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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 08/09/2026
NEW – Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/XeMOzXR
An aerial view of Devighat Bazaar in Nuwakot, Nepal, following the floods of 26 August 2026. Credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy Stock Photo
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Cecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 09/09/2026
NEW - We looked at what can, and can't, be said about climate change and the 2026 Himalayan floods Attribution is difficult, but rising temps, permafrost thaw and glacier melt may have all contributed to the disaster Feat. insights @iceybethan.bsky.social & Jakob Steiner shorturl.at/J66h
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Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods - Carbon Brief
On the morning of 26 August, flash floods surged through a Himalayan border region of Nepal and the Chinese region…
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
How are glaciers in #Nepal faring? New article from @gunjan87.bsky.social discussing the status and behaviour of Nepalese glaciers #Himalaya #glaciers #IGYP www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and...
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Glacier status, recession and change in Nepal - AntarcticGlaciers.org
Glacier recession in Nepal is driven by temperature rises and influenced by ice dynamics e.g. debris cover, lakes and topography.
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Gunjan @gunjan87.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
PEACE
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
‘Diversity’ is not to blame for the world’s problems. It is part of the solution. If you'd like to add your name below, let me know. We write in solidarity. www.antarcticglaciers.org/2025/02/pola...
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Polar science needs diversity - AntarcticGlaciers.org
We write in solidarity with our colleagues in the USA and internationally, who are suffering as efforts to increase equality, diversity and inclusion are systematically eroded and destroyed. It is imp...
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Joseph Shea @josephshea.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Re-posting this call for diversity in polar (and mountain) science from Dr. Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social www.moshlab.org/blog/science-needs-diversity
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Science Needs Diversity — Mountain Snow Hydrology Lab
Reposting this article from Dr. Bethan Davies as we watch anything related to equity, diversity, and inclusivity in science be trashed under the Trump Administration. The original post has a list of c...
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Mauri Pelto @mauri-pelto.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
2nd January in a row Mount Everest Region glacier snow line risen to above ~6000 m (yellow dots). Landsat images illustrate. The warm/dry winters lead to reduced snowcover, forest fires, low streamflow. @prajjwal.bsky.social @sgascoin.bsky.social #glaciology glacierchange.blog/2025/02/02/m...
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Mount Everest Region High Winter Glacier Snow Lines in 2024 and 2025.
The snow line on Mount Everest Region glaciers on Jan. 28, 2025 indicated by yellow dots on the Landsat image. Note t Nup La-5900 m is snow free. The average snow line is 6100 m, 150 m higher than …
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Gunjan @gunjan87.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The change from 1976 to 2024: Lirung Glacier, Nepal. ads.nipr.ac.jp is an amazing site to find all historical aerial images. Thanks to all Japanese sensei too who provided all the historical photos from 1970s to the website.
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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 05/01/2025
Great thread of posts on the practice of glaciology!
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Stephen Roberts @stever60.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Our Big Thaw Nepal lake coring project summarised as a poster presented at the #QRA2025 meeting in Newcastle this week …
Poster summarising our Big Thaw Nepal project
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Christine Batchelor @christinebatchelor.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Here we share advice and reflections on organising an academic conference. The winning formula? Good science + good colleagues + good food!
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