Montse Costa

Research Scientist @BSC_CNS. Interested in clouds, aerosols and climate change. Ph.D. in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability. Opinions are my own.

[BSC-CNS @BSC_CNS]

🌍BSC at #EGU26, one of the key international gatherings for the geoscience’s community.

BSC researchers contributed to this year’s General Assembly with 54 actions.

🙌Good job!

@EuroGeosciences

[Montse Costa @gixe]

Back at EGU once again 🤩🌍 Always amazed by the stream of people early in the morning 🌅👣 @EGU_Atmos @BSC_CNS @CERTAINTY_ACI

[Aaron Burnett @aaronburnett]

Someone just caught Artemis from their flight. Cool view of little piece of history!

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Montse Costa @gixe]

An intense and productive week at the @CERTAINTY_ACI Project Annual Meeting hosted by @meteorologit in Helsinki 🇫🇮. Great discussions, collaboration, and progress. Looking forward to what’s next! ☁️❄️🌍 @BSC_CNS

[Joan Anton Català Amigó @estelsiplanetes]

Wow!
Simulació d'ordinador, feta per la NASA, de l'acostament a un forat negre supermassiu amb la massa del que hi ha al centre de la nostra Via Làctia (4,3 milions de sols). Les distorsions de la llum són extremes... fins que tot s'esvaeix quan entrem dins la bèstia.

[Montse Costa @gixe]

🌥️✨ Call for abstracts!
Submit to #EGU26 AS3.7: Clouds, Aerosols, Radiation & Precipitation.
We welcome work on observations, modelling & theory of the aerosol–cloud–radiation–precipitation system.
🔗 https://t.co/G5jAUCsVLj
📅 Deadline: 15/01/26
See you in Vienna! 🌍 @BSC_CNS

[BSC-CNS @BSC_CNS]

🌍#EGU25 concludes: a dynamic week of science & collaboration in Vienna with the participation of ➕30 BSC researchers

💡Highlights:

● Patricia Tarín participated in the Press Conference, presenting her research on "Quantifying the Burden of Air Pollution on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Europe."
(⏰1:10 to 9:00) https://t.co/qiH1u73Lw9

● @DoblasReyes offered a talk on 'Challenges on #ClimatePrediction' and participated in a roundtable discussing on digital tech's role in geosciences

[Montse Costa @gixe]

What an intense week at #EGU25! Presented my research at the "Mixed-phase and ice cloud obs. & modelling" and co-convened the "Clouds, Aerosol, Rad. and Precip. interactions" session. A fantastic experience, full of reunions, catch-ups & great networking! @CERTAINTY_ACI @BSC_CNS

[CERTAINTY_ACI @CERTAINTY_ACI]

Fruitful Aerosol-Cloud Cluster Session today!
We assessed progress, explored new synergies, and discussed future collaborations.
🙏 A big thank you to all our speakers and participants for their valuable contributions!
Stay tuned for upcoming joint activities.

[CERTAINTY_ACI @CERTAINTY_ACI]

Kicking off a productive CERTAINTY meeting!
We are planning for Year 2 and beyond, aligning on current progress & strengthening collaborations with our partners & International advisory committee.
Exciting coordinated modeling case studies ahead.
Welcome to all new team members!

[CERTAINTY_ACI @CERTAINTY_ACI]

Currently, our poster session is in full swing at the CERTAINTY Annual Meeting in Grenoble!
It’s an exciting moment to connect and share insights with our amazing team.
The energy and collaboration are truly inspiring! ✨

[Copernicus ECMWF @CopernicusECMWF]

❗ 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe.

❗ With an average temperature of 10.69°C, 2024 was 1.47°C above the 1991-2020 average, and 0.28°C warmer than the previous record set in 2020.

▶️ More info in the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: https://t.co/s3JeRjZUyg

[Montse Costa @gixe]

@CERTAINTY_ACI @BSC_CNS

[Montse Costa @gixe]

🌥️✨ Submit your abstracts to **EGU session AS3.11: Clouds, Aerosol, Radiation & Precipitation** 🌧️☀️ at #EGU25, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, Vienna.
🔗 https://t.co/neP7BHFfsm
📅 Deadline: 15 Jan 2025, 13:00 CET

Join us to discuss the role of clouds & aerosols in climate! 🌍

[BSC-CNS @BSC_CNS]

🌍 On the International Day against #ClimateChange we offer you a series of videos showing the research that our Earth Sciences Department is doing related to this field

🟢 #climate, #airquality, atmospheric composition, climate-related impacts

[Juan Bordera🌍🇵🇸 @JuanBordera]

Hoy a pocas horas del impacto casi simultáneo de Kirk y Milton, se publica uno de los trabajos académicos de la década, firman algunos de los mejores científicos vivos que tenemos, y dicen:

"Estamos al borde de un desastre climático irreversible". 🧵

https://t.co/5HshAe8ntp

[BSC-CNS @BSC_CNS]

🔥La investigadora del BSC @ariadnamecho, entre las finalistas de los #PremiosMAS @MujeresaSeguir en la categoría de Ciencia

🐠🌊Mechó formó parte de la expedición que descubrió➕de 50 nuevas especies submarinas frente a las costas chilenas

@esmoi_ucn @SchmidtOcean @utrgv

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Does the brain change during pregnancy? You bet it does. How about doing 26 MRI scans on a single person pre-conception to 2 years post-partum. WOW! Laura Pritschet and colleagues nailed it with their new paper in @NatureNeuro.
Key Points:
- The authors point out that pregnancy is a period of profound hormonal and physiological changes.
- The authors did something incredible by mapping neuroanatomical changes in an individual from preconception through two years postpartum.
- Boom! There were pronounced decreases in gray matter volume and cortical thickness.
- There were increases in white matter microstructural integrity, ventricle volume and cerebrospinal fluid.
- There were few regions untouched by the 'transition to motherhood.'
My take: This study shows us how a single brain in a single person can be a powerful resource when scanned serially over time. This method is hard to pull off, however what it has the potential to teach us about neuroscience is mind-blowing. Though this paper is only a single subject, the data provides a comprehensive map of the human brain across gestation. It will be interesting to add to the dataset, so we can understand changes across multiple persons and multiple conditions. The convergence of evidence is revealing that pregnancy as associated with dramatic neuroplasticity. How about a shout out to this 38-year-old woman who underwent 26 MRI scans along with blood draws from 3 weeks preconception through 2 years postpartum!
https://t.co/LEnPHzKCcl #pregnancy #brain @ndosenbach @andreashorn_ @EMiddlebrooksMD

[Carlos P GarcíaPando @cp_garcia_pando]

The DUST DOCTORAL NETWORK (#Dust_DN) offers 17 prestigious PhD positions in Europe related to atmospheric dust; more details here: https://t.co/FwdsjrxW6n (deadline 31 August 2024). Please repost!!