Alia Lesnek
@erraticscience.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at CUNY Queens College. Quaternary geology, cosmogenic nuclides, and GIS. Will always stop for glacial polish. She/her 🌱🏳️🌈
👀 Extra motivation to work on my paper dating Pleistocene lava flows and sea level change at Mt Edgecumbe 🌋 🌊 ⚒️🧪
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
👀 Extra motivation to work on my paper dating Pleistocene lava flows and sea level change at Mt Edgecumbe 🌋 🌊 ⚒️🧪
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A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare | The National Academies Press
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
nap.nationalacademies.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
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IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust - important for confidence in future projections.
The largest disparities were due to underestimated dynamic mass loss of ice sheets
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The largest disparities were due to underestimated dynamic mass loss of ice sheets
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Evaluating IPCC Projections of Global Sea‐Level Change From the Pre‐Satellite Era
IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust The largest disparities between projections and observations were due to underestimated ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust - important for confidence in future projections.
The largest disparities were due to underestimated dynamic mass loss of ice sheets
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The largest disparities were due to underestimated dynamic mass loss of ice sheets
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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The Stanford Cosmogenic Isotope Lab is hiring a new (permanent) Lab Manager. Please share and apply if you are qualified. phxc1b.rfer.us/STANFORDSD1UPF
Cosmogenic Isotope Laboratory Manager in Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford, California, United States
The Stanford Cosmogenic Isotope shared laboratory within Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability (SDSS) is seeking an experienced.....
phxc1b.rfer.us
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Stanford Cosmogenic Isotope Lab is hiring a new (permanent) Lab Manager. Please share and apply if you are qualified. phxc1b.rfer.us/STANFORDSD1UPF
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if ice melts in the mountains and no one can see that it's gone, is it really gone?🧪
eos.org/opinions/gla...
eos.org/opinions/gla...
Glacier Monitoring from Space Is Crucial, and at Risk - Eos
A new community effort shows that Earth has lost 5% of its global glacier mass since 2000. The work highlights the necessity of spaceborne glacier observations and upcoming gaps in long-term monitorin...
eos.org
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
if ice melts in the mountains and no one can see that it's gone, is it really gone?🧪
eos.org/opinions/gla...
eos.org/opinions/gla...
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A graph Joe Rogan has brought up on SIX separate episodes of his podcast to disprove climate change explicitly says the opposite of what he claims.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1bM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1bM...
Joe Rogan Doesn't Understand Graphs
YouTube video by Climate Town
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A graph Joe Rogan has brought up on SIX separate episodes of his podcast to disprove climate change explicitly says the opposite of what he claims.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1bM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1bM...
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Officials in Juneau area now saying a glacial outburst flood release has begun from Suicide Basin into the Mendenhall River. NWS is now forecasting a crest of 16.6' on the river, higher than last year's record flood in Juneau.
August 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Officials in Juneau area now saying a glacial outburst flood release has begun from Suicide Basin into the Mendenhall River. NWS is now forecasting a crest of 16.6' on the river, higher than last year's record flood in Juneau.
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One of the best parts of my job: writing recommendation letters for my incredible students. It’s so fun to reflect on everything they’ve accomplished and help them take their next step. Also, WAY easier to hype them up than write anything even remotely similar about myself 😆
February 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One of the best parts of my job: writing recommendation letters for my incredible students. It’s so fun to reflect on everything they’ve accomplished and help them take their next step. Also, WAY easier to hype them up than write anything even remotely similar about myself 😆
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This isn't mine at all, but the Magic School Bus TV cartoon, which inspired untold millennials including myself, originated as an NSF grant 🧪
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
January 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This isn't mine at all, but the Magic School Bus TV cartoon, which inspired untold millennials including myself, originated as an NSF grant 🧪
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
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Starting my first #MisconceptionMonday with a common one in seismology: do small earthquakes relieve the pressure on faults? Are small quakes a good thing?
🧵. Long 🧵. But hopefully worth it.
🧵. Long 🧵. But hopefully worth it.
December 30, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Starting my first #MisconceptionMonday with a common one in seismology: do small earthquakes relieve the pressure on faults? Are small quakes a good thing?
🧵. Long 🧵. But hopefully worth it.
🧵. Long 🧵. But hopefully worth it.
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I often see this comparison of glaciers on Svalbard posted without attribution. It’s from a whole series comparing photos taken by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1928 and by Christian Åslund, a Stockholm-based photographer, in 2002. See the others here:
www.christian.se/global-warmi...
www.christian.se/global-warmi...
November 12, 2023 at 9:36 AM
I often see this comparison of glaciers on Svalbard posted without attribution. It’s from a whole series comparing photos taken by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1928 and by Christian Åslund, a Stockholm-based photographer, in 2002. See the others here:
www.christian.se/global-warmi...
www.christian.se/global-warmi...
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Spending my lunch break perusing Dan Coe's gorgeous Lidar data meander river reconstructions 😍
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Spending my lunch break perusing Dan Coe's gorgeous Lidar data meander river reconstructions 😍
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
dancoecarto.com/4k-rivers ⚒️ 🐡
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“The 'precariously balanced boulders' that offer a window into seismic history” f/t the Roods via @bbc www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The 'precariously balanced boulders' that offer a window into seismic history
These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
“The 'precariously balanced boulders' that offer a window into seismic history” f/t the Roods via @bbc www.bbc.com/future/artic...