Michiel van den Broeke
@mrvandenbroeke.bsky.social
Professor of Polar Meteorology at Utrecht University. Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Views are my own.
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Franz Josef Glacier - Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere
ca 1867 | 2022
Impressive comparison between the first known photograph taken of one of the most iconic NZ glaciers and current situation! 🧊🔥
The rock on the right is Sentinel Rock, one of the roches moutonnées in the glacier forefield
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ca 1867 | 2022
Impressive comparison between the first known photograph taken of one of the most iconic NZ glaciers and current situation! 🧊🔥
The rock on the right is Sentinel Rock, one of the roches moutonnées in the glacier forefield
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Franz Josef Glacier - Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere
ca 1867 | 2022
Impressive comparison between the first known photograph taken of one of the most iconic NZ glaciers and current situation! 🧊🔥
The rock on the right is Sentinel Rock, one of the roches moutonnées in the glacier forefield
1/
ca 1867 | 2022
Impressive comparison between the first known photograph taken of one of the most iconic NZ glaciers and current situation! 🧊🔥
The rock on the right is Sentinel Rock, one of the roches moutonnées in the glacier forefield
1/
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CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to accelerate upwards. The decade since the Paris Agreement being the most extreme so far. This and more charts in my article published today: COPs vs CO2 at www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/a...
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to accelerate upwards. The decade since the Paris Agreement being the most extreme so far. This and more charts in my article published today: COPs vs CO2 at www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/a...
CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/co%E2...:
CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven
De rekentools die de CO2-voetafdruk van je vliegreizen bepalen, onderschatten de impact van vliegen enorm. Dat stelt een nieuwe rekenmethode.
www.newscientist.nl
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/co%E2...:
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Where we are in terms of achieving Paris Agreement temperature goals, where we need to go, and how to get there.
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Where we are in terms of achieving Paris Agreement temperature goals, where we need to go, and how to get there.
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/cop30-g...
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PROTECT #ArtScience exhibition continues to live on... this time in an alpine mountain hut! ⛰️
You want to get the exhibition too?
It is available here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1569...
You want to get the exhibition too?
It is available here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1569...
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
PROTECT #ArtScience exhibition continues to live on... this time in an alpine mountain hut! ⛰️
You want to get the exhibition too?
It is available here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1569...
You want to get the exhibition too?
It is available here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1569...
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Lowest global sea ice maximum area on record. 🧪
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Lowest global sea ice maximum area on record. 🧪
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The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched and is now in orbit, monitoring global sea levels from space. 🛰️
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched and is now in orbit, monitoring global sea levels from space. 🛰️
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
It will measure sea surface height and wind speeds to improve weather forecasts and climate predictions. 🌍
Read more 👉 gov.uk/government/n...
Clear explainer of the global oceanic Meridional Overturning Circulation: figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/rep...
What is the Meridional Overturning Circulation and why is it important?
The Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) is a system of ocean currents that circulate water across the globe. Just as blood circulation transports oxygen, nutrients and heat throughout our bodies,...
figshare.utas.edu.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Clear explainer of the global oceanic Meridional Overturning Circulation: figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/rep...
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Lunar impact flash,4:35:40,Nov16,25(270fps, 0.03x speed playback).Bec🌙has no atmo, meteors/fireballs cannot be seen,& lights up moment a crater is formed.Impact was near BradleyValley W of Hadley Valley,where Apollo 15 landed,& within impact area ofOrionids meteor shower.
📸藤井大地
x.com/dfuji1/statu...
📸藤井大地
x.com/dfuji1/statu...
November 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Lunar impact flash,4:35:40,Nov16,25(270fps, 0.03x speed playback).Bec🌙has no atmo, meteors/fireballs cannot be seen,& lights up moment a crater is formed.Impact was near BradleyValley W of Hadley Valley,where Apollo 15 landed,& within impact area ofOrionids meteor shower.
📸藤井大地
x.com/dfuji1/statu...
📸藤井大地
x.com/dfuji1/statu...
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Also published yesterday in Nature : Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(might not be open access sorry)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(might not be open access sorry)
Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget - Nature
Nature - Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Also published yesterday in Nature : Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(might not be open access sorry)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(might not be open access sorry)
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Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
Global Carbon Budget 2025
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
essd.copernicus.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #COP30 delegations except Brazil, report says
- One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #COP30 delegations except Brazil, report says
- One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
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Snow blankets the Great Smoky Mountains from the recent intrusion of winter weather into the southern US.
Above freezing temperatures today are slowly melting away the snow cover.
Above freezing temperatures today are slowly melting away the snow cover.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Snow blankets the Great Smoky Mountains from the recent intrusion of winter weather into the southern US.
