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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · 1d

Wow, that didn't take long to disappear!

This was one of the glaciers I visited as an MSc student in 2006.

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Map Myths @mapmyths.com · 10d

While en route to the North Pole on a modern ice-going vessel, glaciologist Henry Patton reveals some of the crazy mapping mistakes and theories of what people used to believe lay hidden in this icy kingdom.

📽️ Editing by @media.elizaveta.no

Secrets of the North Pole unravelled

YouTube video by Map Myths

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · 3d

How Switzerland's glaciers have shrunk

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

www.bbc.com

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NORDQUA @nordqua.org · 8d

Hello BlueSky! 👋

We are thrilled to be here and connect with everyone on this new platform!

Interested in Quaternary science in the Nordics? Then follow us for news/opportunities/jobs, and more.

Our network is also free to join at nordqua.org

NORDQUA - The Nordic Union for Quaternary Research

Welcome to Nordqua - The Nordic Union for Quaternary Research - an organization of professional scientists from the Nordic countries.

nordqua.org

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · 19d

After 35 unforgettable days at sea, the i2B expedition has come to an end. The team retrieved nearly 250 meters of sediment cores from key sites across the #Arctic Ocean — records that will help unravel the story of past warm climates. 🔗 Read chief scientist Jochen Knies’ reflection: arcg.is/0favaf0

i2B Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025

Collecting new geological archives that will reveal past Arctic climate secrets

arcg.is

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · 20d

Press article by @media.elizaveta.no

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · 20d

On polar geoengineering...⚒️🧊

"None of these geoengineering ideas pass scrutiny regarding their use in the coming decades. Instead, we find that the proposed concepts would be environmentally dangerous."

The study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

Re-freezing the Arctic is costly and dangerous

Researchers warn against geoengineering in the polar regions.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Geraint Jenkins @gthjenkins.bsky.social · 23d

Did the midnight ☀️ bleach into the sub-surface of rocks in the Arctic? Following our OSL dating of cobbles from moraines in the Tibetan Plateau (doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...) we are applying this technique to moraines in the Lyngen Alps (Lyngsfjellan / Ittuvárit), Troms, Arctic Norway @rhewlif.xyz
🏔️❄️🌈🌞

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · 27d

🚢 4 weeks at sea, 6,400 samples, and a record-breaking 22 m core ❄️🌊
The i2B team is piecing together the Arctic’s climate history, sample by sample — day and night.
🔗 Read co-chief scientist Stijn De Schepper’s update: arcg.is/0favaf0
📸 Tim Kalvelage
@bjerknes.uib.no

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 A small break from cruise updates to say that: We’re hiring! i2B is looking for a Postdoc in Arctic Marine Geology and Marine Geophysics. Find out more about the position here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Please share with your networks 😊

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Geraint Jenkins @gthjenkins.bsky.social · Sep 7

When was that moraine created??

Luminescence ages from the sub-surface of cobbles, collected from moraines in the Konglongluo Valley, Tibetan Plateau, agree with external age control!

Do get in touch if interested in this new moraine-dating technique!!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚢🔎 From hidden channels to towering seamounts, the i2B expedition is uncovering the Arctic seafloor in remarkable new detail.
Read more about our findings in our latest blog written by @rhewlif.xyz :
🔗 arcg.is/0favaf0

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Sep 5

As mentioned in this interview with our cruise leader, Jochen Knies, the ease with which we reached the pole was unthinkable 30 years ago when he last visited.

"Reading about it is one thing - witnessing it firsthand is something entirely different" @i2b-erc.bsky.social

“I didn’t hear the usual grinding of ice”

When a Norwegian vessel reached the North Pole this week, the scientific team made an alarming discovery.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Sep 4

We dropped in on Santa Claus at the north pole this week to get our wish lists in early!

To celebrate reaching 90N - the first time unaided for the Kronprins Haakon - we had ourselves a BBQ followed by a football match on the ice.

