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Helen Millman

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Glaciologist / Ice Sheet Modeller currently remotely sensing permafrost. Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social‬ helenmillman.co.uk

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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're hiring a postdoc to join our team at the @gsiexeter.bsky.social at the @universityofexeter.bsky.social. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exeter | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Fellow vacancy in Exeter. Postdoctoral Research Fellow This ESA-funded full-time post is available from 01.10.2026 on a fixed-term basi...
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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
❄️ Watch ACEAS Chief Investigator Prof Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social and Prof Andrew Mackintosh @andrewmackintosh.bsky.social from @arcsaef.bsky.social talk about the need for a global research campaign to study the #WilkesSubglacialBasin in East #Antarctica. Via SBS World News Australia ⬇️
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you get the chance, go and see Derek vs Derek. One Derek is a normal Devon farmer, the other Derek is a re-wilder who lives next door to him www.derekvsderek.com
Film poster for Derek vs Derek. Two older men standing in a field in the middle of the poster, a lightning bolt between them. One holds a shotgun, the other has a spade. A cow and sheep dog on the left hand side of the poster and a wild boar on the right. 

Text reads: “Derek vs Derek. What happens when your neighbour goes completely wild?”
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UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling @cpom-uk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The June 2026 issue of environmental SCIENTIST focusing on climate tipping points is now openly available, and features an article by CPOM's Dr Inès Otosaka (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) on the risk of crossing ice sheet tipping points 👇 🔗 www.the-ies.org/resources/en...
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing". "No, sir". "One or the other, not both". "Precisely, sir."
"The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you're someone. You hear them shouting 'Heil, Spode!' and you imagine it is the Voice of the People. That is where you make your bloomer. What the Voice of the People is saying is: 'Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags! Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?"
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Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @antarctic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 PhD project in Hobart @utas.edu.au 🌊 Using Deep Argo floats, investigate variability and change in #Antarctic Bottom Water and the deep overturning circulation in the Southern Ocean 🎓 Scholarships available ✍️ Applications close 1 October ▶️ More info at www.utas.edu.au/research/deg...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
2) If you get the dreaded audience Q which is actually a lengthy and incoherent rant about their favourite bugbear cut it off superfast. Do not back down. Talk over them if they won't shut up. Nothing wins the audience to your side faster.
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INSTAAR @instaar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
INSTAAR senior research associate Alton Byers on what happened in Nepal and what should happen now nepalitimes.com/this-is-by-f...
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"This is by far the most horrific flood I have ever seen"
Himalayan glacier expert Alton C Byers on what happened in Nepal and what should happen now
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A helpful thread if you’re planning on writing a report for wide and general consumption ⬇️
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An estimated 15 million people around the world are threatened by floods from glacial lakes, and the danger is growing as Earth heats up due to our continued burning of fossil fuels. Check out this report from @rhersher.bsky.social and colleagues at @npr.org from a few years ago.
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Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier
Melting glaciers are leaving behind large, unstable lakes around the world. Millions of people live downstream, in places increasingly threatened by deadly flash floods. What will it take to protect t...
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The devastating events in Nepal & Tibet originated from a glacier collapsing on the N side of Langtang-Lirung mountain. @gunjan87.bsky.social recent paper on Langtang glaciers shows that they are rapidly warming, and that the rate of recession is accelerating. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Dolly Parton - Just Because Im A Woman
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/08/2026
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Climate scientist: If you keep heating and adding ice to the cup, it is going to overflow.
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Myself @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org combed through the new report that the Conservatives are using to justify their anti-net zero stance. With input from various experts, we identified the main flaws in the plan. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-10...
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Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’ - Carbon Brief
In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be…
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m looking forward to the new Pulp film and spotted myself in the trailer 😂 This was better than Oasis and Radiohead last year: youtu.be/BPIyAvBd6a4?...
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PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? | Official Trailer | In Cinemas from Sep 18 & on MUBI Sep 25
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's good to see permafrost in the news! Gustaf Hugelius in The Guardian talking about how permafrost is a mosaic of tipping mechanisms: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It's only a 30 seat electric aircraft. www.businessgreen.com/news/4534574...
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World's largest electric plane completes first demonstration flight
Heart Aerospace confirms successful 27-minute flight for X1 electric aircraft, resulting in fuel costs of just $5
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The Thames Barrier may need to be replaced up to two decades earlier than anticipated and could cost at least £20bn, according to senior government officials who warn that an increase in extreme weather has put the vital defence system under strain.” www.ft.com/content/0a2d...
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Thames Barrier may need £20bn replacement far sooner than expected
Extreme weather has put London’s flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thank god the British government has finally found the guts to stand up to Big Barbeque.
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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 13/08/2026
Totality in Greenland on RRS Sir David Attenborough ☀️🌙 The GIANT expedition team were lucky enough to be in the path of the total eclipse in Greenland. It was a view so good we rang up our friends at RAL Space to share it with the 1000+ people at their eclipse event in the UK.
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Plymouth Hoe during the eclipse
Smeaton’s Tower, a red-and-white striped lighthouse on Plymouth Hoe, viewed from below with a large crowd gathered around its base. The lighthouse is in golden eclipse light. A stage and screen for the British Firework Championships 2026 are visible in the background. Plymouth Hoe during a solar eclipse, with Smeaton’s Tower lighthouse silhouetted on the cliff to the right and the dimmed sun visible above Plymouth Sound. Below, Tinside Lido and the promenade line the waterfront, with boats on the water.
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Mathieu Morlighem @mathieu-ice.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Turns out not knowing what's under the ice can matter as much as not knowing future emissions. Nice piece on Hélène's latest work! www.sciencenews.dk/en/the-conti...
