Dr Alethea Mountford

Research Fellow at @NorthumbriaUni modelling ocean-ice interactions with NEMO. Previously marine plastic PhD student at @UniofNewcastle.

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

Thank you to everyone who came to see my talk at #EGU24 yesterday! It’s been a jam packed week so far, full of great talks and discussions 🌊🧊

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

🚩 Rosebank is a HUGE mistake from our government. But it's not too late. Alongside other organisations, we signed a letter demanding @RishiSunak put an end to this initiative. We won't let this stand.

Join forces & pledge to take action to #StopRosebank:
https://t.co/WdDZpSFUho

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

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[The Chronicle @ChronicleLive]

BREAKING: The iconic Northumberland landmark is no more 💔
https://t.co/uFfmvtlgPd

[European Geosciences Union @EuroGeosciences]

We know the #IceSheet in West #Antarctica has potential to collapse, but is there any real indication of irreversible collapse yet? Two researchers share insights from a first-of-its-kind ice loss study of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Find out more now! https://t.co/UnA37ELCj2

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

Emerging from the depths to say that I’m doing the Great North Run on Sunday! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ I’m fundraising for @dragonflytweets who support young people with cancer and their families. If you’re able to donate anything then it would be very appreciated! https://t.co/htJDppc4ee

[Owen Humphreys @owenhumphreys1]

What an incredible show of colour from the #NorthernLights we got last night at St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, some the best reds I’ve seen #weather @StormHour @TamithaSkov @NightLights_AM @ChronicleLive #AuroraBorealis

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

@youya_del_mer Sorry for the slow reply! It's available to read here: https://t.co/YlSxk5Gce7

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

New book chapter "Transport of Plastics Within the World's Oceans" out now in Plastic Pollution in the Global Ocean! 📚 Huge thanks to @AliceAHorton for asking me to get involved ☺️

https://t.co/8lktLSlMzA

[Dan Wilson @polarplasticdan]

Edited by @AliceAHorton, the book includes chapters on:

Transport of plastics in global oceans by @aletheaocean

Plastic pollution and marine megafauna by @SarahENelms & @ExeterMarine team

Strategies for Plastic Waste Management by Eamonn McGuinty and @tonyrwalker1

& more!

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

@mjsandells @litandphil @NorthumbriaUni She really enjoyed it! She was saying how challenging it must be to target your presentations for such a mixed audience (and not go off on a tangent!) and that you did a great job!

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

Fantastic evening at @litandphil for NU ideas, hearing about the shape of snow from @mjsandells and comet tails from Charlotte Götz! Looking forward to the next one! @NorthumbriaUni

[Dr Alethea Mountford @aletheaocean]

@mjsandells @litandphil @NorthumbriaUni I was hiding in the middle with my Mum!

[British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @BAS_News]

NEW satellite image of the huge iceberg that has calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf in #Antarctica shows a clear break. Image was acquired late Monday by Suomi/NPP VIIRS satellite courtesy of @NASA

[Scottish Invasive Species Initiative @SISI_project]

Project Manager Callum came across this rare phenomenon on the River Bladnoch in Galloway on Friday. 'Ice pancakes' are unusual in Scotland and most commonly found in Canada, the US, around Antarctica and in the Baltic sea. Specific conditions are required to create them. 1/2

[Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie]

Are meat substitutes really better for the climate than meat and dairy?

It was surprisingly hard to find a dataset that answered this question, so I started building one.

I show the results in my new Substack post.

Spoiler: yes, most are lower-carbon.

https://t.co/5iZ9rdkN0y

[Dr Kaitlin Naughten @kaitlinnaughten]

We are hiring! Two 3-year ice-ocean modelling postdocs at @BAS_News working with me and Paul Holland:

[Gary Caldwell @applied_marine]

Hopefully this is a sign of progress. The die-offs have taken an enormous toll not only on our marine life but also the coastal communities that depend on a healthy, welcoming and productive sea.