Much appreciated time on water today. Happy International Women’s Day. So many amazing women in this world, let’s celebrate all of them every day.

As a glaciologist, it is strange to realize that I can't go back to visit many of my past field sites, the memories are there, the ice is gone or soon to be gone. #ThwaitesGlacier #climategrief #glaciers #Antarctica

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/c...

Girls* in Icy Fjords: Deadline extended - now February 16. See inspiringgirls.org

@milesobrien.com in an optimal position to observe/document THE active process at the front of #ThwaitesGlacier. Quite a video!

Sharing a #Greenland opp for #cryosphere PhD and Postdoc researchers. Theme A Collaborative Future: Strengthening Science & Connections in Greenland. Apps due Jan 21! Greenland Ice Sheet Ocean Science (GRISO) Network Summer School in Nuuk. May 18-29, 2026. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Up-close view of freshwater plumes rising at the glacier terminus. So much going on near glaciers, thanks to robotic boats for safely getting the data. eos.org/research-spo...

“Protecting Greenland's ice is the most important piece of national security and global security you can imagine. It's not critical minerals. It's not military strategy. It's keeping that ice frozen.” - Longtime climate researcher Paul Bierman. Watch the rest: revkin.substack.com/p/tonight-me...

Super cool research. Small ice domes aside the big ice sheets often don’t get the attention they deserve.

Do you wonder what a glacier fjord sounds like underwater? Calving icebergs melting ice, melange, and more. Check out our new paper! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Thwaites Glacier continues to surprise us, good luck to friends headed there now! Thanks for reporting, Raymond @zhonggg Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/c...

Sad to see yet another year of record heat in the Arctic. More ice melting. phys.org/news/2025-12...

Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

I had a lovely conversation with Flora from NPR Science Friday this week about the sounds glaciers make! www.sciencefriday.com/person/erin-... #glaciology

Amazing COLDEX.org results - 6Million year old ice, with bubbles of old atmosphere. Thank you ice, for the stories you share about our planet and its climate. Led by Sarah Shakleton #glaciology #womeninstem #cryosphere #Antarctica www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... news.oregonstate.edu/news/six-mil...

I was interviewed for this great piece about sea level rise. Solid reporting here on the scientific controversy, but I like that Evan ended with my bigger picture quote that a lot of the controversy doesn't really matter because by 2100, we will be talking about a radically different coastline.

Tidewater glacier calving events inspire awe and remind us to be humble. Turns out they also stir up fjord waters and amplify melt. New paper "Calving as a Source of Acute and Persistent Kinetic Energy to Enhance Submarine Melting..." ❤️glaciology agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Jane Goodall inspired so many of us. I was fortunate to get to stand next to her as she won a lifetime achievement award from Wings Women of Discovery at the same ceremony I won their Earth Award. Thank you @wingswod.bsky.social ❤️

The special issue @quantamagazine.bsky.social on Climate Science just dropped and I know what my weekend readings is gonna be 👍🏻 www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...

Heh yes. Pretty much this. www.technosphere.earth/new-report-c...

The NSF-funded Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) will shut down at the end of Sept. ARCUS has been around since the late 80s; in recent years their staff had dwindled, and NSF said earlier this year that their grant would not be renewed. Another blow to polar science.

If you are in Portland this week, visit the Blackfish Gallery to see Myra Clark's Antarctic artwork. And especially come this Friday Aug 22 at 5:30pm to hear Myra and I have a conversation about art and science in Antarctica. www.myrawclark.com #glaciology #sciart #antarctica

In NW Greenland the ice flows across a giant impact crater. See what's happening at the bed!! #glaciology #greenland #PlanetaryScience dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024...

How does glacier ice 🧊melt 🔥in the ocean? 🌊 Check out our team’s paper - led by student Kaelan Weiss)!! ❄️ agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #glaciology #arctic #antarctica #cryosphere #fluiddynamics #cryosphere #climate

❄️ Ice is a critical mineral ❄️

Sad.

