Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Impressive,mind blowing,absolutely insane, any possible word can't give an idea of what's going on in California. Last week AVERAGE MINIMUM at Pasadena was an unbelievable 76F, 25F above average and 10F above of any other such a period in the past 126 years. 28328
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeBen Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Almost 30 cm of rain in parts of Barcelona province between yesterday and today. 065
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeVAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Switzerland's glacier report 2026 is out. Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating. Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr... 2184149
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Devastating! 😱 The figures have just been published by glamos.ch Swiss glacier have lost 5.5% of their volume this year! (2nd worst year just after 2022)! Since 2022, 20% of total ice volume has gone! 📈 20%...in just FIVE years! 🧊🔥 Full report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr... 27234
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeWilliam Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yes! The @firnmelt.bsky.social traverse equipment has arrived in Kangerlussuaq! We’re super excited to start instrumenting and measuring the near-surface properties of the #Greenland ice sheet! 🤓 Funded by @erc.europa.eu 0266
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025'La calotte glaciaire du Groenland confrontée à la fonte de sa couverture neigeuse' - Université de Fribourg www.unifr.ch/news/fr/3379...unifr.chLa calotte glaciaire du Groenland confrontée à la fonte de sa couverture neigeuseLa calotte glaciaire du Groenland subit de nombreux changements, dont l'un n'est pas visible à première vue. La couche de neige recouvrant la majeure partie de sa surface agit normalement comme une ép... 011
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025'Wie der grönländische Eisschild auf die schrumpfende oberste «Schwammschicht» reagiert' - Universität Freiburg www.unifr.ch/news/de/3379...unifr.chWie der grönländische Eisschild auf die schrumpfende oberste «Schwammschicht» reagiertDie Eisdecke Grönlands ist vielen Veränderungen ausgesetzt, von denen eine auf den ersten Blick nicht erkennbar ist: die Schneeschicht, die den grössten Teil ihrer Oberfläche bedeckt. Diese Schicht fu... 041
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025«Notre université peut jouer dans la Champions League». Le projet d’un glaciologue de l’Unifr reçoit une prestigieuse bourse européenne - La Liberté www.laliberte.ch/articles/reg...laliberte.ch«Notre université peut jouer dans la Champions League». Le projet d’un glaciologue de l’Unifr reçoit une prestigieuse bourse européenneLe 6 novembre dernier, le glaciologue Horst Machguth et son équipe ont été sélectionnés pour recevoir un soutien de 13 millions d’euros du programme Synergy Grant du Conseil européen de la recherche. ... 041
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Ilisimatuut sermersuarmi ‘milluaasumik’ misissuinissainnut millionilikkaanik aningaasaliiffigineqartut - Sermitsiaq kl.sermitsiaq.ag/inuiaqatigii...kl.sermitsiaq.agIlisimatuut sermersuarmi ‘milluaasumik’ misissuinissainnut millionilikkaanik aningaasaliiffigineqartutSermersuup qaava apummik qallerneqarsimasoq nalinginnaasumik imermik aakkiartortumik annertuumik imaqartarpoq, maannakkulli sermersuup sinneranut sunniuteqangaarsinnaasunik allanngortoqarpoq. Tamanna ... 021
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 16/12/2025FirnMelt Synergy is hiring a four-year project coordinator role with a focus on ice-sheet logistics. The position is based at the Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland (Copenhagen, DK). Position call (closes 8 January 2026): candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... 032
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The FirnMelt consortium is at @egu.eu General Assembly in Vienna, AT, this week presenting an overview of our @erc.europa.eu Synergy project. You can see the full poster here. ⤵️ #EGU26 152
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Here's the FirnMelt team at our first annual co-location meeting, held in Copenhagen, DK, on March 26-27. It was a great opportunity to meet some new members of the team, as well as start to translate our work packages from ’theory’ into ’practice’. 051
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We are hosting an open house in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Wedesday October 7th 2026. The event gives people the opportunity to meet our ice-sheet scientists and traverse vehicles, and learn a little more about the FirnMelt project. Funded by @erc.europa.eu 042
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeWilliam Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you are in Kangerlussuaq next week and want to learn more about our @firnmelt.bsky.social project, please see the open house below. 👇 022
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeRichard Hoekstra @richardhoekstra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Er ligt € 11 miljard aan hypotheekrenteaftrek en € 40 miljard aan fossiele subsidies klaar, maar nee de ‘onderwijspartij’ komt met dit nos.nl/artikel/2633...nos.nlCoalitie denkt aan bezuinigen op onderwijs als sociale zekerheid niets oplevertZo wordt de druk op D66-minister Vijlbrief opgevoerd om tot bezuinigingen in de sociale zekerheid te komen. 1618271
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeMathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 30/09/2026fd.nl/opinie/16137... 17281101
