Laurie Padman
@lpadman.bsky.social
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
Proud to be a scientist at ESR, since 1997 !
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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!
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
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Proud to be a scientist at ESR, since 1997 !
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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
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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.
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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)
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All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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Current Vacancies
careers.utas.edu.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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)
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All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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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
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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...
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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.
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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.
Egret at sunrise, Finley Wildlife Refuge in mid-Willamette Valley
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Egret at sunrise, Finley Wildlife Refuge in mid-Willamette Valley
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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...
September 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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...
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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
September 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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
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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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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 ⬇️
🧵 1/6
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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 ⬇️
🧵 1/6
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 ⬇️
🧵 1/6
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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
September 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’
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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
August 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
How much more of the future do we want to let them destroy?
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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/
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
August 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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/
These changes are a clarion call to all of us, ‘cause what happens in Antarctica affects us all. 1/
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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/...
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
August 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
I loved my time in the Antarctic ice, decades ago, often on the N. B. Palmer. Seagoing capacity is still critical for researching Antarctica's threat to global sea level and climate, but the US appears to be about to surrender that. Tragic and foolish.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
U.S. Researchers May Never Probe Deep into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Again Without This Ship
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
www.scientificamerican.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I loved my time in the Antarctic ice, decades ago, often on the N. B. Palmer. Seagoing capacity is still critical for researching Antarctica's threat to global sea level and climate, but the US appears to be about to surrender that. Tragic and foolish.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
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Fancy a job as a journal editor? I noticed that Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are looking for someone in climate and weather. ❄️🌊⛏️🧪
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - New York City, New York (US) job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12842276
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Organization: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York or Shanghai -Hybrid Workin...
www.nature.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Fancy a job as a journal editor? I noticed that Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are looking for someone in climate and weather. ❄️🌊⛏️🧪
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Great video on the Pelto's science and art of North Cascades glacier monitoring.
CBS Sunday morning feature on the work of @jillpelto.bsky.social and I
www.cbsnews.com/video/captur...
www.cbsnews.com/video/captur...
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist...
www.cbsnews.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Great video on the Pelto's science and art of North Cascades glacier monitoring.
Good to find Paul Waldman again
Reading this piece I cannot help but think of the Access Hollywood tape, so many years ago now. How incredibly disappointed I was, at the time a lifelong committed Southern Baptist, at the lack of condemnation from the evangelical world. And now here we are.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-miso...
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-miso...
Trump isn't the solution to the "crisis of manhood," he's the problem
The misogyny comes fast and furious. Anything real to make men's lives better? Not so much.
www.publicnotice.co
August 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Good to find Paul Waldman again
So much bad news. Here's some backyard birds fighting over the bird bath on a hot day
August 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So much bad news. Here's some backyard birds fighting over the bird bath on a hot day
The US-French SWOT satellite is amazing!
This is incredibly cool: NASA/CNES's SWOT satellite captured a live view of the leading edge of the tsunami formed by the 8.8 magnitude Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake!
www.nasa.gov/missions/swo...
www.nasa.gov/missions/swo...
US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake - NASA
Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting
www.nasa.gov
August 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The US-French SWOT satellite is amazing!
What's it going to take?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their lives
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What's it going to take?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
August 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.
(🎥 Doni Nikz)
(🎥 Doni Nikz)