Signe Aaboe
@signeaaboe.bsky.social
Climate and sea-ice scientist at MET Norway.
Research interests include sea ice, oceans, and polar climate. Living in the far north and love gardening, hiking, paddling, and drinking coffee. Any opinions expressed are my own.
Research interests include sea ice, oceans, and polar climate. Living in the far north and love gardening, hiking, paddling, and drinking coffee. Any opinions expressed are my own.
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Delighted that one of my Antarctic winter photos has won the 2025 Royal Society Photography Competition, Earth Science & Climatology category.
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Delighted that one of my Antarctic winter photos has won the 2025 Royal Society Photography Competition, Earth Science & Climatology category.
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
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Advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship (3.75 years, inc. 3 month internship with S&T Norway) @cpom-uk.bsky.social, Northumbria, UK:
"The Role of Landfast Sea Ice in Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability: Integrating Earth Observation with Low-Carbon AI Modelling"
More details: tinyurl.com/yc7v3t5r 🧪❄️🛰️
"The Role of Landfast Sea Ice in Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability: Integrating Earth Observation with Low-Carbon AI Modelling"
More details: tinyurl.com/yc7v3t5r 🧪❄️🛰️
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship (3.75 years, inc. 3 month internship with S&T Norway) @cpom-uk.bsky.social, Northumbria, UK:
"The Role of Landfast Sea Ice in Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability: Integrating Earth Observation with Low-Carbon AI Modelling"
More details: tinyurl.com/yc7v3t5r 🧪❄️🛰️
"The Role of Landfast Sea Ice in Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability: Integrating Earth Observation with Low-Carbon AI Modelling"
More details: tinyurl.com/yc7v3t5r 🧪❄️🛰️
Arctic sea ice in November 2025 is second-lowest on record.
🥇 lowest in 2016
🥈2nd-lowest in 2025
🥉3rd-lowest in 2020
🥇 lowest in 2016
🥈2nd-lowest in 2025
🥉3rd-lowest in 2020
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Arctic sea ice in November 2025 is second-lowest on record.
🥇 lowest in 2016
🥈2nd-lowest in 2025
🥉3rd-lowest in 2020
🥇 lowest in 2016
🥈2nd-lowest in 2025
🥉3rd-lowest in 2020
As expected -
this year's November sea-ice extent came out as record-low in both Hudson and Baffin bays
🧪🌊❄️📉
this year's November sea-ice extent came out as record-low in both Hudson and Baffin bays
🧪🌊❄️📉
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
As expected -
this year's November sea-ice extent came out as record-low in both Hudson and Baffin bays
🧪🌊❄️📉
this year's November sea-ice extent came out as record-low in both Hudson and Baffin bays
🧪🌊❄️📉
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#BlackFriday: Instead of buying something you don't need, make real impact, support independent journalism. A small donation to the Barents Observer helps us smash the Kremlin's censorship wall.
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VIPPS: 105792
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VIPPS: 105792
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#BlackFriday: Instead of buying something you don't need, make real impact, support independent journalism. A small donation to the Barents Observer helps us smash the Kremlin's censorship wall.
www.thebarentsobserver.com/support-us
VIPPS: 105792
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VIPPS: 105792
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In Europe, a division is emerging: the south and south east grow drier, including parts of the UK. Meanwhile, the North and North East, including parts of the UK, are growing wetter:
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In Europe, a division is emerging: the south and south east grow drier, including parts of the UK. Meanwhile, the North and North East, including parts of the UK, are growing wetter:
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There's absolutely no restrictions on what goes into an illegal landfill which means no control on what seeps out of them into water, soil + air. We've heard reports of substances like asbestos at illegal sites, others of waste burning + acrid smoke.
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1/4
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/4
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests
Exclusive: Concerns over impact on health and environment, as well as £1.63bn in avoided landfill tax
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
There's absolutely no restrictions on what goes into an illegal landfill which means no control on what seeps out of them into water, soil + air. We've heard reports of substances like asbestos at illegal sites, others of waste burning + acrid smoke.
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1/4
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1/4
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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13th International Workshop on Sea Ice Modelling, Assimilation, Observations, Predictions, and Verification
9 – 11 June 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hosted by the Danish Meteorological Institute
iicwgda2026copenhagen.wordpress.com
9 – 11 June 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hosted by the Danish Meteorological Institute
iicwgda2026copenhagen.wordpress.com
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
13th International Workshop on Sea Ice Modelling, Assimilation, Observations, Predictions, and Verification
9 – 11 June 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hosted by the Danish Meteorological Institute
iicwgda2026copenhagen.wordpress.com
9 – 11 June 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hosted by the Danish Meteorological Institute
iicwgda2026copenhagen.wordpress.com
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The Arctic has just set a new record low for this time of year.
As of 26 November 2025, sea ice extent is the lowest on record for the date based on OSI SAF sea ice climate data (1978–2024).
Image from @osi-saf.eumetsat.int cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-i...
#Arctic #Climate
As of 26 November 2025, sea ice extent is the lowest on record for the date based on OSI SAF sea ice climate data (1978–2024).
Image from @osi-saf.eumetsat.int cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-i...
#Arctic #Climate
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Arctic has just set a new record low for this time of year.
As of 26 November 2025, sea ice extent is the lowest on record for the date based on OSI SAF sea ice climate data (1978–2024).
Image from @osi-saf.eumetsat.int cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-i...
#Arctic #Climate
As of 26 November 2025, sea ice extent is the lowest on record for the date based on OSI SAF sea ice climate data (1978–2024).
Image from @osi-saf.eumetsat.int cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-i...
#Arctic #Climate
Arctic sea-ice extent just passed the border into the "record-low" domain.
