Moritz Buchmann
@snowboffin.bsky.social
Snow and climate scientist,
Postdoc at SLF Davos @slfdavos.bsky.social
Postdoc at SLF Davos @slfdavos.bsky.social
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📊 30+ years of Arctic weather data from 700+ sites now open-access!
🔹 30+ variables incl. temp, snow, soil moisture
🔹 Clean format + open-source code
🌍 Track #permafrost, #tundra, #carbon, & more
📥 Dataset
Access data here 👉 ic3.uit.no/news/arctic-...
#Arctic #ClimateData #iC3 #dataset #snow
🔹 30+ variables incl. temp, snow, soil moisture
🔹 Clean format + open-source code
🌍 Track #permafrost, #tundra, #carbon, & more
📥 Dataset
Access data here 👉 ic3.uit.no/news/arctic-...
#Arctic #ClimateData #iC3 #dataset #snow
September 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📊 30+ years of Arctic weather data from 700+ sites now open-access!
🔹 30+ variables incl. temp, snow, soil moisture
🔹 Clean format + open-source code
🌍 Track #permafrost, #tundra, #carbon, & more
📥 Dataset
Access data here 👉 ic3.uit.no/news/arctic-...
#Arctic #ClimateData #iC3 #dataset #snow
🔹 30+ variables incl. temp, snow, soil moisture
🔹 Clean format + open-source code
🌍 Track #permafrost, #tundra, #carbon, & more
📥 Dataset
Access data here 👉 ic3.uit.no/news/arctic-...
#Arctic #ClimateData #iC3 #dataset #snow
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Here is a factsheet on what is currently known about Birchgletscher, the Swiss glacier that catastrophically collapsed on 28 May 2025, following heavy debris loading from Kleines Nesthorn.
Our thoughts are with all those most deeply affected.
polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/...
Our thoughts are with all those most deeply affected.
polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/...
88028-VAW-2025-05_Birchgletscher_Factsheet_20250529_layouted.pdf
polybox - Use it as a logical memory stick, store your data on the ETH campus!
polybox.ethz.ch
May 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Here is a factsheet on what is currently known about Birchgletscher, the Swiss glacier that catastrophically collapsed on 28 May 2025, following heavy debris loading from Kleines Nesthorn.
Our thoughts are with all those most deeply affected.
polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/...
Our thoughts are with all those most deeply affected.
polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/...
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What if you used a flamethrower as a snowblower?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/WYf9-xfm6t8
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/WYf9-xfm6t8
What if you used a flamethrower as a snowblower?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What if you used a flamethrower as a snowblower?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/WYf9-xfm6t8
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social!
youtu.be/WYf9-xfm6t8
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So war der Winter 2024/25: Schneearm, ausgeprägtes inneralpines Altschneeproblem, wenig tödliche Lawinenunfälle
Alle Infos gibts Winterflash: www.slf.ch/de/lawinenbu...
📷 N. Büchi
1/4
Alle Infos gibts Winterflash: www.slf.ch/de/lawinenbu...
📷 N. Büchi
1/4
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So war der Winter 2024/25: Schneearm, ausgeprägtes inneralpines Altschneeproblem, wenig tödliche Lawinenunfälle
Alle Infos gibts Winterflash: www.slf.ch/de/lawinenbu...
📷 N. Büchi
1/4
Alle Infos gibts Winterflash: www.slf.ch/de/lawinenbu...
📷 N. Büchi
1/4
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If we would remove what stops:
- smart women from science careers.
- insecure geniuses from publishing
- hard working people doubting themselves constantly
-people from being who they are
What world would it be ?
- smart women from science careers.
- insecure geniuses from publishing
- hard working people doubting themselves constantly
-people from being who they are
What world would it be ?
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If we would remove what stops:
- smart women from science careers.
- insecure geniuses from publishing
- hard working people doubting themselves constantly
-people from being who they are
What world would it be ?
- smart women from science careers.
- insecure geniuses from publishing
- hard working people doubting themselves constantly
-people from being who they are
What world would it be ?
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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The February issue of @rmets.org Weather is now online!
Featuring...
– The development of automatic weather stations
– Two SSWs in winter 2024
– Compound event impacts on Ireland's agriculture
– Arctic blowing dust events
& lots more! Check it out: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
Featuring...
– The development of automatic weather stations
– Two SSWs in winter 2024
– Compound event impacts on Ireland's agriculture
– Arctic blowing dust events
& lots more! Check it out: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
February 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The February issue of @rmets.org Weather is now online!
Featuring...
– The development of automatic weather stations
– Two SSWs in winter 2024
– Compound event impacts on Ireland's agriculture
– Arctic blowing dust events
& lots more! Check it out: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
Featuring...
– The development of automatic weather stations
– Two SSWs in winter 2024
– Compound event impacts on Ireland's agriculture
– Arctic blowing dust events
& lots more! Check it out: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
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Has the latest version of Google Gemini changed the game for LLMs being able to help with weather data rescue?
@brohan.org says yes!
brohan.org/AI_daily_pre...