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The continent beneath Antarctica could reshape sea-level forecasts
Scientists have discovered that uncertainty about the landscape beneath Antarctica’s kilometre-thick ice sheet can influence future sea-level forecasts just as much as the difference between...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 28/07/2026
Here's Nick Bridge – the UK's former special representative on climate change under last Tory govt – on Channel 4 News citing @carbonbrief.org analysis about the extreme and relentless anti-climate action campaigning by some UK newspapers "Some of the media is shocking on this..."
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Glyndebourne. Cheaper than the cheapest ticket to see Muse at the O2.
An orange brick stately home, with an auditorium stuck on the side of it. Blue sky with a few light clouds. Posh people picnicking on the parched lawns in the foreground.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Or much of a drop in public support. Fascinating example of elite consensus switching despite popular opinion.
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nice long-read on AMOC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sad that these people died in their beach chairs.
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More than 2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves, study suggests
The analysis found that 42% died as a result of the extra heat caused by human activity - mostly burning fossil fuels.
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Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I suspect we have no concept of how drastically the UK landscape will change as these 'hot droughts' become more frequent and more intense, especially in the south
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Twin Peaks: Pete Martell, Wrapped in Plastic
Alt: Twin Peaks: Pete Martell on the phone saying “Wrapped in Plastic”
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I‘ll add that: 1. Sea level will continue to rise for centuries after we reach Net Zero 2. Many authorities work on an assumption that the most SLR we can expect is 1m by 2100, when the upper estimate is actually >2m www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Devon village facing 'existential' threat from climate change
After a year of storms, heatwaves and record rainfall, communities are grappling with climate change.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The UK public's concern about climate change and support for renewable energy remain high, a long-running attitude tracker finds. Latest polling undertaken in March and April. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Now just who do you think you are Mrs Leadbetter?" "I am the silent majority." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu6A...
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Margo Pays the Rates
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
XR livening things up at Exeter Climate Forum by protesting about the climate conference. They’re now outside doing their best Steve Bray.
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In the latest issue of Private Eye
A cartoon map of the North Sea showing the location of “as-yet-untapped North Sea oil and gas fields” Rosebank is labelled, but the others have names such as “Icemelter”, Flood Risk”, “Furnace”, “Vulture” and “Dodo”
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026
Letter in today's Times by climate scientist Sir Brian Hoskins: "The discourse around net-zero is increasingly decoupled from…science and our changing weather. "Net-zero is not an arbitrary slogan, rather it is dictated by the laws of physics."
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is for Geography teachers and A-Level students 👇 📅 2nd July at 14:00
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 23/06/2026
Gave an interview to @news.sky.com earlier this evening about heatwaves. I said I gave a very similar interview 10 years ago (that time to BBC) about heatwaves. Politicians have failed to act. Societies have failed to adapt. And here we are. We are in dangerous climate change.
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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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Leo Barasi @leobarasi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Extreme heat in the UK is hotter, faster, than climate models projected. This wasn't supposed to happen so soon - even 35C was supposed to be very unusual by now. Only last year the Met Office said there was a 50-50 chance of another 40C day in the next 12 years. Looks like underestimate now surely
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Met Office report details rising likelihood of UK hot days
New study highlights how UK heatwaves could become longer and hotter due to escalating climate trends.
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 20/06/2026
The thing about solar geoengineering is that there is zero evidence that humankind is currently capable of the sort of global governance needed to deploy it responsibly and ethically, and if it were capable, it probably would not be needed.
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Richard Vaughan @richardvaughan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This Dartmoor pony cull story is bizarre and, it appears, completely made up. I was in this morning's lobby briefing today when it was raised with the PM's spox, meaning a line had to be cleared in No10 to refute claims the Govt is killing ponies! Just surreal. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Dartmoor ponies could be put to death under biodiversity plans
Natural England has demanded 75 per cent of livestock grazing on the land must go, forcing farmers to chose between tradition and livelihoods
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I had an EV charger installed today and it comes with a variety of lighting themes. I think we can all agree that it’s what she would’ve wanted.
Screenshot of a charger app. Shows an image of the charger with purple lights and the caption: “In honour of her majesty Queen Elizabeth the II”
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
New hottest winter Antarctic temperature on record: 15.4°C at Esperanza base. That’s around 20°C warmer than usual and it’s raining when it should be snowing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown
Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today is your last chance to book tickets for this year's Exeter Climate Forum. The Exeter Climate Forum is your opportunity to hear from and engage with those at the forefront of climate research and action. You can book your tickets until 17:00BST today using the following link: lnkd.in/eQbFN3nN
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Ducklings on the Devon dual carriageway
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 31/05/2026
Recommended watch: BBC News reported on a coastal community in Nigeria where the ocean has "already swallowed more than half of the town".
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BBC News Africa on Instagram: "'We have lost about 80% of the houses in this community'⁣ ⁣ In Ayetoro, a coastal community in Ondo State, south-west Nigeria, residents say the sea has already swallowed more than half of the town.⁣ ⁣ As rising sea levels and stronger ocean surges hit Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline, people in the community say they are watching their homes, livelihoods and history slowly disappear beneath the water. Reporter: @EstherOmopariola Produced by: @abayomiadisa Filmed: @Daddygift"
2,090 likes, 85 comments - bbcafrica on May 28, 2026: "'We have lost about 80% of the houses in this community'⁣ ⁣ In Ayetoro, a coastal community in Ondo State, south-west Nigeria, residents say the…
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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The Typhoon at Torbay air show was so loud, I thought there was a thunderstorm in Dartington
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I live just down the road from this weather station, and can confirm from my own scientific observations that it was at least a gazillion degrees. And to be more sombre about this: any politics that doesn't start from the existential nature of the climate crisis is just not a serious contribution.
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Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This heatwave is historic
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