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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11h

Name a protest movement, anywhere or at any time, that has achieved its goals without being annoying and obstructive.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.

Jack @jackdawg52.bsky.social · 17h

Nope, you make protest obstructive and annoying you lose the good will of the general population.
When they ring their local member to complain - they dont tell the local member to deal with the issues raised by the protesters, they tell them to deal with the protesters.

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Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · 2d

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025

In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.

➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org

#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 2d

Glaciers provide a crucial meltwater resource that is used widely across the world. Some introductory information here: www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...

Glaciers and Water Resources - AntarcticGlaciers.org

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Donovan Dennis @donovanpdennis.com · 2d

The #JuneauIcefield is a deeply meaningful place for me and many others, part of the reason we put so much care into our case study on tipping of Áakʼw Tʼáak Sítʼ (Mendenhall Glacier), one of the icefield's major outlet glaciers.

The study is out today as part of the Global Tipping Points Report.

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Donovan Dennis @donovanpdennis.com · 2d

Read the full report:
global-tipping-points.org

@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social @iceybethan.bsky.social @jeremyely.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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Donovan Dennis @donovanpdennis.com · 2d

... from the glacier's "tongue" below! Widespread disconnection is an thus another tipping feedback! @iceybethan.bsky.social, @jeremyely.bsky.social and co.'s paper here is a fabulous overview of the susceptibility of the icefield to disconnection.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Topographic controls on ice flow and recession for Juneau Icefield (Alaska/British Columbia)

We provide a detailed glaciological and geomorphological map that outlines the neoglacial geomorphology and contemporary glaciology (in 2019 AD) of Juneau Icefield, USA/Canada. The contiguous area of...

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Donovan Dennis @donovanpdennis.com · 2d

In it, we've gone into quite a bit of detail on how smaller glacial systems tip, building off the major body of work by @iceybethan.bsky.social, @jeremyely.bsky.social and colleagues.

These studies showed that the Icefield's source areas predominantly sit on a flat, high plateau. As the glaciers..

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Pam McElwee @pammcelwee.bsky.social · 8d

Please join USAA-IPCC and @agu.org next week for a webinar on how to engage with @ipcc.bsky.social reports as an Expert Reviewer! The Special Report on Cities and Climate Change opens for first review on Oct 17 - we'll discuss in our webinar how to register and what makes for good review comments.

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James Kirkham @jdkirkham.bsky.social · 2d

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report is released today, written by 160 authors from 23 countries.

The report assesses the risks and impacts of Earth system tipping points and the opportunities presented by acting on positive tipping points for climate action.

global-tipping-points.org

#COP30

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 7d

Dr Liz Thomas joins The Climate Question on the BBC World Service to talk about ice cores. These frozen time capsules are unlocking Earth's climate history and helping predict its future.

Listen now on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct702g

#ClimateScience #IceCores

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Thomas Bauska @tinyicybubbles.bsky.social · 7d

Updated a classic.

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 7d

The tongue of Zinal Glacier today, heavily debris covered and now almost cut in two at the bedrock knob! 🧊🔥

Pointe de Zinal (3790 m) at background 🏔❄️

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 8d

📣 Attention: Early-career researchers from developing countries & countries in transition!

Are you interested in becoming a Chapter Scientist and supporting author teams for #IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report?

Apply by 18 Oct 2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/10/07/c...

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 16d

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!

Read more 🔗
www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 9d

Well, this is very timely for this Tuesday’s @newcastleuni.bsky.social lecture on global mountain glacier change

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

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

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Hester Jiskoot @glasheologist.bsky.social · 10d

The Dept of Geography & Environment at @ulethbridge.ca is hiring an Instructor: a broadly trained Geographer with strong spatial analytical skills and experience in the geosciences, incl. GIS, Remote Sensing, mapping & spatial modelling. Appl. deadline: 1 Jan 2026. uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8717

Faculty of Arts & Science - Instructor II or III (Geography and Environment)

The Department of Geography & Environment at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a continuing appointment at the rank of Instructor II or III to commence on July 1, 2026, subject to ...

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 13d

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record

Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13d

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 13d

A desperate attempt for media attention

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13d

Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 14d

You can still apply!
If you know someone who might be interested, tell her or him about this! 🌊

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Here‘s a rare and excellent career opportunity for outstanding physical oceanographers at the Potsdam Institute (PIK) and the University of Potsdam, in beautiful surroundings just outside Berlin. Tell qualified friends or colleagues! 🌊
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Full Professorship (W3) for Physics of the Oceans - Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg (DE) job with Universität Potsdam | 12844582

Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the scientific landscape and has become an outstanding economic factor ...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 15d

#Academicsky

Nature Climate Change @natclimate.nature.com · 15d

🚨 We are hiring - Nature Climate Change is recruiting for a full time editor to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a PhD trained researcher to move into editorial. Applications close 23 October
www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Climate Change - Shanghai (CN) /Beijing/New York job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12845336

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Climate Change) Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: Shanghai, Beijing, New York, New Jersey - hy...

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Dr Petra Heil @pxh.bsky.social · 16d

Why does Antarctica matter? Learn about its global importance.

Opening of the Royal Society workshop "Global impacts of climate extremes in the polar regions: is Antarctica reaching a tipping point?"

Prof Jane Francis @bas.ac.uk @krhendry.bsky.social @oceanandice.bsky.social

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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 17d

The #IPCC is now hireing ‘chapter scientists’ to support the author teams for the upcoming IPCC Report.

If you are an early career scientist with strong synthesis and organisational skills, and from a developing country or a country in transition, do check this out!

www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

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