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Dr. Twila Moon

@drtwilamoon.bsky.social
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Glaciologist & Deputy Lead Scientist @nsidc.bsky.social. Climate Science Engagement Lead @ciresceee.bsky.social. 2025 AGU Climate Comms Awardee. More at www.changingice.com. Views my own!

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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Celebrating Dr. Marika Holland, sea ice scientist extraordinaire! This is a huge nod to the importance of her work in cryosphere, climate, and at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. 🎉🎉🎉 www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Marika Holland
Investigating the interplay of polar sea ice and global climate dynamics.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It was a joy to celebrate NSIDC's 50th anniversary yesterday. During tough times, gathering to see all the amazing insights, accomplishments, and connections that 50 years of meaningful hard work can produce was a lovely reminder of all that we have (+ need to protect). Congratulations, NSIDC! 🧊❄️💙
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌐 First it was a "Super El Niño." Now, it's being called a "Godzilla-like" event. Whatever way you spin it, we’re in the midst of an exceptionally strong El Niño—a large-scale climate pattern in the tropical Pacific that can shift weather patterns around the world.
Text on a water background. The text says "Climate Lesson O1 with Dr. Moon". The lesson text says "A climate signal is not a local forecast".
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So much amazing and important data!!! 👀 Thanks @zacklabe.com for supporting nomination of the @nsidc.bsky.social Sea Ice Index! 💚 #climatedata
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pumped to check this out. I'm super into living on Earth. Best planet! 🥇🌍🌎🌏
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Engage Climate Science @engageclimatesci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How does your organization build and practice climate literacy? Let us know 👇
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm super into these weekly Engage posts that focus on 4 current events/trends, note a few key details, and translate each into a key question you should be asking as a decision maker. 💡 Strengthen your strategic climate literacy muscle! 💪 Check it out and let us know what you think. ⬇️
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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
News: AGU provides critical support for the independent Arctic Report Card and the Report Card has new online home. #Arctic #Climate arcticreportcard.org news.agu.org/press-releas... @drtwilamoon.bsky.social
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Arctic Report Card
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 14/09/2026
ICYMI: the Arctic Report Card will continue under its independent editorial team – led by researchers at CIRES @colorado.edu and @uafairbanks.bsky.social – with new support from @agu.org. cires.colorado.edu/news/2026-ar...
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2026 Arctic Report Card finds critical support from strategic partners
The highly anticipated yearly assessment will continue under its independent editorial team led by CIRES researchers
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Ocean Acidification Research Center @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you @agu.org @uafairbanks.bsky.social @nsidc.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social @drtwilamoon.bsky.social @climate.us for continuing the 2026 #Arctic Report Card! 🧪🌊🦑🐻‍❄️🙌
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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"There's no question that this event was made more likely because of climate change and that we're seeing more likely other similar glacier hazards occurring," says @drtwilamoon.bsky.social deputy lead scientist at the National Snow & Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this
As the climate continues to warm, scientists warn that the frequency of disasters like the floods in Nepal will increase.
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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Op-ed by Dr. Twila Moon, deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center @drtwilamoon.bsky.social on why the Arctic Report Card is so important and what's lost with NOAA's termination of support. #Arctic thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Our Arctic Report Card editor team and dedicated authors and supporters will do all we can to ensure critical, timely, integrated Arctic data still makes it to the decision makers, educators, and community leaders who need it. But without federal support, the task is harder, the data access systems built over two decades will go unused a trusted data source will become stale. This puts U.S. Arctic leadership at risk.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thanks to @thehill.com for publishing my OpEd today. It's about losing US Arctic leadership at a time when environmental intelligence is needed more than ever. #Arctic #Leadership #Science thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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The US is canceling its Arctic Report Card when it matters most
Any business, town or development group needs this data informing their decisions.
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Michael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Initial analyses of satellite images and seismic data by @watershedlab.bsky.social & @kristencook.bsky.social suggest that the collapse of a high glacier caused the flash flood disaster in Nepal www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
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A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster | New Scientist
Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the river valley below
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Navigating the New Arctic Community Office @arctictogether.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us on September 14 for a workshop with Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq on equitable research with Arctic communities. Explore ethical engagement, long-term community capacity, Tribal sovereignty, and lessons from recent fieldwork. To register: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/9g6cv...
