❄️🐻 Little Bear and the Ice Mountain - children's opera debuts after two years of work! A powerful opera where fairy tale meets climate science. Proud to see CNR ISP and the LIQUIDICE project as scientific partners in this artistic bridge to environmental awareness 🌍🎶

❄️ Arctic fieldwork prep – level: parking lot ❄️ LIQUIDICE WP5 leader spotted in the parking lot "preparing" for the fieldwork in Svalbard Training hard for snow measurements in Svalbard by mastering the most dangerous: 👉 icy asphalt 👉 random pedestrians 👉 judgmental coworkers Arctic, we’re coming!

✨Do you know what day it is today? ❄️It’s #WorldSnowDay! 🌍#Snow plays a crucial role in Earth’s #energy #balance, #water #resources and #permafrost stability. ☃️Our project leader will explain why snow matters more than ever in a changing #climate️.

New paper relevant to and supported by #LIQUIDICE published in Journal of Glaciology. The study by University of Oslo looks at advanced data assimilation of albedo and snow depth for surface mass balance simulations for Kongsvegen glacier in Svalbard.

❄️ Dr Bartłomiej Luks, Project Coordinator of LIQUIDICE was a guest in the latest episode of the #LeadersInHorizon #podcast series, produced by #NCBR. 🎧 bit.ly/4qGDN9O

New paper published in Remote Sensing on glacier albedo modelling! The study develops elevation-dependent glacier albedo models using machine learning and multi-algorithm satellite validation in Svalbard, advancing tools for Arctic glacier monitoring. Full paper: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/18...

On 12 Dec 2025 at CNR HQ, scientists and civil society gathered to celebrate the International Year of Glacier Preservation and the UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Science. Andrea Spolaor (CNR-ISP) & Silvia Terzago (CNR-ISAC) presented the LIQUIDICE poster, sharing project insights.

🌍 🇬🇧 Dr. Bartłomiej Luks, #LIQUIDICE project coordinator, took part in the III NAWA Internationalisation Congress, discussing #science #diplomacy and the internationalisation of #research in Poland. 🔬🇵🇱

🌍 Abstract submission is now open for the session CR6.8 at the #EGU2026 📌To reduce uncertainties in future projections, we need stronger integration of observational datasets with numerical models across scales. 👉 We encourage submissions from #HorizonEurope projects 🔗 www.egu26.eu/session/58025

💦 Building on 2024 appeal, we issue this renewed call as the signs of cryosphere destabilisation have only grown clearer and more alarming. ❄️ Open Letter "An S.O.S. from the Cryosphere to World Leaders at COP30" 👉 Sign here: forms.gle/Z6UkhSCijF6t... - Only institutional signatures

🌍 From 29–32 Oct 2025, #LIQUIDICE researchers joined the IGS Nordic Branch Meeting hosted by GEUS. 🎓 Great exchange for glaciology scientists & students! ❄️ Talks by Lill Bjørst, Andreas Peter Ahlstrøm & Jason Box covered sea ice, climate adaptation & Greenland mass balance.

The LIQUIDICE team joined 345 researchers from 15 countries at the Svalbard Science Conference 2025 — a biannual Arctic hotspot for climate research & collaboration. Talks, posters, art & science — shaping the future of #ArcticResearch. 🌍❄️ #LIQUIDICE #SIOS #ClimateChange

🌍❄️ At the Arctic Circle Assembly Prof. Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir & Dr. Timothy James (Univ. of Iceland, ICELINK) and Dr. Bartek Luks (IG PAS, LIQUIDICE) from EU sister projects met to explore common links in observations, models, and community engagement. #ArcticCircle #LIQUIDICE #ICELINK

Proud to present LIQUIDICE at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 — one of the world’s key fora on the Arctic, climate, and sustainable innovation. Representatives of 3 LIQUIDICE partners joined global discussions on how science and technology can shape a resilient future of the Arctic. ❄️💧

LIQUIDICE is hiring a Postdoc to research green transition, glacier melt & climate adaptation in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland). 📍 University of Copenhagen (GAS group), ToRS 🕒 22-month contract starting ~ Feb 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 23:59 CET Info: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

❄️The #LIQUIDICE project just released a #Greenland #albedo map (June-Aug 2025) showing how sunlight reflectivity changed through the melt season. ☀️ 🛰️ Using #SatelliteData from 1981-today, we track how #snow brightens and #melt darkens the #ice. #PolarResearch #ClimateChange #EarthObservation