@brohan.org says yes!
brohan.org/AI_daily_pre...
February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Has the latest version of Google Gemini changed the game for LLMs being able to help with weather data rescue?
@brohan.org says yes!
brohan.org/AI_daily_pre...
@brohan.org says yes!
brohan.org/AI_daily_pre...
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The liars who just arrived in the UK
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
January 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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What better way to spend three days in July than by coming to Manchester for this year's @rmets.org Annual Weather and Climate Conference? 😁
Please consider submitting an abstract – deadline 14 February.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details: www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
Please consider submitting an abstract – deadline 14 February.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details: www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What better way to spend three days in July than by coming to Manchester for this year's @rmets.org Annual Weather and Climate Conference? 😁
Please consider submitting an abstract – deadline 14 February.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details: www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
Please consider submitting an abstract – deadline 14 February.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details: www.rmets.org/annualconfer...
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🌍 Join our AI Weather Quest, an AI/ML competition for sub-seasonal prediction which is now open.
This international competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve sub-seasonal weather forecasting.
🧵 For more ⬇️
This international competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve sub-seasonal weather forecasting.
🧵 For more ⬇️
January 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌍 Join our AI Weather Quest, an AI/ML competition for sub-seasonal prediction which is now open.
This international competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve sub-seasonal weather forecasting.
🧵 For more ⬇️
This international competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve sub-seasonal weather forecasting.
🧵 For more ⬇️
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#SLF researchers have used #satellite data to optimize their models, which they use to predict how much #snow there is and when and where it will melt. This progress is important in order to be able to warn of #floods and inundations in good time.
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/more...
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/more...
More precise snowmelt forecasts
SLF researchers optimize snowmelt models with satellite data. These advances are important for more precise flood warnings.
www.slf.ch
December 11, 2024 at 9:56 AM
#SLF researchers have used #satellite data to optimize their models, which they use to predict how much #snow there is and when and where it will melt. This progress is important in order to be able to warn of #floods and inundations in good time.
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/more...
More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/more...
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Lots of people have asked me about the Met Office coming to Bluesky. So here we are! It’s a bit of a test feed at the moment but we plan to ramp it up. Do follow.
Our first post on Bluesky? It could only be one thing 👀
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
November 7, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Lots of people have asked me about the Met Office coming to Bluesky. So here we are! It’s a bit of a test feed at the moment but we plan to ramp it up. Do follow.
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There's also a comprehensive list of >200 common science-y sounding myths and science-based responses at skepticalscience.com
However, climate denial isn't actually about science, even though that's how it often seems. It's about solution aversion, and any excuse that will enable it. That's why...
However, climate denial isn't actually about science, even though that's how it often seems. It's about solution aversion, and any excuse that will enable it. That's why...
October 13, 2024 at 5:52 PM
There's also a comprehensive list of >200 common science-y sounding myths and science-based responses at skepticalscience.com
However, climate denial isn't actually about science, even though that's how it often seems. It's about solution aversion, and any excuse that will enable it. That's why...
However, climate denial isn't actually about science, even though that's how it often seems. It's about solution aversion, and any excuse that will enable it. That's why...
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On the subject of countering misinformation about both climate change and weather modification, the Met Office maintains a useful resource here. Should you want to tackle any nonsense yourself it provides some authoritative material to draw on. www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/clim...
Tackling climate misinformation
A toolkit of trustworthy information to tackle climate misinformation
www.metoffice.gov.uk
October 13, 2024 at 5:47 PM
On the subject of countering misinformation about both climate change and weather modification, the Met Office maintains a useful resource here. Should you want to tackle any nonsense yourself it provides some authoritative material to draw on. www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/clim...
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Have you listened to the British Antarctic Survey's new podcast series yet?
In this episode we spoke about the challenges of communicating the science of the climate crisis
It was a really great chat (if I do so so myself 😂)
🎧 Listen on YouTube/Spotify/Apple podcasts (link in comments)
In this episode we spoke about the challenges of communicating the science of the climate crisis
It was a really great chat (if I do so so myself 😂)
🎧 Listen on YouTube/Spotify/Apple podcasts (link in comments)
August 21, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Have you listened to the British Antarctic Survey's new podcast series yet?
In this episode we spoke about the challenges of communicating the science of the climate crisis
It was a really great chat (if I do so so myself 😂)
🎧 Listen on YouTube/Spotify/Apple podcasts (link in comments)
In this episode we spoke about the challenges of communicating the science of the climate crisis
It was a really great chat (if I do so so myself 😂)
🎧 Listen on YouTube/Spotify/Apple podcasts (link in comments)
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Showcasing the tremendous loss of glacier ice in recent years requires creativity. #artforglaciers is a new exhibition series dedicated to the topic. For detailed info on the program, check the link below! 👇❄️
🔗: artforglaciers.ch/de/
🖼️: Félix Vallotton (1919)
🔗: artforglaciers.ch/de/
🖼️: Félix Vallotton (1919)
June 20, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Showcasing the tremendous loss of glacier ice in recent years requires creativity. #artforglaciers is a new exhibition series dedicated to the topic. For detailed info on the program, check the link below! 👇❄️
🔗: artforglaciers.ch/de/
🖼️: Félix Vallotton (1919)
🔗: artforglaciers.ch/de/
🖼️: Félix Vallotton (1919)
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Want to work with us? We are looking for *Postdocs in Climate Modeling and Data Science at ETH Zurich* to work on global climate models, analysis of model results, the intersection of climate scenarios and impacts, or machine learning/data science.
