Reposted by IGS EGGDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The source of the flood in Nepal is a collapsed glacier 🧪⚒️ 611509747
Reposted by IGS EGGTirthankar Ghosh @glacioverse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I wrote a piece with one of my colleagues for @theconversation.com What we know about the event? What do we learn from past? and what’s the future of rock-ice avalanches across the Himalaya? theconversation.com/the-collapse...theconversation.comThe collapse of a mountainside triggered Nepal’s devastating floods. As the region’s mountains heat up, it won’t be the lastRock-ice avalanches like the one which caused catastrophe in Nepal and Tibet (China) are not new. But warmer conditions make them more likely. 033
Reposted by IGS EGGTirthankar Ghosh @glacioverse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026An article was published in The Hindu- a leading daily newspaper, under the Science section, based on my latest published research paper. The article was written by Hirra Azmat. We are continuously working to gain more understanding of how these glaciers in Ladakh are evolving with climate change. 271
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We are delighted to announce the winners of this round of IGS EGG Conference Travel Grant: ❄️ - Navneet Singh - Jogscha Abderhalder - Shubham Bhattacharjee - Camila Granados - MUKTA MANI MAURYA - Jaime Roas - Ngoc Thuy An (Kiera) Tran Congratulations!! @igsoc.bsky.social #IGSEGG #TravelGrant 021
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Learn how to effectively engage policymakers, communicate research impact, and navigate a changing funding environment. Join the webinar 010
Reposted by IGS EGGDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️ 6118115
Reposted by IGS EGGTirthankar Ghosh @glacioverse.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This could be one of the first documented timelapse photography of a surging glacier ! This movie shows the snout of Variegated Glacier in Alaska. This glacier is about 20 km length. The glacier surged over about 2 yrs, in 1982-1983. It is known to surge every 16-26 years youtu.be/GXbztmkmeSs?...youtu.beGlacier SurgeYouTube video by University of Colorado Boulder 152
Reposted by IGS EGGScientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Whether you're early in your career, in the middle of it, or further along, we currently have a range of fellowship and award schemes open for applications. Find out more and apply here: scar.org/fellowships-... 034
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Interested candidates are encouraged to apply! See below 👇 000
Reposted by IGS EGGICIMOD @icimod.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Call for papers Climate and weather hazards rarely occur in isolation. Their compounding and cascading impacts are reshaping risk landscapes and exposing gaps in how societies forecast, communicate, and prepare. 141
Reposted by IGS EGGScientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 20/03/2026📣 Deadline Extended: SCAR Medal Nominations now open until 5 April 2026! 📣 Nominating is now easier than ever: just complete a short online form to get started. It’s a simple, straightforward process. We look forward to your nominations! scar.org/fellowships-... 034
Reposted by IGS EGGHester Jiskoot @glasheologist.bsky.social · 12/02/2026***Our review paper on glacier surging is out!*** Lovell H, Benn DI, Jiskoot H and 12 others (2026) “Glacier surging and surge-related hazards in a changing climate.” Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 7(2). doi.org/10.1038/s430... @hazlovell.bsky.social #cryosphere #glaciology #science #glaciersdoi.orgGlacier surging and surge-related hazards in a changing climate - Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentGlacier surges are rapid ice flow acceleration and mass transport events, which can threaten nearby communities, infrastructure and habitats. This Review discusses the global distribution, behaviour a... 22312
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026AI in Glaciology- Abstract submission deadline extended. Please see ⬇️ 010
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Interested in reviewing IPCC AR7 drafts? Are you an ECR? Consider applying for the role! See details below 👇 011
Reposted by IGS EGGScientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🌍 SCAR Open Science Conference #SCAR2026 - Updates 🌍 ✈️ Travel grants - Apply by 16 March: scar2026.org/travel-grants 🎟️ Early bird registration closes 15 May. Information on registration fees: scar2026.org/registration 🏨 Special accommodation rates: scar2026.org/accommodation 032
Reposted by IGS EGGInternational Glaciological Society @igsoc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The 2nd Circular for the International Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean is now online! Info on scientific topical areas, networking events, registration, & more. www.igsoc.org/2nd-circular... @igs-egg.bsky.social @scrippsocean.bsky.social @helen-amanda.bsky.socialigsoc.org2nd Circular for IGS Ice-Ocean Symposium Now Online | IGSThe Second Circular for the International Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean is now online. It has information on 075