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeMarjolein Moorman @marjoleinmoorman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ehhhh. Omdat twee op vijf vijftienjarigen die nu niet voldoende kunnen lezen nog niet ernstig genoeg is? Gaat het sociale zekerheid of toekomst van ons land iets opleveren als onze kinderen nog slechter onderwijs krijgen? Wie denken ze hiermee een plezier te doen? Wie bedenkt dit? nos.nl/l/2633057nos.nlCoalitie denkt aan bezuinigen op onderwijs als sociale zekerheid niets oplevertZo wordt de druk op D66-minister Vijlbrief opgevoerd om tot bezuinigingen in de sociale zekerheid te komen. 97489166
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeChris Julien @chrisjulien.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026Blijf me erover verbazen hoe weinig mensen doorhebben dat klimaatverandering de grootste en meest ontwrichtende gebeurtenis wordt in de geschiedenis van de mensheid. 2121086
Reposted by Michiel van den Broekemarc konijn @marckonijn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Het lot van 🇳🇱 is nauw verbonden met Antarctica, en dat heeft alles te maken met de zwaartekracht van het ijscontinent: het smeltwater komt vooral onze kant op. Wil je meer weten, lees dan dit verhaal waarvoor ik @mrvandenbroeke.bsky.social heb geïnterviewd 👇 marckonijn.nl/natuurkunde-...marckonijn.nl‘Men vergeet: praten over het klimaat, is praten over natuurkunde’ – Marc Konijn 161
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeClimate.us @climate.us · 24/09/2026Why is the Atlantic so quiet while the Pacific is so busy? As of Sept. 21: - Atlantic: 6 named storms, 0 hurricanes - NE Pacific: 17 named storms, 6 hurricanes El Niño explains why. Changes in the tropical Pacific can reshape hurricane activity. Learn more: buff.ly/BiTvfTn #ClimateWeekNYC 16217
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Extreme weather is complicated (there are over 150 definitions of drought in the literature!), the Earth system is complex, models are imperfect, and we still have much to learn. But it's remarkable how spot-on most of our predictions have been: drawdown.org/insights/is-...drawdown.orgIs climate change unfolding faster and fiercer than scientists expected?Climate change is undeniably here, and it’s bad. But is it, as some are claiming, worse than even the scientists expected? 214763
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeRuth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026New piece on the blog on the new #IMBIE paper. How healthy are the ice sheets? What is driving their mass change and what do we know now after a half a century of observations by satellites? #iceSheets #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #ClimateImpacts #EO #SatelliteDatasternaparadisaea.netHalf a century of ice loss: the new IMBIE datasetA big new community paper has just landed: the IMBIE paper is a big effort to assess the long term health of the ice sheets. What did we find and what does it mean? 12519
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeWorld Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: Climate change is influencing many of the likely drivers behind the devastating rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border last month. 🧵👇(1/6) 111079
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future. 201444722
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeReuters @reuters.com · 16/09/2026Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica reut.rs/4yHngGNreut.rsSatellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and AntarcticaNew research based on satellite data going back to the 1970s has documented major polar ice losses in Greenland and Antarctica — home to Earth's two great ice sheets — that have contributed to rising global sea levels. 15039
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We are looking for a PhD student to join our FirnMelt team on the topic of "Radar glaciology and firn hydrology of the Greenland Ice Sheet". This position is based in Copenhagen (GEUS/DTU) and the call closes 14 October 2026. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...candidate.hr-manager.netPhD position in radar glaciology and Greenland Ice Sheet firn hydrologyWould you like to investigate how Greenland's firn has changed over the past 25 years using airborne radar? About the position This PhD project will use airborn 167
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeKlimaatcommunicatie 💚 @klimaatcom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Eigenlijk stond alles in 1996 er al in. Niet alleen de opwarmende effecten van fossiele brandstoffen en veeteelt, maar ook oplossingen als zonne- en windenergie, de mogelijkheid om CO2-uitstoot te belasten en de noodzaak om ons aan te passen aan een warmer klimaat. www.nu.nl/klimaat/6409...nu.nlDoe snel wat aan klimaatverandering, concludeerde de Kamer 30 jaar geleden alWe moeten snel in actie komen tegen klimaatverandering. Deze week is het dertig jaar geleden dat de Tweede Kamer die conclusie trok na een parlementair onderzoek. Toch kwam het klimaatbeleid langzaam ... 1013660
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeStefan LUCIEN @stefanlucien.wsocial.eu · 09/09/2026Incroyable système orageux qui a voyagé de Barcelone vers sa position en fin de journée @eumetsat.int 074
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeRick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The #Arctic (land & seas poleward north of 60ºN) finished up with the warmest summer on record in ERA5 data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social. The five warmest summers all since 2016. However, within 1100km (700 miles) of the North Pole (80° to 90°N) this was the coolest summer since 2014. #Climate 13013
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Mediterranean Sea August sea surface temperature (SST) of 28.3C is not only the warmest for any August on record, but the warmest for any month on record. 🚨🔥🚨 611561
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFive Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance 3923951157
