Paul Bierman
@paul-bierman.bsky.social
Geoscientist, environmental historian, professor, author who cares deeply about our planet. Obsessed with snow, ice sheets, climate, and science as a way of knowing. Passionate about teaching, equality, and explaining Earth. https://www.paulbierman.net
Headed to Minnesota as guest of northhouse.org. Talking about my book on Greenland, ice cores and climate change on Saturday evening. When the Ice is Gone. WW Norton, 2024. 
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Paul Bierman, Geoscientist
My passions are telling stories and solving the mysteries of our planet
www.paulbierman.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Headed to Minnesota as guest of northhouse.org. Talking about my book on Greenland, ice cores and climate change on Saturday evening. When the Ice is Gone. WW Norton, 2024. 
🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#UVMresearch
#science
🌎 🔬 ⚒️
#geosky
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateAction
www.paulbierman.net
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First time in ORD since Covid. Still the same experience. Both flights on time. Big thanks to all those ATC folks.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
First time in ORD since Covid. Still the same experience. Both flights on time. Big thanks to all those ATC folks.
It’s that season now in Vermont! See 70,000 more images of our great little state at uvm.edu/landscape
This Vermont Life Magazine cover from the fall of 1987 features a photograph by of a man splitting wood in Peacham, Vermont.
#vermont #history #photography #archive
📷 Richard W. Brown (1987): “Splitting Wood in Peacham”
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#vermont #history #photography #archive
📷 Richard W. Brown (1987): “Splitting Wood in Peacham”
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November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s that season now in Vermont! See 70,000 more images of our great little state at uvm.edu/landscape
If you love historical architecture follow our landscape change program.
The first photo shows the construction of Burklyn Hall atop the Darling Ridge in East Burke, Vermont. The town line between East Burke and Lyndon runs through the house, hence the name “Burklyn” Hall.
Find more historical photos on our website, 🔗 in bio
Find more historical photos on our website, 🔗 in bio
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If you love historical architecture follow our landscape change program.
Good morning from Vermont. Check out 70000 images of our now very blue state as it is and was at
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New images posted daily or check out web page at www.uvm.edu/landscape
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New images posted daily or check out web page at www.uvm.edu/landscape
From the 1800s to this century, “View of Chin from the Lips, Mount Mansfield” represents the Landscape Change Program’s mission: to preserve and present images of Vermont landscapes as they were and as they are.
See how Vermont landscapes have changed on our website, 🔗 in bio
See how Vermont landscapes have changed on our website, 🔗 in bio
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Good morning from Vermont. Check out 70000 images of our now very blue state as it is and was at
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New images posted daily or check out web page at www.uvm.edu/landscape
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New images posted daily or check out web page at www.uvm.edu/landscape
Not unlike what Vermont looks like today with major early season storm!
The leaves have fallen, the first snow has arrived, and Vermont is ready for ski season.
This photo, taken in November of 1980 and titled “First Snow on Warden Farm, 1980”, depicts 2 trucks in front of a wooden fence covered in fresh snow.
📷 Dave Warden
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This photo, taken in November of 1980 and titled “First Snow on Warden Farm, 1980”, depicts 2 trucks in front of a wooden fence covered in fresh snow.
📷 Dave Warden
🔗 in bio for more historical photos
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Not unlike what Vermont looks like today with major early season storm!
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China’s CO₂ emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months — a stunning milestone as solar & wind power surge.
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
China’s CO₂ emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months — a stunning milestone as solar & wind power surge.
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
Reposted by Paul Bierman
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
With climate change, floods like this are becoming more frequent. See 70,000+ images at uvm.edu/landscape. Follow us to see some of the best images!🧪
The Great Flood of 1927, which occurred from November 2nd to 4th, destroyed over 1,000 bridges and caused over $50 million (in 1927 USD) in damages across the state of Vermont.
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Find more historical photos on our website, 🔗 in bio
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
With climate change, floods like this are becoming more frequent. See 70,000+ images at uvm.edu/landscape. Follow us to see some of the best images!🧪
Even my morning berries know.
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Even my morning berries know.
Check out more than 70,000 images of Vermont as it was at
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Cows, snow, barns, cars and the building of the Interstate highway plus so much more.
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landscape.uvm.edu
Cows, snow, barns, cars and the building of the Interstate highway plus so much more.
Follow @uvmlandscape.bsky.social and see new photos almost every day
November 3rd, 1927, the Winooski River flooded along with other rivers throughout New England. This disaster struck Vermont the hardest, with 84 of the 85 total deaths being Vermonters, including the state’s Lieutenant Governor at the time, Samuel Hollister Jackson.
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Cows, snow, barns, cars and the building of the Interstate highway plus so much more.
Follow @uvmlandscape.bsky.social and see new photos almost every day
landscape.uvm.edu
Cows, snow, barns, cars and the building of the Interstate highway plus so much more.
Follow @uvmlandscape.bsky.social and see new photos almost every day
nearly 7% of Vermonters said NO KINGS this weekend. Amazing.
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
nearly 7% of Vermonters said NO KINGS this weekend. Amazing.
an analogy for our country I fear.
omg!
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
an analogy for our country I fear.
Exactly what it felt like in Vermont!!
"I left the parade full of the pleasure of being a part of a vast humanity"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
"I left the parade full of the pleasure of being a part of a vast humanity"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | The Rise of the Inflatable Chicken Resistance
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October 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Exactly what it felt like in Vermont!!
"I left the parade full of the pleasure of being a part of a vast humanity"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
"I left the parade full of the pleasure of being a part of a vast humanity"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Exactly Bill
I should be used to it by now, but it's really weird to live in a country run by a gross pig
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Exactly Bill
This is what the presidency has sunk to. Embarrassing
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This is what the presidency has sunk to. Embarrassing
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So no terrorism then?
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So no terrorism then?
Yes bernie. You make me proud to be an American and a Vermonter.
Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Yes bernie. You make me proud to be an American and a Vermonter.
So true. Resist.
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So true. Resist.
No kings vermont turns out
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
No kings vermont turns out
Yes Bernie. Proud to be a Vermonter.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Yes Bernie. Proud to be a Vermonter.
"Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies?"
So worth the read. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So worth the read. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahda...
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies?"
So worth the read. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So worth the read. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...