❄️ 437 students, 10 schools, and 1️⃣ record-breaking Arctic lesson! 🌍 🎥 Agata Goździk from #LIQUIDICE #project & #IGPAS talked about how fast the #Arctic, and especially #Svalbard is warming, and why it matters for all of us. 🔗 youtu.be/m2H4kVD_t1I #ClimateChange #Science #Education #PolarResearch

❄️ As part of #LIQUIDICE, an autumn campaign was carried out on #HansGlacier #Spitsbergen. ⚠️ Since the late 1980s, its mass balance has been monitored as clearly negative. 💦 The glacier loses about 1.5 m of #water equivalent yearly. 😍 Stunning views make up for the tough #Arctic #fieldwork

🎈 Last weekend, our Project Coordinator, Bartłomiej Luks, together with Agata Goździk and Agnieszka Kowalik, took part in the family Science Picnic “My City” in Warsaw. ❄️ They shared knowledge about polar research and the goals of #LIQUIDICE as part of the project’s #dissemination activities. 💙

📢Record #Arctic melt on #Svalbard in summer 2024 ~1% of total #ice mass lost. Comparable to #Greenland. 🚨New scientific publication led by Prof. Thomas Vikhamar Schuler (University of Oslo) confirms the validity of the #glacier monitoring. 🔗 bit.ly/4fZpusY #ClimateChange #Cryosphere #LIQUIDICE

🤝 Continuing our #MeetUs series in #LIQUIDICE! 9️⃣ University of Silesia in Katowice 🇵🇱 🔬 The UŚ team supports #OpenScience with #FAIR #data & collects key polar field data: #glacier mass balance, #snowcover, #permafrost & #glacial #rivers. #Glaciology #PolarResearch #ScienceForClimate #Poland

🤝 Continuing our #MeetUs series for #LIQUIDICE! 8️⃣ Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – UPM 🇪🇸 🔬The #UPM team uses radar to study polythermal #glaciers & models their future under #ClimateChange. 🏛️ Spain’s top technical university with strong roots in #Engineering & #Research. #Glaciology #Science

Big step forward for LIQUIDICErs! 💧 We've submitted our first 3 deliverables to the EU Commission: Dissemination Plan, Project Handbook & Data Management Plan. You may find two of them on our page in the LIBRARY section. Progress is flowing—more to come! 🚀 #EUProjects #Research #FAIRdata #Teamwork

🌍 In LIQUIDICE, we’re building km-scale climate projections to support local studies in the Alps, Svalbard & Greenland. Discussions among modellers brought us on a clear path: — Models to downscale ✅ — Bias corrections ✅ — Scenarios (SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5) ✅ — Tailored methods for temp & precip ✅

🤝Continuing our #MeetUs series introducing the Members of the #LIQUIDICE project! 7️⃣International Centre for Theoretical Physics – ICTP 🇮🇹 🔬 #ICTP provides high-res #climate projections for the Alps using advanced regional models.🏔️ 🌍 A global hub for physics & maths, focused on sustainable science.📊

💡Why is #MeltingIce so important? ❄️Discover the #LIQUIDICE! The international #research project exploring #snow, #ice, #permafrost, and #freshwater systems in key regions vulnerable to #ClimateChange. 📥Download the info sheet 👉 eu-liquidice.eu/library/ #Greenland #Norway #Alps #Himalayas #Svalbard

🤝 Continuing our #MeetUs series introducing the Members of the #LIQUIDICE project! 6️⃣ University of Bristol 🇬🇧 🔬 The #Bristol team develops global mass balance time series for ice sheets & glaciers. ❄️ 🌍 A UK leader in #glaciology & #climate research in #extreme environments.

🔬 First LIQUIDICE paper out now! A new study in Applied Geomatics presents an automated method to classify glacier radar profiles, no manual digitizing needed. Tested on Hansbreen (Svalbard), the results show complete loss of its cold surface layer (2007-2021). 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🎥 Did you miss this talk? 🔗 Watch the recording: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?... ❄️ Bartek Luks, the leader of #LIQUIDICE project, and Dariusz Ignatiuk, both deeply involved in climate change research in polar regions, joined a live session on the Nauka o klimacie profile.