How do you forecast flash floods? What about clouds? Tune in to weather and climate livestream! So much of what we need to rely on is and has been funded by our federal government, for a long time - let’s keep that work going. www.youtube.com/@wclivestream

A symbolic heart drawn yesterday by 300 children from the valley, at the estimated location of the Mer de Glace front in 2035... 😢 Glaciers need actions more than symbols. Human need symbols to tell themselves that they have control over their lives 🤍 📷 Cie Guides Chamonix / IG

May 28-June 1: Livestream 100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA'S FORECASTS. Weather and climate scientists share why forecasts are vital to all of us - from hurricanes to droughts to arctic sea ice and much more - wclivestream.com

The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA. Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out www.science.org/content/arti...

Mer de Glace 1969 | 2024 We are a world away from the 20th century climate, already in uncharted territories, and that's just the beginning! 😱 Losing glaciers through sole human emission should make us take action 🛑 But we are apathetic... 📷 @glacionaut / IG

A year after foot surgery, I happy to say I ran (and finished) the Corvallis half marathon today! Then kept on marching for the afternoon.

South Cascade Glacier in Washington is a glacier that is close to my heart and soul as a glaciologist. This #glacier taught me a lot about myself, about the vulnerability of glaciers to change, and more. It was the site of the first Girls on Ice 👩‍🔬Exp in 1999. wgms.ch/goy_2025/ #glaciology ❄️🥼

This is about so much more than our summer hiking trips. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/t...

My latest: The mass firings at NOAA can feel abstract. Here's what was lost at one research center -- the birthplace of climate modeling. Fired staff became U.S. citizens to pursue these dream jobs, only to have their dreams upended.

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Only TWO days left to apply for our Girls* on Rock and Girls* in Icy Fjords expeditions! inspiringgirls.org/apply!

The application deadline for our Girls* on Rock and Girls* in Icy Fjords expeditions -- hosted by Girls* on Rock and Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Pacific Northwest -- is approaching fast! Start your application at inspiringgirls.org/apply, and make sure to submit by February 9, 2025!

❄️🥼❄️ Tuition free journey through glacier landscapes using science and art for teens. share!! #science #womeninstem #sciart #kayaking #nationalparks #scienceforkids #outdoorlearning

Please share with teens or anyone you know who work with teens! #girlsinstem #glaciology #sciart #womeninstem #science this program is for teens willing to challenge themselves (**not** for just top performing students - we are open, no need to be a science or art geek either, just willing to try)

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions hosts tuition-FREE, multi-day expeditions for high school girls* that blend science, art, and backcountry travel. It’s not too late – apply for our summer 2025 expeditions today! Start your application at inspiringirls.org/apply.

I continue to lead Inspiring Girls over 25 yrs because I love watching each and every participant courageously step out of their comfort zone to discover what is possible - physically, intellectually, and socially. Society still underestimates girls* capabilities, let's change that cultural norm.

Introducing our Girls* on Rock expedition! Girls* on Rock is a rock-climbing adventure packed with (you guessed it!) rock climbing, arts and science workshops, backcountry camping, and more! Apply today at inspiringgirls.org/apply! 🧗‍♂️ Girls* on Rock applications are due February 9, 2025.

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Social Media Day is this Friday, January 10th! 🎉 We’re inviting all Inspiring Girls* Expeditions alumni, staff, volunteers, and community members to share their experiences, spread the word about Inspiring Girls* Expeditions, and inspire others to get involved or apply.

Please share this life changing experience for 16/17 youth!! deadline Jan 30, 2025.

I’m thrilled to bits to have been awarded the Richardson Medal by @igsoc.bsky.social. Thanks so much to all my wonderful colleagues and especially to those who nominated me! You’re all so kind. www.igsoc.org/about/awards...

Congratulations to the amazing Dr Lauren Vargo for winning the @igsoc.bsky.social Early Career Scientist Award. Click here for further details bit.ly/49MORLq

Especially fascinating for those of us ice deformation and rheology geeks- this will probably end up in my geodynamics class next fall. #glaciology

Kayak and learn #glaciology - Applications for Girls* in Icy Fjords are open now for 16/17 year olds. Please share with teachers, youth in your community! With support from @osuceoas.bsky.social