Sandra Goršić

Natural Hazards Specialist (PhD)
Alpine & Cryospheric Processes
Science & Communication
@unige_ise

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

To the girls who love asking “Why?” : don’t ever stop.

There is no single path into science.
If you’re curious, you belong here.

Follow the question that won’t leave you alone.

#IDWGS #WomenInScienceDay

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

Ever tried to read a mountain landscape?

Traces, patterns, transitions: a record of motion and change. From thawing permafrost to shifting hydrology, shaping alpine (in)stability.

Once you begin to notice them, you never stop.

📸Mattertal, Switzerland
#Geomorphology #Alps

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

June peak water! 🌊

With current heatwave, snow and ice melt at high pace ❄️🧊💦

Crazy discharge here released in the Gorner Gorge today (Zermatt)

🎥 Sandra Belin-Gorsic

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

💥 Hot Off the Press! 💥

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

What happened at Grosse Glacier (NPI, Patagonia) between 1944 and 1974 ? 🤔⏲️

This, only tree rings and boulders can tell it! 👩‍🔬🧪

This story involves branched cows at 6m-high and a GLOF of course! 🌊🐄🐮🌲🌳

Bravo Sandra @thesandaic !! 🥰

https://t.co/J5g6cJOWYT

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

@subfossilguy Thank you so much, Melaine! 🙏 Your support in uncovering the Nothofagus mysteries was truly appreciated! 🌳🔬

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

Lyskamm (4532 m asl) and 2nd largest swiss glacier, Gornergletscher, today...
the classical Gornergrat package! 😍

From bottom to top, bare ice washed out by recent rain, dusty snow and whitish highest regions ❄️

📷 @thesandaic

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

Earth day was yesterday (officially).
In reality, it's every day and you're part of it.

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

Clouds are a mountain's best friend ☁️☁️☁️

And most often
Much more powerful not to see
And to imagine.

(A random place by @thesandaic yesterday)

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

@subfossilguy 100% agree ! Thanks for sharing!

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

✨New paper alert✨

Happy to see the paper published and contributing to enhance GLOFs database for patagonian Andes. Well done @brunotectonico, and thanks for including me in this interesting project !

https://t.co/fcWRWLH6FJ

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

@subfossilguy Ton fameux Zmutt ? 🤩

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

“The ocean humbles you all the time,” says physicist Helen Czerski.

“There’s this illusion that we are in control of our planet and that we’ve got some handles on the driving levers. But we should be very, very careful before we use them.”
https://t.co/VCXTxSA5yq

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

Back from an amazing field week exploring the Saastal with master's students! From natural hazards to risk analysis, they also delved into the treeline dynamics by quite literally making the trees talk 🌲 ⚠ 🏔 Data collection at its best!
@jerome_saez @ccia_geneva @unige_ise

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

04.09.2023, 3200m a.s.l. , 14°C.

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

#Bossons proglacial lake on 30th July, the day before the spill began, as seen from Jonction path. The draining was completed on 08th Aug. 🌊❄️
Pic @thesandaic

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

@subfossilguy Impressive 😧

[Markus Stoffel @ccia_geneva]

🥳 Out in @nature: Wood cells of tree rings confirm that the current #climatewarming exceeds that of #medieval times by far. Big thanks @snsf_ch for financial support and Dendrosciences @WSL_research team for this cool joint initiative!

@unige_ise @unige_en @sciences_UNIGE

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

Before the end of Twitter (X), let's share some nice summer hikes!

More on insta (talatheexplorer)
https://t.co/QHeY5ybK61

[Sandra Goršić @thesandaic]

@subfossilguy Beautiful! Looks like a paint

[Matthias Huss @matthias_huss]

Swiss #glaciers have a hard time in 2023!
During the heat wave of the next days the shift to overall annual loss will already occur. Likely the second earliest date after the record-breaking year 2022. All melting from now onwards is unsustainable loss
@glamos_ch @VAW_glaciology