Santa Claus and crew member on an ice floe at the north pole

Henry Patton in front of the ship Kronprins Haakon

Playing football on ice at the north pole

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Sep 4

Keep track of our @i2b-erc.bsky.social expedition updates below as we continue our journey towards northeast Greenland.

i2B Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025

Collecting new geological archives that will reveal past Arctic climate secrets

arcg.is

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Elizaveta Vereykina @media.elizaveta.no · Sep 4

Straight from the North Pole! See the great pics by @rhewlif.xyz, who is now sailing on board the icebreaker vessel Kronprins Haakon. The story of how researchers grappled with 'unsettling' feelings three decades after their first visit to the northernmost point on Earth. Plus 📷 of a polar bear.

“I didn’t hear the usual grinding of ice”

When a Norwegian vessel reached the North Pole this week, the scientific team made an alarming discovery.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Aug 29

'Polhavet 2050' was announced this week by the Norwegian government.

1 billion NOK (€85m) and 18 institutions to focus on Arctic Ocean research over 10 years.

The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · Aug 28

"The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summer by 2050,” the Norwegian government highlights.

"The Arctic is warming at roughly four times the rate of the rest of the globe," marine scientist Philipp Assmy of the Norwegian Polar Institute told the Barents Observer.

Norway steps up Arctic research as sea ice shrinks

As the sea ice slowly disappears, the Norwegian government is allocating an additional one billion kroner (about €85 million) to study the impacts of climate changes in the Arctic Ocean.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · Aug 26

❄️ One week at sea, and life aboard R/V Kronprins Haakon has settled into a rhythm of 24/7 science. Six long sediment cores, countless samples — and our first real test in the Arctic sea ice. 🚢
🔗 arcg.is/0favaf0
@paleodyn.bsky.social

i2B Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025

Collecting new geological archives that will reveal past Arctic climate secrets

arcg.is

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i2B - Into The Blue @i2b-erc.bsky.social · Aug 25

🦇 Ping… ping… ping… just like a bat in the night, our ship uses sound to “see” beneath the Arctic seafloor. These echoes guide us to the best coring sites and help us avoid hidden obstacles — each profile a map to sediments laid down during ancient ice ages. ❄️🌊

🔗 arcg.is/0favaf0

@rhewlif.xyz

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Aug 25

One week into the @i2b-erc.bsky.social cruise and sediment cores are coming in thick and fast, guided by some fantastic sub-bottom profiler data.

The question is, how old are these sediment layers?

Group photo just before deparature in front of RV Kronprins Haakon

Scientists carrying a section of core from the ship deck.

Myself and Peter at our workstations, processing the incoming acoustic data

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Aug 16

What were the impacts of an ice free Arctic Ocean in the past?

Follow our progress and updates via the @i2b-erc.bsky.social cruise blog below

i2B Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025

Collecting new geological archives that will reveal past Arctic climate secrets

arcg.is

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Aug 16

An exciting expedition awaits! Our home for the next 5 weeks as we head into the frozen Arctic Ocean to collect new palaeo archives.

Kronprins Haakon research vessel docked in Longyearbyen

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Jul 28

"Maybe they should enjoy nature instead of being confused"

In this short Midnight Sun report by @media.elizaveta.no I contributed drone footage of some amazing North Norwegian landscapes.

First time seeing a brown bear up close too 🐻

Midnight sun in the Arctic - love it or hate it?

YouTube video by The Barents Observer

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Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz · Jul 17

Interesting reading...'Scientists discover long-lost giant rivers that flowed across Antarctica up to 80 million years ago'

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Scientists discover long-lost giant rivers that flowed across Antarctica up to 80 million years ago

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath the East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.

www.livescience.com

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Tim Kalvelage @timkalvelage.bsky.social · Jun 18

Is the #AMOC nearing collapse?

In February, I joined researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no on the icebreaker Kronprins Haakon to the Greenland Sea.

My text and images about their encounters during #Arctic winter and the future of the AMOC:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@frontiersmedia.bsky.social

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