🤝Continuing our #MeetUs series introducing the Members of the #LIQUIDICE project! 5️⃣University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰 🔬The #UCPH team leads on glacier runoff & social impacts, with case studies in #Greenland, #Norway, #Austria & #India. ❄️ They explores #ClimateChange, culture & society beyond EUW. 🌍

🤝 Continuing our #MeetUs series to introduce the Members of the #LIQUIDICE! 4️⃣ Danish Meteorological Institute 🇩🇰 ❄️ The #DMI team integrates the CISSEMBEL snow&ice model into global climate models and compares surface models. 🌍 DMI is the weather and #climate advisor to the Danish Government.

🤝 Continuing our #MeetUs series to introduce the Members of the #LIQUIDICE project! 3️⃣ NORCE – Norwegian Research Centre 🇳🇴 🔬The #NORCE team contributes in-situ & remote sensing data on seasonal #snow. ❄️ 🌍 They focus on #AI, satellite monitoring & snowpack dynamics in a changing #climate.

🤝Continuing our #MeetUs series to introduce the Members of the #LIQUIDICE! 2️⃣Geological Survey of #Denmark and #Greenland 🇩🇰 🔬The #GEUS team conducts snow & temperature measurements, #snow albedo monitoring & #RemoteSensing. ❄️ They model #ice dynamics & #meltwater runoff under #ClimateChange. 🌡️

🤝 We’ve launched the #MeetUs series to introduce the Members of the #LIQUIDICE project! 1️⃣Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche 🇮🇹 🔬The #CNR team brings expertise in fieldwork, #climate modelling, #snow cover #research, and remote sensing. ❄️ 🌍They focus on Earth's climate and #science #communication.🌡️

Spring fieldwork in Svalbard is complete! Researchers from @igfpan.bsky.social worked on Hans Glacier for @LIQUIDICE. 🧊 Tasks included: Mass balance monitoring SPICE station & camera maintenance Snow & temp data collection All to better understand Arctic ice processes #ClimateScience #Svalbard

🌍 As part of the #LIQUIDICE project, scientists from GEUS-Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland are conducting intensive research in the 💙 of Greenland, at the DYE-2 station. They are collecting data that will help us better understand how climate change affects the future of our entire planet.

Out on the Greenland Ice Sheet, GEUS glaciologist Andreas Ahlstrøm is measuring snow density at DYE-2 for LIQUIDICE ❄️📏 This data helps validate mass balance models + calibrate new SWE sensors. “Snow kept burying my notebook and the pit—had to dig it out 3 times!” - he said. #Greenland #Climate

❄️ The Arctic is changing fast – and so is its water cycle. At #EGU25, Ekaterina Rets shared LIQUIDICE project insights on using isotopes & modelling to track snowmelt runoff in a warming climate. 🔬🌍 #LIQUIDICE #ArcticScience #ClimateChange #Hydrology #Snowmelt #Geoscience

❄️ Exciting news: LIQUIDICE is now part of the EU Polar Cluster — a network of cutting-edge polar projects funded by the EU. From sea ice to permafrost, we're joining forces to better observe, predict, and protect the polar regions. 🌍 #EUPolarCluster #LIQUIDICE #PolarScience

🧊 Out on the ice and snow! Last weeks the LIQUIDICE team members were deep in Arctic fieldwork, measuring glacier mass balance — tracking how much ice is gained or lost over time. Thanks to the incredible field team pushing through tough conditions! ❄️🌍 #ClimateScience #Fieldwork #Arctic

🚀 Our new site just dropped: eu-liquidice.eu LIQUIDICE is all about tackling climate challenges through innovation & research across Europe. On the site, you’ll find: 🌍 Project goals & methodology 📢 Latest news + updates 🤝 Partners 📚 Project Super-sites Check it out + follow our journey!

🌍 According @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social March 2025 was: 🔥warmest in Europe on record (6.03°C avg) ❄️lowest Arctic sea ice extent for March in 47 yrs 💎"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝐼𝑄𝑈𝐼𝐷𝐼𝐶𝐸 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑠."

❄️ LIQUIDICE & AASCO: Strengthening Arctic Science Cooperation 🌍 LIQUIDICE partners played an important role in shaping the AASCO White Paper, summarizing insights from the AASCO event (Feb 4–5, 2025, Monaco). We are happy to announce that five LIQUIDICE partners contributed to the paper.