25

I'm really pleased to highlight our Hidden Landscapes of Greenland Storymap Series, which was awarded a 2025 Silver Publisher's Award by the Geographical Association! You can find out more details here, inc. storymaps, a video, teacher resources and more: www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...

Hidden Landscapes of Greenland StoryMap Collection - AntarcticGlaciers.org

Introducing the Hidden Landscapes of Greenland StoryMap Collection Here is a collection of four Greenland StoryMaps covering the landscape beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet, launched as a collection in ...

www.antarcticglaciers.org

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Apr 15

Did you know how much of the power generation capacity added each year world-wide was in renewables?

2022 it was 80 %
2023 it was 86 %
2024 it was 92,5 %

Not because the whole world suddenly turned „woke“, but because it’s the cheapest!

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Mar 26

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Mar 26

👋🏻 🙋Thanks for doing this ! Really useful resource

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great to see you, Ryan. Safe travels home and we look forward to continuing all our collaborative work.

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Caroline Clason @carolineclason.bsky.social · Mar 17

A reminder that abstract submission for the @igsoc.bsky.social Symposium on Ice Streams & Outlet glaciers @geogdurham.bsky.social closes 24th March. We're looking forward to presentations from both contemporary & palaeo perspectives to encourage cross-pollination of ideas & research approaches! ❄️⚒️🧪

Caroline Clason @carolineclason.bsky.social · Feb 13

⚒️🧪 Registration & abstract submission for the
@igsoc.bsky.social Symposium on Ice Streams & Outlet Glaciers, hosted at @geogdurham.bsky.social from 21st-25th July 2025, is now open! ❄️ Abstracts can be submitted until 24th March & registration is open until 5th May: pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · Mar 15

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · Mar 15

Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.

He's a eugenicist.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

www.nytimes.com

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Andy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · Feb 21

Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic.
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University -

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…

voice.cymru

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Dr. Manhattan @donpbenz.bsky.social · Feb 19

This was posted by the King Family. They know a lot about nonviolent resistance. Keep sharing.

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · Feb 18

Global sales of combustion engine cars have passed the peak.

Sales peaked in 2017 or 2018 (depending on the source...).

From our Daily Data Insights:
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Feb 17

The government is busy - but the work is not being reported. From banning toxic pesticides to funding green jobs, here are 20 things that happened last week.

Government is busy: but the media are not telling you

Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Antarctic Science Ltd @antarcticscience.bsky.social · Jan 29

BURSARY NEWS: On 14th Feb, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists are running two webinars for potential applicants to learn more about the Antarctic bursary & application process. Register here! 👇👇 apecs.is/news/apecs-n... ❄️❄️

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Feb 3

Please do. Thanks

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Jan 20

These are fantastic small grants for Early Career Researchers working on Antarctic Science projects. Supervisors - please point your students towards them. A huge range of projects and people have been funded over the years.

Antarctic Science Ltd @antarcticscience.bsky.social · Jan 20

❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Jan 12

Impressive Caroline! Especially in these conditions. 👏🏻👏🏻

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Mike Bentley @mikebentley.bsky.social · Jan 9

This fits with obs in the field. George VI Sound ice shelf was exceptionally slushy in late Dec.

Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · Jan 9

Around this time of the year, the peak of the melt season in #Antarctica is usually reached, but this year's spike in the total melt extent is exceptionally impressive! 🥵

(Source: nsidc.org/ice-sheets-t...)

Graph showing an exceptional spike in 2024-2025 Antarctic melt extent compared to previous years.

Map of Antarctica showing the 2024-2025 ice sheet melt extent.

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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Nov 27

Mitigation costs in perspective

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · Nov 27

The recently published State of the Cryosphere 2024 warns of catastrophic global impacts from globally accelerating ice loss. VAW members contributed to Ch. 3 (Mountain Glaciers & Snow). A must-read! 🌍❄️

👉 iccinet.org/statecryo24/ [1/2]

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Nov 25

Yup.

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