Reposted by IGS EGGBethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Our new paper on the future of the Antarctic Peninsula published today, showing how the various systems across the Peninsula will be impacted by different global warming scenarios. www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | The Antarctic Peninsula under present day climate and future low, medium-high and very high emissions scenariosThe Antarctic Peninsula is warming rapidly, with more frequent extreme temperature and precipitation events, reduced sea ice, glacier retreat, ice shelf coll... 24325
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Congratulations to Dr Lauren Vargo! @drljv.bsky.social on winning the IGS @igsoc.bsky.social ECR Award! 040
Reposted by IGS EGGUS Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) @usapecs.bsky.social · 10/02/202610th Annual International Polar Film Festival [films due: Feb 13] USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026! Submit your film by Feb 13th: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f... 064
Reposted by IGS EGGInternational Glaciological Society @igsoc.bsky.social · 07/02/2026CliC 2026 kicks off today! @igs-egg.bsky.social awarded grants, IGS President Shin Sugiyama will present Lauren Vargo with the IGS Early Career Scientist Award & confer the Seligman Crystal to Tandong Yao. Come to poster P062 for stickers/pins/patches & chat with Secretary General Allen Pope, too!clic2026.comHome - CliC OSC 2026Conference ProgramME REgister now NZ Visa Information Registration is open! Register here and use the buttons below to access travel resources. FLIGHT DISCOUNTS ACCOMMODATION Explore NEW Zealand Confe... 031
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Tune in at 20:00 GMT. See details in www.igsoc.org/event/igs-gl...igsoc.orgIGS Global Seminar: Early Career Researchers | January 28Mansa Krishna Inferring subglacial topography using physics informed machine learning constrained by two conservation laws Dartmouth College Fairuz 011
Reposted by IGS EGGEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 27/01/2026📷 EGU photo competition 2026 is NOW OPEN! If you are registered for #EGU26, you can submit up to 3 photos and 1 moving image related to Earth, planetary, or space sciences by 8 April 2026. 🏆 Winners will receive a free registration to the EGU 2027! 👉 Learn more and submit here: egu.eu/4AFZLG 075
Reposted by IGS EGGInternational Glaciological Society @igsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Reminder: @igs-egg.bsky.social Conference Grants – January 31 Deadline! www.igsoc.org/igs-egg-conf...igsoc.orgIGS EGG Conference Grants - January 31 Deadline | IGSIGS, alongside our Early-career Glaciology Group (EGG), invites applications for the IGS EGG Conference Grant. This grant aims to provide financial 032
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026IGS Seminar Series ECR talks on January 28th at 20:00 GMT. More details —> www.igsoc.org/event/igs-gl... @igsoc.bsky.social #ECR #seminar #IGS 053
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Call for IGS EGG Conference Grant Jan 2026. All interested researchers are invited to apply for Grant. Check our website to see the eligibility criteria: igsegg.org/egg-events/con… #grant #IGS @igsoc.bsky.social 023
Reposted by IGS EGGInternational Glaciological Society @igsoc.bsky.social · 19/01/20262nd Circular for IGS Symposium on AI in Glaciology Now Online! More info at www.igsoc.org/2nd-circular... & icefuture.org/igs2026/ @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social @igs-egg.bsky.social @mathieu-ice.bsky.social 133
Reposted by IGS EGGMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Have you ever considered growing a glacier? 🧊 That's what glacier marriages are about! 🌱 To learn more, read the great story written by @glacioverse.bsky.social about this tradition from Baltistan (Pakistan) 🏔️ medium.com/@tirthankarg... 1135
Reposted by IGS EGGVAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Ever wondered what a #glacier looks like from the inside? Last weekend our postdocs Christophe Ogier & Marin Kneib descended 60 m into a moulin on the #PlaineMorte glacier for surveying englacial melt channels. Photographer Pierre Jeanneret captured the stunning hidden world below ❄️🧗♂️🧊 1189
Reposted by IGS EGGVAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 15/12/2025🚨 New paper alert! ❄️ How many glaciers will exist by 2100 at +1.5 °C vs +4 °C warming? Our new study led by @landervt.bsky.social , projects the extinction year of ~200,000 glaciers worldwide. 🌍🧊 Can you imagine the Alps with only 20 glaciers remaining? 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 13216
Reposted by IGS EGGInternational Association of Cryospheric Sciences @iacscryo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Paper on tracking extinct glaciers in GLIMS by Bruce Raup et al. out in the @igsoc.bsky.social collection on Vanishing Glaciers. doi.org/10.1017/aog.... See all papers here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...doi.orgTracking extinct glaciers in GLIMS | Annals of Glaciology | Cambridge CoreTracking extinct glaciers in GLIMS - Volume 66 045
Reposted by IGS EGGDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Apply for an @esa.int Living Planet Fellowship to work with me @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social! Canada is 'Associated State' and so we can host fellows who use Earth Observation data in their research. 🧪⚒️❄️🛰️ @igsoc.bsky.social @gaphaz.bsky.social @igs-egg.bsky.social eo4society.esa.int/2025/10/17/l...eo4society.esa.intLiving Planet Fellowship call for proposals 2025 - eo science for societyESA invites young researchers in ESA Member States to submit scientific proposals to the Living Planet Fellowship Call 2025. The LPF aims at supporting 0178