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
At @engageclimatesci.bsky.social we're experimenting with a 🌎 Weekly ENGAGE Climate Literacy Brief 🌎 🌐 What happened. 📊 Why it matters. 💡 What you, decision-maker, should be asking. Check it out, share, and tell us how you engage with these current events and climate literacy questions. ⬇️
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Here's the direct-to-slides re: 3 consequences of losing US Federal support for the NOAA Arctic Report Card. ⬇️
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Losing NOAA federal support creates negative impacts even if we find another path forward for a 2026 Arctic Report Card. This 🧵 covers 3 consequences for US leadership, efficacy, and effort. 😞
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Colleagues looked for polar programs support in the NSF announced solicitations and found none. Ignoring the fastest changing parts of the planet doesn't stop the large, wide-ranging impacts. It just makes us less informed on when, how big, and what we can do to influence and prepare for them. 😵‍💫
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Not only does defunding make the tools we've built with NOAA less valuable, but it also requires more *work* to get those same data out. 😮‍💨 Thank you to supporters, who help us move forward.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Interdisciplinary research efforts like this really helped me to step into more systems-focused science. The results are insights that go from ice to wildlife to coastal ocean processes. 🙌
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thank you to @pbsnews.org for covering the ending of federal support for the Arctic Report Card. Because data without delivery is just dust.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Participating in this work is so inspiring! The CSCF helps to keep experts at work on climate science in the US and to get those insights out of labs and into homes and businesses. ❤️‍🔥 ➡️ Please share with funders who might be interested to join! Check out the details from @weatherwest.bsky.social ⬇️🤩
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 12/08/2026
🚨 Two more days to apply for the @pulitzercenter.org's digital storytelling accelerator specifically for CLIMATE reporters! So cool. Check it out at the link below and apply by Friday, August 14. 👀
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Appreciate this reminder - we live in an "AND" world when it comes to climate. Rebuild from disaster AND apply energy efficiency in design. Rethink local crops AND implement changes to protect soil health. Build community emergency response team AND create safe non-car travel routes. And, and, and!
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
News includes 6 Chinese ship operators on the Northern Sea Route this year, Korea's first Arctic cargo route, and Arctic sea ice loss inhibiting Russian submarine camouflage. Nothing about this says "Good time to cancel the NOAA Arctic Report Card". subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report
The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.
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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Devastating news for Arctic environmental monitoring today: NOAA pulls support for the Arctic Report Card, effective immediately. #Arctic #Climate
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Connecting on climate science insights and bringing eyes-open strategizing to professional work is my passion, and I'm so glad to have a program for it now! #ClimateStrategy #RiskPlanning Let's connect! ⬇️⬇️
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Engage Climate Science @engageclimatesci.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is the sort of tool you and your team can expect to interact with in Engage seminars and workshops. Interested in more than #AI? Get in the room with Dr. Moon and ask about your unique interests! 🧪
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Deep sea turbulence - small scale processes with important impacts across fisheries, floods, rising seas, and more. Plus, hard to study and model. Thanks to a super ocean turbulence lecture from Kiki Schulz at GRISO summer school, this article/research caught my eye. phys.org/news/2026-07...
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Hidden deep-sea turbulence could alter climate and fisheries within one lifetime
Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls—not much bigger than a coin—deep below the ocean's surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces shaping our climate: sea level rise, fisheries collapse, ex...
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Curious how data centers might impact #energy use and our #climate future? Thanks to @climateinteractive.org you can now explore that in the brilliant En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator! 🙌 This is also one of the tools we're happy to help you learn to use @engageclimatesci.bsky.social. 🤓💡 #AI
En-ROADS Climate Solution Simulator platform shows graphs of how data center energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from energy use interacts with climate actions.
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📈 GDP is only one measure of progress. To build a more resilient future, we also need to account for well-being, equity and environmental sustainability. Explore the latest from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3Y23sOy
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
1/ 💨 Cold air in the Arctic. Sounds like a given. But the when, where, and how of cold air outbreaks in the Arctic (and with Arctic air reaching south) are changing as the region heats up. #Climate #ExtremeWeather #Science #Arctic
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 16/07/2026
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast, creating hazardous air quality conditions. This experimental @noaa.gov GSL decision support tool forecast shows where the smoke will travel over the next few hours.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Climate change isn't just getting "hot", it's weather getting weird. From huge rain downpours to flash droughts. From stronger storms to wildfire arriving in the "off-season". Getting up to speed on climate science fundamentals can help every person and organization better prepare and respond.
