GlacierHub

GlacierHub is a website dedicated to educating people about #glaciers and connecting the communities that depend on them.

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High, icy, and in flux we are!

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For all things high, icy, and in flux, follow and share @GlacierHub.

A great part of the #sustcomm landscape at @earthinstitute and partners.

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Researchers studying a #lake drainage event in #Greenland determined that large amounts of meltwater can lead to massive #glacier calving events and accelerate ice sheet loss. Read the full story here: https://t.co/ARNsAKTBxl #climatechange #glacierretreat

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The loss of #glaciers across the #Andes and the #Himalayas impacts not only water supplies, but also the cultural and spiritual lives of local communities.

Read the full story here:
https://t.co/TeXzGwVYQj

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In a recent Q&A, microbiologist Arwyn Edwards discussed the complex role of microbial life in #glacial ecosystems and the impact of climate change on his field. Read the full story here: https://t.co/wNEpmZg11E #microbiology #climatechange #glaciers #ecology

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A new study examines how #undonescience has shaped the conflict between #mining and #glacierconservation in #Chile over the past two decades.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/LC7jlNSYrl

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Scientists estimate that #Indonesia will lose its two remaining glaciers by 2030—a warning for #glaciers around the world. #PuncakJaya #glacierloss

Read the full story here: https://t.co/FVi2loNYET

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Researchers found that two alleles in the wood pink plant species may allow the perennials to adapt to warming temperatures. Read the full story here: https://t.co/YnvEEV3aQv #climatechange #globalwarming #botany #genetics #evolution

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A historic #glacierprotection law is under attack in #Argentina as Congress loosens environmental protections.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/Ozfumjy9AB

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A newly approved $250 million from the Green Climate Fund will target #glaciermelt in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Pakistan, offering an example of large-scale #climatefinance for #adaptation.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/sDCW8tBorH

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Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by attending this panel on glaciers and climate change! Come hear leading female researchers, policy experts, and scientists at the Cervantes Institute. Reserve your spot now: https://t.co/jLlzSbEi7C

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The results of a recent community effort highlight the rapid decline of #glaciers worldwide, as well as the importance and challenges of #glaciermonitoring.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/En8T2Qtnxa

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In a recent study, scientists determined that climate change-induced glacial melt may cause more #earthquakes.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/sP00lCiLZr

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Positive action!

[NCPOR @ncaor_goa]

NCPOR Unites for a Cleaner Future
: Run for Glaciers, Oceans & Sustainability

NCPOR marked the International Year of Glacier Preservation and the UN Decade of Ocean Science with a spirited Run for Glaciers & Oceans today!
The NCPOR family came together with great enthusiasm, celebrating #Glaciers and #OceanDecade while stepping toward a cleaner, sustainable future.
A big thank you to everyone who ran, cheered, and made the event truly memorable!
@DrJitendraSingh
@moesgoi @Ravi_MoES @TMeloth

[NCPOR @ncaor_goa]

NCPOR Unites for a Cleaner Future
: Run for Glaciers, Oceans & Sustainability

NCPOR marked the International Year of Glacier Preservation and the UN Decade of Ocean Science with a spirited Run for Glaciers & Oceans today!
The NCPOR family came together with great enthusiasm, celebrating #Glaciers and #OceanDecade while stepping toward a cleaner, sustainable future.
A big thank you to everyone who ran, cheered, and made the event truly memorable!
@DrJitendraSingh
@moesgoi @Ravi_MoES @TMeloth

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Remarkable news.

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

Incredible timelapse showing the retreat of Franz Joseph Glacier (NZ) over only 7 years (2012-2019)! 🧊🔥

The ice flow velocity (up to 2 m/day!) combined with an incredible rate of retreat (900 m over this period!) mind-boggling! 🤪

🎥 Brian Anderson

https://t.co/77yfkHJA12

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Well worth watching!

[chris keefer @Dr_Keefer]

Incredibly powerful time-lapse. How short our lives and ability to perceive change are.

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#Archaeologists and local First Nations groups have uncovered early evidence that reshapes our historical understanding of high-altitude human occupation and mobility.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/yuCKt3QUHu

#Australia #FirstNations #glaciers

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Can “rights of nature” laws be used to protect both humans and #glaciers? Read about the rights of glaciers in the full story here: https://t.co/SGoLsq5zvW #rightsofnature #switzerland #climatechange @SabinCenter

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A new #Swiss government report reveals that efforts to locate major #hydropower resources on land exposed by glacier retreat are entangled with ecological and legal challenges.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/7yuXadaPkW

#glaciers #glaciermelt #Switzerland

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#Buddhist lamas, local community and scientific researchers in Nepal gather together in tribute of the dying #Yala Glacier in #Nepal, highlighting the risk of #glacier loss in the #Himalayan region.

Read the full story: https://t.co/Viv4xMCULy

#climate #Himalayas #glacierloss

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In a signed letter, 170 researchers, including 10 from #Columbia University, urged Congress and the National Science Foundation to continue the operation of the Nathaniel B. Palmer. #antarctic #icebreaker

Read the full story here: https://t.co/BWa9UiUpKA