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Deadline approaching soon! Submit your application for this special travel grant. 022
Reposted by IGS EGGMatthias Huss @matthias-huss.bsky.social · 15/09/2025One more year: Ice loss at Konkordiaplatz on Aletsch #Glacier is just... wow 😲 Minus 4.6 metres of ice. Will there ever be a call: "Make Aletsch Great Again"? It would be about time 37936
Reposted by IGS EGGClimate and Cryosphere (CliC) @clicwcrp.bsky.social · 04/09/2025BY POPULAR DEMAND… We’re extending the CliC OSC abstract deadline! 🚨❄️ We heard your requests for more time and we're happy to oblige. The final abstract deadline is 19 September 2025. ➡️ clic2026.com/abstracts Don't miss your last chance to join us in Wellington 🇳🇿 032
Reposted by IGS EGGMatthias Huss @matthias-huss.bsky.social · 05/09/2025It's the time of the year GLAMOS measurements on around 20 Swiss #glaciers start. We've been on Rhone, Allalin, Corvatsch, ... these days. Not all as shiny white as here! Major losses also in 2025. Stay posted for the press release via @scnat.ch on 1 Oct @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social 2379
Reposted by IGS EGGManel Vinuesa @mvinuesa.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada’s Arctic Archipelago #EastCoastKin #blueskyphotography #photography #photographersunited #photographers #photographersofbluesky #landscapes #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #canada #arctic #nunavut #glaciers 2421
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Call for a special IGS-EGG conference grant to attend CliC OSC 2026 (clic2026.com) Read the eligibility criteria here igsegg.org/egg-events/c... Deadline: September 30 @igsoc.bsky.social #Grant #CliC2026 #IGS #ECR 023
Reposted by IGS EGGEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 04/07/2025Are you looking to gain experience with peer review of scientific manuscripts? After two very successful editions, #EGU is once again offering our Members FREE #PeerReview Training! 📆 Application deadline: 31 July 2025. Apply Now and make full use of many participation benefits! 🔗: egu.eu/6DU4E4 046
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Call for IGS EGG Conference Grant July 2025. All interested researchers are invited to apply for Grant. Check our website to see the eligibility criteria: igsegg.org/egg-events/con… #grant #ecr #igs #conference #cryosphere 123
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A quick reminder about the 3 ECS talks as part of the @igsoc.bsky.social seminar series! Hope to see many of you there! Timing: June 4, 2025 at 8pm BST, 9pm most of Europe, 3pm New York. #ECS #Seminar #igsoc #glaciology #climate 031
Reposted by IGS EGGEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 17/04/2025Curious about the #ECS events and sessions during #EGU25? Since half of EGU’s members are Early Career Scientists, we dedicated this #WhatsOnEGU25 blog post series to highlight all sessions, events and opportunities for Early Career Scientists at #EGU25. 👉 Find out more here: egu.eu/2JPVWA 086
Reposted by IGS EGGMatthias Huss @matthias-huss.bsky.social · 23/04/2025That was a long break GLAMOS winter measurements due to a period of unstable weather. Today we were finally out again on Rhone #Glacier with a big @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social team. Perfect conditions, efficient working to be back before the showers. Very little snow also here... 0152
IGS EGG @igs-egg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025IGS EGG is inviting applications for new committee members🎉 Applications are welcomed from all ECR glaciologists, but particularly those from the Americas, Asia, and other less-represented regions. To apply - forms.office.com/e/xGSHCifF8m 021
Reposted by IGS EGGEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 04/04/2025Are you attending #EGU25 and wondering about #accessibility? Check out this #GeoLog for a complete #guide to providing you with a great #EGU25 experience! 👉 Find out more here: egu.eu/1DP4WF 085
Reposted by IGS EGGUK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling @cpom-uk.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Research on the impact of subglacial lake drainage events in Antarctica. Led by Noel Gourmelen (@edinburghuni.bsky.social & @earthwave.bsky.social) using CryoSat data and @esa.int FutureEO Science for Society 4D Antarctica project. Read more and watch ESA's📽️👇 www.esa.int/Applications...esa.intHow hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stabilityFor decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice, owing to the climate crisis, is, sadly, no longer surprising. Ho... 052
Reposted by IGS EGGProf Andrew Mackintosh @andrewmackintosh.bsky.social · 03/04/2025A chance to join our amazing School of 🌍 💨 🔥 @monashuniversity.bsky.social as a continuing Lecturer or Senior Lecturer Atmospheric dynamics, modelling, physical meteorology… Reduced teaching load due to @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social Pls repost careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... 0910