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NSIDC @nsidc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost the size of Rhode Island in sea ice in the 2002. After, glaciers feeding the shelf flowed faster. When stable, ice shelves act as brakes. When lifted, glaciers accelerate & land ice melts into the sea. bit.ly/4vrVITL
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
1/ The new @nationalacademies.org report on 'Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts' is out! Some insights in this 🧵... #Climate #Weather #WeatherExtremes #ClimateAttribution www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
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Attribution of Extreme Weather Events in the Context of Climate Change
As climate has warmed over recent years, a new pattern of more frequent and more intense weather events has unfolded across the globe. Climate models simulate such changes in extreme events, and some ...
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
1/ 'tipping point', 'threshold' or...? This perspective from @bobkopp.net et al. raised important points about how 'tipping point' framing can mislead: 🤔 How fast? What does irreversible mean? 🤔 If we stabilize temperature will everything go back to "normal"? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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‘Tipping points’ confuse and can distract from urgent climate action - Nature Climate Change
The tipping points framing is widely used in climate discussions but receives mixed feedback. This Perspective critiques it for oversimplifying the complexities of natural and social systems and faili...
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In Europe? Your China-made item may get to you via the Arctic Ocean this summer/fall. ▶️ First ever scheduled wkly container ship service ➕ Claim 50% less CO2 emissions than southern routes 🤔 Challenges of sea ice, icebreakers, storms, environment #Arctic #Climate gcaptain.com/china-launch...
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China Launches First Scheduled Weekly Arctic Container Service to Europe
China’s Sealegend Shipping plans to launch the first scheduled weekly container shipping service between China and Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) this summer, marking a significant step towar...
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Alison Banwell @alibanwell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Please consider submitting an abstract to our @agu.org 2026 session, “The Cryosphere is for All’! @cires.colorado.edu @ciresceee.bsky.social @cpom-uk.bsky.social #AGU26 #cryosphere 🧊 🧪
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Navigating the New Arctic Community Office @arctictogether.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The final episode of the Fostering Indigenous-led Research mini-series of the Arctic Together Podcast is now available. Tune in to hear about creativity and accessibility in research and working with community in a respectful and community-led fashion. Learn more here: nna-co.org/arctic-toget...
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Also, if you want some inspiration on what to push for, check out our State of Climate Action 2025 report and go make some noise about your preferred solution(s). Lots more action needed across the board! www.wri.org/insights/cli...
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The State of Climate Action in 2025: 10 Key Findings
A new report assesses the global gap in climate action, measuring progress across 45 different indicators and mapping a path to hold warming to 1.5 degrees C.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
As attribution science improves, we should be hearing more about climate change, not less.
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Josh Thompson @joshthompie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
1/7 🧵 I'm very proud to share that our paper, "Flood-affected homes in England lose value and are owned longer than those in unaffected areas", has been published in @natureportfolio.nature.com's @commsearth.nature.com. 🔗 The paper is open access: www.nature.com/articles/s43... #Flooding #Housing
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
*Talking solutions is critical* - yes! But what if you don't know where to start or look for solutions? I often see people stop at "I don't know". That's were conversation, learning, and science-based tools come into play. Our work @engageclimatesci.bsky.social is about getting the gears going. ⚙️
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A useful look from @zekehausfather.com at the science of the likely record-busting El Niño this year. As he says, "We are both figuratively and literally in uncharted waters." What does that mean? It means we should also be charting new waters in how we strategize, interact, act, and collaborate.
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Tech company emissions are growing with the AI boom. This isn't good for climate. What does is mean to shift the *system* towards using AI for climate good and powering it with non-fossil energy? What examples do you have to share? What can change look like?
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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A lot of global climate conversation happens using averages, but our experience is of every spike and dip that is summed together to create those averages. So I don't find it surprising that we are experiencing "super-extremes". But it does bring further urgency to eyes-open planning and prep.
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Engage Climate Science @engageclimatesci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our climate future is so much more than "global warming." On @pbs.org's Energy Switch, @drtwilamoon.bsky.social discusses "global weirding." 🌐
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Energy Switch | Arctic Climate | Season 8 | Episode 6
The Arctic is warming fast, with effects that can be felt much farther south.
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