Above freezing temperatures today are slowly melting away the snow cover.
Above freezing temperatures today are slowly melting away the snow cover.
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The underwater seismometer network is so great, as evidenced from yesterday's EQ off-Tohoku.
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The underwater seismometer network is so great, as evidenced from yesterday's EQ off-Tohoku.
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
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The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
Vietnam sees 35 rainfall records broken in October - VnExpress International
Vietnam's northern and central regions saw a total of 35 rain records broken in October alone as two storms, Matmo and Fengshen, caused unprecedented downpours.
e.vnexpress.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
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Just love watching the Arctic sea ice grow!
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Just love watching the Arctic sea ice grow!
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Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
Cosmic dust reveals dynamic shifts in central Arctic sea-ice coverage over the past 30,000 years
Arctic sea-ice loss affects biological productivity, sustenance in coastal communities, and geopolitics. Forecasting these impacts requires mechanistic understanding of how Arctic sea ice responds to ...
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
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🌡️ 2025 on track to be among top three warmest years. The #C3S Climate Bulletin reports that October was 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the third-warmest October on record and the first monthly average above 1.5°C since April.
Explore the insights👉 climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
Explore the insights👉 climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🌡️ 2025 on track to be among top three warmest years. The #C3S Climate Bulletin reports that October was 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the third-warmest October on record and the first monthly average above 1.5°C since April.
Explore the insights👉 climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
Explore the insights👉 climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
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We're very delighted to welcome our ERC Synergy project — "FirnMelt: Greenland’s Melting Firn and Ice Sheet Response" — into the world!
Photo: PIs William Colgan (GEUS), Horst Machguth (U. Fribourg), Angelika Humbert (AWI) & Michiel van den Broeke (Utrecht U.) from left to right.
Photo: PIs William Colgan (GEUS), Horst Machguth (U. Fribourg), Angelika Humbert (AWI) & Michiel van den Broeke (Utrecht U.) from left to right.
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We're very delighted to welcome our ERC Synergy project — "FirnMelt: Greenland’s Melting Firn and Ice Sheet Response" — into the world!
Photo: PIs William Colgan (GEUS), Horst Machguth (U. Fribourg), Angelika Humbert (AWI) & Michiel van den Broeke (Utrecht U.) from left to right.
Photo: PIs William Colgan (GEUS), Horst Machguth (U. Fribourg), Angelika Humbert (AWI) & Michiel van den Broeke (Utrecht U.) from left to right.
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Antarctica October temperature time series.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Antarctica October temperature time series.
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Zo, Peter Kuipers Munneke stelt gewoon even wat essentiële vragen: "Als de wetenschap ons dat vizier op de toekomst aanreikt, waarom doen we er dan zo weinig mee? Waarom draait het toch vaak op een crisis uit? Waarom is de uitstoot van broeikasgassen niet allang aan het dalen?" shorturl.at/tKjWz
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Zo, Peter Kuipers Munneke stelt gewoon even wat essentiële vragen: "Als de wetenschap ons dat vizier op de toekomst aanreikt, waarom doen we er dan zo weinig mee? Waarom draait het toch vaak op een crisis uit? Waarom is de uitstoot van broeikasgassen niet allang aan het dalen?" shorturl.at/tKjWz
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Liftoff of Ariane 6 #VA265 with #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D on 4 November 2025! Follow live on watch.esa.int/two/
@euspa.bsky.social @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int
@euspa.bsky.social @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Liftoff of Ariane 6 #VA265 with #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D on 4 November 2025! Follow live on watch.esa.int/two/
@euspa.bsky.social @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int
@euspa.bsky.social @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int
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New video: A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50 percent of the glacier disintegrated. Watch this video to understand what happened. Study by @ciresnews #Antarctica #glaciermelt
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New video: A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50 percent of the glacier disintegrated. Watch this video to understand what happened. Study by @ciresnews #Antarctica #glaciermelt
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The median date for global sea-ice extent to hit its annual maximum is November 2nd. That was yesterday.
It's looking like 2025 may end up with the second lowest global sea-ice maximum since records began in 1988, behind only 2024. And 2016 is just barely higher.
Stay tuned!
It's looking like 2025 may end up with the second lowest global sea-ice maximum since records began in 1988, behind only 2024. And 2016 is just barely higher.
Stay tuned!
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The median date for global sea-ice extent to hit its annual maximum is November 2nd. That was yesterday.
It's looking like 2025 may end up with the second lowest global sea-ice maximum since records began in 1988, behind only 2024. And 2016 is just barely higher.
Stay tuned!
It's looking like 2025 may end up with the second lowest global sea-ice maximum since records began in 1988, behind only 2024. And 2016 is just barely higher.
Stay tuned!