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeDon Sutherland @donsutherland1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The global mean surface temperature set a daily record for the 27th consecutive day. #ClimateChange 164
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/11/2024A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous. 11070282472
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeCaring Doctors @caringdoctors.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Kijk met familie, vrienden en collega's naar de uitleg van @gerrithiemstra.bsky.social over de toenemende klimaatcrisis die onze gezondheid, de aarde en van toekomstige generaties in gevaar brengt. De oplossingen zijn er; energietransitie en voedseltransitie naar plantaardig youtu.be/WiDqht0HQPo?...youtu.beGerrit Hiemstra over de gevolgen van klimaatverandering | EvaYouTube video by Eva 413971
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Summer 2026 in #Paris! 😲 By far the hottest ever recorded (average Tmax: 29.8 °C!)! 🥵 But also an unprecedented level of aridity (60 mm)! 💧 Look at the norms and previous record-breaking hot and dry summers (1911, 1976, 2003, 2022), completely shattered! 🔥 An other Era. 📈 F. Jobard 02410
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wir können alle nur hoffen, dass die Politik Lehren daraus zieht. Es wird immer schlimmer werden, bis die Welt klimaneutral geworden ist. Wir können das schaffen. Es braucht Taten - Reden nützen nichts, Herr #Merz. Fakten leugnen auch nicht, #AfD. www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft...tagesspiegel.deWetter und Klima: Sommer 2026: „Historische Hitze, verbreitete Trockenheit“Rekordtemperaturen und anhaltende Dürre haben den Sommer in Deutschland bestimmt. Dabei spielt auch der Klimawandel eine entscheidende Rolle. 32574192
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeDatagraver @datagraver.com · 31/08/2026Op deze laatste dag van de meteorologische zomer die uitzonderlijk was, een grafiek met verdeling van de maximumtemperaturen de afgelopen 25 zomers vergeleken met zelfde periode 40 jaar terug. 9-10 graden komen niet meer voor, 36 en hoger was er niet in 1962-1986. Tip @helgavanleur.bsky.social 35916
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeKachelmannwetter @kachelmannwetter.com · 30/08/2026Sehr heiße Tage mit 35 und mehr. Auch dafür im Süden die alten Rekorde pulverisiert: kachelmannwetter.com/de/klima/sta... /FR 0285
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026An incredibly well-timed Landsat 9 pass captured the effects of yesterday’s catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border. The event was so massive that it was detected by seismometers around the world. 211121561
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeBethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The 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... 26648
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeWilliam Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here’s some fantastic thermal drone imagery of a thermal spring in East Greenland. Captured by Eva Nielsen earlier this month. The spring water is 53C, flowing down a rock wall behind the field team. Our HotBlink project is funded by the Independent Research Fund of Denmark. 1186
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 24/08/2026Earlier this month, a 76 sq km section of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland broke away. The newly formed tabular iceberg covers an area about the same size of Manhattan and is estimated to be up to 150 metres thick. This huge loss was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar vision ⬇️ 311248
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeClimate.us @climate.us · 24/08/202638 years and counting. That's how long the world's mountain glaciers have now lost ice, without a single year of net gain. This graph tracks the annual gain or loss of ice mass in the WGMS "reference glacier" network (grey bars) alongside the cumulative loss over the same period (red line). [1/3] 🌎️🧪 213055
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeDr. Ryan French @ryanjfrench.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Even small solar flares can be beautiful. Here is a video of today’s moderate #SolarFlare, displaying mesmerising ‘coronal rain’ and ‘supra-arcade downflows’! 26422
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeErich Fischer @erichfischer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Projection has become reality 22 years ago, Christoph Schär et al. published a landmark paper in Nature explaining that the 2003 heatwave was a harbinger of things to come. The study featured an iconic figure - shown in countless lectures - illustrating how outlandish the event was at the time 218876
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeFirnMelt Synergy ❄️💧 @firnmelt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We are looking for a PhD student to join our FirnMelt team on the topic of "Establishing a firn emulator for future Greenland simulations". This position is based at the University of Fribourg and the call closes 14 september 2026. www.unifr.ch/geo/en/depar... 022
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 19/08/2026A view of the rapidly thinning #Arctic sea ice cover by decade... 📉 More info on data: climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data... 39243
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeHet Parool @parool.nl · 19/08/2026KNMI: Noordzee was niet eerder zo warm als afgelopen weekendparool.nlKNMI: Noordzee was niet eerder zo warm als afgelopen weekendLees het volledige artikel op Parool.nl 072
Reposted by Michiel van den BroekeVincent Luyendijk @vincentluyendijk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026‘Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone’ www.bbc.com/news/article... 1325073