www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Postdoctoral Positions in Climate Modeling and Data Science
www.jobs.ethz.ch
June 20, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Want to work with us? We are looking for *Postdocs in Climate Modeling and Data Science at ETH Zurich* to work on global climate models, analysis of model results, the intersection of climate scenarios and impacts, or machine learning/data science.
www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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The June issue of #RMetS Weather is now online! This is a Special Issue celebrating early-career researchers, including prizewinners from the 2023 RMetS Early Career & Student Conference. Plus, all the research articles are Open Access ✅ Check it out ➡️ rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
June 6, 2024 at 12:15 PM
The June issue of #RMetS Weather is now online! This is a Special Issue celebrating early-career researchers, including prizewinners from the 2023 RMetS Early Career & Student Conference. Plus, all the research articles are Open Access ✅ Check it out ➡️ rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696...
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The Swiss Permafrost Monitoring Network released the results for 2023: after two years with little snow and very hot summers, the Swiss permafrost remained warm in autumn while the ground ice content continued to decrease. See more results at: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/0e...
Keine Erholung für den Permafrost in der Schweiz
Nach zwei Jahren mit wenig Schnee und sehr heissen Sommern bleibt der Permafrost in der Schweiz im Herbst 2023 warm und der Eisgehalt des Bodens nahm vielerorts weiter ab. Die Blockgletscher bewegten ...
scnat.ch
June 6, 2024 at 12:44 PM
The Swiss Permafrost Monitoring Network released the results for 2023: after two years with little snow and very hot summers, the Swiss permafrost remained warm in autumn while the ground ice content continued to decrease. See more results at: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/0e...
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Thanks for yesterday's fascinating seminar, Maciej Besta! Not only a renowned computer scientist in #parallel #computing 💻, but your journey to #Siberia and tales of first ascents were truly captivating! 🏔️🥶
June 7, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Thanks for yesterday's fascinating seminar, Maciej Besta! Not only a renowned computer scientist in #parallel #computing 💻, but your journey to #Siberia and tales of first ascents were truly captivating! 🏔️🥶
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A little something I wrote about Thwaites for BBC Science Focus mag.
This ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought. Now Earth’s biggest cities are at risk
Warming ocean waters are causing the world's biggest glacier to melt at an alarming rate.
sciencefocus.com
June 7, 2024 at 8:53 AM
A little something I wrote about Thwaites for BBC Science Focus mag.
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"Wir müssen uns anpassen" ist das neue "Klimawandel hat es immer schon gegeben":
The five flavours of climate denial by @katharinehayhoe.com:
1. It’s not real.
2. It’s not us.
3. It’s not bad.
4. We can’t fix it.
5. It’s too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The five flavours of climate denial by @katharinehayhoe.com:
1. It’s not real.
2. It’s not us.
3. It’s not bad.
4. We can’t fix it.
5. It’s too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reality check: the Reform UK party’s claims on the climate crisis examined
Richard Tice made some eye-opening statements on the climate, and the manifesto is packed with even more falsehoods
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2024 at 8:15 AM
"Wir müssen uns anpassen" ist das neue "Klimawandel hat es immer schon gegeben":
The five flavours of climate denial by @katharinehayhoe.com:
1. It’s not real.
2. It’s not us.
3. It’s not bad.
4. We can’t fix it.
5. It’s too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The five flavours of climate denial by @katharinehayhoe.com:
1. It’s not real.
2. It’s not us.
3. It’s not bad.
4. We can’t fix it.
5. It’s too late.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Lots of fun and very useful information at the @slfdavos.bsky.social Mountain safety course today. Fieldwork can come - we are prepared! 💪
June 5, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Lots of fun and very useful information at the @slfdavos.bsky.social Mountain safety course today. Fieldwork can come - we are prepared! 💪
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Der Wetterstation in Hintergräppelen steht das Wasser bis zum Hals: über 130 mm Niederschlag/72 h haben die Senke gefüllt und sind der Sensoreinheit von @decentlab.bsky.social bedrohlich nahe gekommen. Auf das Bad haben dann sowohl das Gerät als auch ich schlussendlich verzichtet.
June 1, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Der Wetterstation in Hintergräppelen steht das Wasser bis zum Hals: über 130 mm Niederschlag/72 h haben die Senke gefüllt und sind der Sensoreinheit von @decentlab.bsky.social bedrohlich nahe gekommen. Auf das Bad haben dann sowohl das Gerät als auch ich schlussendlich verzichtet.