Same for Barents, Baffin, Hudson, and Svalbard regions.
Second-lowest globally.
🌊❄️🥼🧪📉
Same for Barents, Baffin, Hudson, and Svalbard regions.
Second-lowest globally.
🌊❄️🥼🧪📉
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Arctic sea-ice extent just passed the border into the "record-low" domain.
Same for Barents, Baffin, Hudson, and Svalbard regions.
Second-lowest globally.
🌊❄️🥼🧪📉
Same for Barents, Baffin, Hudson, and Svalbard regions.
Second-lowest globally.
🌊❄️🥼🧪📉
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I was waiting to hear from folks like Stop Rosebank and @tessakhan.bsky.social before commenting on this but it really seems like the real deal.
Norwegian conservatives are using it to claim it makes Norwegian oil and gas supply EVEN MORE heroic and brave
www.nrk.no/klima/storbr...
Norwegian conservatives are using it to claim it makes Norwegian oil and gas supply EVEN MORE heroic and brave
www.nrk.no/klima/storbr...
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I was waiting to hear from folks like Stop Rosebank and @tessakhan.bsky.social before commenting on this but it really seems like the real deal.
Norwegian conservatives are using it to claim it makes Norwegian oil and gas supply EVEN MORE heroic and brave
www.nrk.no/klima/storbr...
Norwegian conservatives are using it to claim it makes Norwegian oil and gas supply EVEN MORE heroic and brave
www.nrk.no/klima/storbr...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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🌊 Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres
It was found broken down tyres were the largest source of microplastics in New Zealand's coastal waters.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🌊 Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Woops, the cloud was not a cloud but a firework that started to explode 🎉
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Woops, the cloud was not a cloud but a firework that started to explode 🎉
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New analysis from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter about changes in cloud cover across the Arctic. The results may surprise you. #Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-clo...
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-clo...
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
New analysis from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter about changes in cloud cover across the Arctic. The results may surprise you. #Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-clo...
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-clo...
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"Today, what drives people to garden may not be the fear of hunger so much as hunger for physical contact, hope for nature’s resilience and a longing to engage in work that is real."
#soil #soilscience
#soil #soilscience
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
In times of upheaval, Americans have always turned to the soil. From victory gardens to modern plots, gardening reveals a deep desire for connection, purpose, and a touch of something real when the wo...
www.psypost.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Today, what drives people to garden may not be the fear of hunger so much as hunger for physical contact, hope for nature’s resilience and a longing to engage in work that is real."
#soil #soilscience
#soil #soilscience
Halfway through November,
and Arctic sea ice is missing in the Atlantic sector:
Hudson Bay,
Baffin Bay & Labrador sea (fell out of the "normal" zone),
and the Barents Sea.
and Arctic sea ice is missing in the Atlantic sector:
Hudson Bay,
Baffin Bay & Labrador sea (fell out of the "normal" zone),
and the Barents Sea.
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Halfway through November,
and Arctic sea ice is missing in the Atlantic sector:
Hudson Bay,
Baffin Bay & Labrador sea (fell out of the "normal" zone),
and the Barents Sea.
and Arctic sea ice is missing in the Atlantic sector:
Hudson Bay,
Baffin Bay & Labrador sea (fell out of the "normal" zone),
and the Barents Sea.
Yesterday it was time to put the garlic in the ground.
1. first find the planting tray and clear away the snow,
2. dig in the bokashi,
3. put in 50 garlic cloves, and
4. top it all off with a blanket of snow
☃️🧄🌱❄️😋
1. first find the planting tray and clear away the snow,
2. dig in the bokashi,
3. put in 50 garlic cloves, and
4. top it all off with a blanket of snow
☃️🧄🌱❄️😋
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Yesterday it was time to put the garlic in the ground.
1. first find the planting tray and clear away the snow,
2. dig in the bokashi,
3. put in 50 garlic cloves, and
4. top it all off with a blanket of snow
☃️🧄🌱❄️😋
1. first find the planting tray and clear away the snow,
2. dig in the bokashi,
3. put in 50 garlic cloves, and
4. top it all off with a blanket of snow
☃️🧄🌱❄️😋
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Quite clear that this ^ one is going to fill up, so I’ve started a 2nd one. Please continue to follow for ocean scholars and let me know if you’d like to be added. 🌊
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
November 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Quite clear that this ^ one is going to fill up, so I’ve started a 2nd one. Please continue to follow for ocean scholars and let me know if you’d like to be added. 🌊
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
What a beauty 💚
Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What a beauty 💚
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The River Cherwell feeds into the River Thames. The River Thames fills up Farmoor reservoir. Farmoor reservoir supplies water to approx 600,000 people. Including my house.
As well as letting it kill our wildlife, we are drinking this stuff.
As well as letting it kill our wildlife, we are drinking this stuff.
🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The River Cherwell feeds into the River Thames. The River Thames fills up Farmoor reservoir. Farmoor reservoir supplies water to approx 600,000 people. Including my house.
As well as letting it kill our wildlife, we are drinking this stuff.
As well as letting it kill our wildlife, we are drinking this stuff.
🪸 New study reports VERY high densities of marine debris on
the deep seafloor of the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea: 4,975 - 79,840 items per km2 (mean = 27,267 items/km2)!
48% were #plastics and highest densities were observed near a public beach 🏖️.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
the deep seafloor of the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea: 4,975 - 79,840 items per km2 (mean = 27,267 items/km2)!
48% were #plastics and highest densities were observed near a public beach 🏖️.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Believe the survivors. Release the files. All of the files.
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Believe the survivors. Release the files. All of the files.
I found the stairs 😀💪🌨️
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I found the stairs 😀💪🌨️