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Laurie Padman
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Polar oceans and ice for work; photography, hiking, gardening and cooking for play

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Nov 17
I spend a fair amount of time on models of tides around Antarctica (and the Arctic). Here's a movie of tides for Ross Ice Shelf. Grey is grounded ice, green is ice shelf, blue is ocean (often sea-ice-covered, and tan color is seabed

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 1d
Beautiful new logo, Amelia is a talented artist

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 1d
Proud to be a scientist at ESR, since 1997 !
earthspaceresearch.bsky.social Earth and Space Research @earthspaceresearch.bsky.social · 1d
Earth and Space Research (ESR) has a new look! Yesterday, we launched our redesigned website, including our new logo!

The new site highlights ESR’s long-standing commitment to open data access, while also introducing Spotlights on people and research topics.

See what’s new at ESR: www.esr.org!
Earth and Space Research Institute
Earth and Space Research institute - to increase societal understanding of the Earth system through scientific research and public education.
www.esr.org

Reposted by Laurie Padman, Von P. Walden

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Earth and Space Research @earthspaceresearch.bsky.social · 1d
Earth and Space Research (ESR) has a new look! Yesterday, we launched our redesigned website, including our new logo!

The new site highlights ESR’s long-standing commitment to open data access, while also introducing Spotlights on people and research topics.

See what’s new at ESR: www.esr.org!
Earth and Space Research Institute
Earth and Space Research institute - to increase societal understanding of the Earth system through scientific research and public education.
www.esr.org

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 5d
I hate RFK Jr too, and am glad that Ms Schlossberg included his callous damage in her article. But it shouldn't overwhelm the main message from an excellent young writer facing a terminal diagnosis. Everyone should read the full essay, especially the empathy-impaired

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 5d
I didn't have my glasses on and didn't see how little water I put in the kettle

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 5d
The posted excerpt is powerful. But read the article in full: so many people are in this situation and you need a fine writer to tell us how they see themselves as a first step to knowing how to best communicate with them.

Reposted by Laurie Padman

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11d
Specially designed bricks that provide safe nesting spaces for swifts are being installed on properties around Shirebrook Valley as part of a council-funded environmental scheme.
Sheffield charity given grant to fit 'swift bricks' in homes
The Sheffield Swift Network was given £7,000 by the council for a project to help the birds nest.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 13d
Great choice! Congratulations Kaitlin!

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 14d
"almost zero fees" ... relative to $500M

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · 14d
I can have a glass of wine with my wife for no fees at all

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney, Laurie Padman , and 2 more

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Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social · 15d
I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.

All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below

I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)

1/n
Current Vacancies
careers.utas.edu.au

Reposted by Laurie Padman, Trevon D. Logan, Ann Bartow

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20d
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com

Reposted by Laurie Padman

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Oct 25
No matter what good things they’ve done in their lives, every Republican member of congress should be judge by how they continue to put Trump over their country.

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Oct 20
Egret at sunrise, Finley Wildlife Refuge in mid-Willamette Valley
Silhouette of Great White Heron in early morning light

Reposted by Laurie Padman, Iain Davidson, Anne Norton

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Oct 18
A friend in Corvallis, Oregon sent me this one 🤣 #NoKings

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Oct 9
"terroir": the complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate.

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Oct 3
Thousands of armed chickens hiding in the fog

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Oct 3
Changed your mind on the term, @helen-amanda.bsky.social ?

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Archon Fung, Will Jennings , and 8 more

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Sep 25
Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants themselves. One by one, American leaders supposedly committed to principles of free speech, due process, democracy, and equality have abandoned those ideals when menaced by the Trump administration. These cascading acts of cowardice from the people best positioned to resist Trump’s authoritarian power grabs have made Trump seem exponentially more powerful than he actually is, sapping strength from others who might have discovered the courage to stand up. Defending democracy requires a collective refusal to acquiesce to lawless behavior from many different sectors of society. All of these powerful people trying to save their own skin have effectively multiplied Trump’s attacks on constitutional government, by enhancing a false sense of inevitability and invincibility.

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Laurie Padman

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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · Sep 18
US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar research - new article posted today by @cuboulder. The icebreaker is critical for researchers who study the changes on the edges of Antarctic glaciers and how they relate to climate change and sea level rise. buff.ly/oMAElHY #antarctica #glaciers
A ship with a red hull used for icebreaking in the Arctic. Blue sea with icebergs, glaciers, and mountains.

Reposted by Laurie Padman

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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · Sep 10
We need to talk about geoengineering ⚠️

In a rapidly warming world with looming net zero due dates, there's growing polarised debate about whether we should intervene in Earth’s natural systems.

This is a thread about the state of polar geoengineering, and how we should be talking about it ⬇️

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Sep 9
Is Venezuela an analog for the US? Frogs in a warming pot

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by Laurie Padman

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · Sep 9
Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’
Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’
Underwater curtains and artificial ice thickening divert attention from cutting fossil fuel use, says group of climate scientists
www.theguardian.com

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Sep 6
Less than 50% of the popular vote. So, no

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Sep 6
Is this Melbourne? Lucky the rain isn't sideways

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Aug 24
"Balkanisation". But CA to Washington will be a strong team.

Unfortunately seems like in the short term it'd follow the India-Pakistan partitioning nightmare

Reposted by Laurie Padman, Christopher Wright

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 23
How much more of the future do we want to let them destroy?
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com

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Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social · Aug 21
Good article. Sadly, the first thing I thought of was These authors are brave"

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Mark Hopwood @markinchina.bsky.social · Aug 21
Many western scientific networks are overly centered on the US. In previous decades it could be claimed that this was because the US represented a Gold Standard in scientific research. But the world has changed, and this is no longer the case.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Laurie Padman, Sharon A. Robinson

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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · Aug 20
Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes which most likely will significantly intensify in the future. Caused by climate change, they span ice sheet, sea ice, ocean & life itself .
These changes are a clarion call to all of us, ‘cause what happens in Antarctica affects us all. 1/
From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them
The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.
theconversation.com