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Glaciers are melting faster now than at any time in recorded history.
Since the turn of the millennium, the world's glaciers have shed over 6,500 billion tons of ice—equivalent to roughly 5% of their total volume—with the pace of loss speeding up dramatically. In the most recent decade or so,
Glaciers are melting faster now than at any time in recorded history.
Since the turn of the millennium, the world's glaciers have shed over 6,500 billion tons of ice—equivalent to roughly 5% of their total volume—with the pace of loss speeding up dramatically. In the most recent decade or so,
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise 😪😪😪
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise
www.newscientist.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
August 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Last month was full of climate extremes around the world, and it can be hard to summarize it all. Even temperatures for the #Antarctic region were at record high levels
Using data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
Using data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
April 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
#ffagenda #climatecrimes - #dontlookup at the #Arctic - #albedo #extremeweatherevents #glaciermelts #sealevelrise #education #stem
Every second, $6,000 in fossil fuel subsidies are handed out globally. That’s $5 trillion/year.
Renewables? Barely a fraction.
We have 6–7 years to halve emissions. The industry has zero years of conscience.
Share if you’ve had enough. 🌍✊
Renewables? Barely a fraction.
We have 6–7 years to halve emissions. The industry has zero years of conscience.
Share if you’ve had enough. 🌍✊
May 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A summary overview showing the standardized anomalies of annual #Arctic sea ice extent by region - now updated through 2025
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“New Zealand is bearing the brunt of these warming seas because of its position…Meanwhile, the Subtropical Front — the boundary between cold subantarctic water and warmer subtropical water…has moved 120km west…the first time a shift in large-scale ocean circulation around NZ had been observed”🧪
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
#glaciermelts #antarctica #albedo #oceanwarming #sealevelrise - Also #dontlookup at the #arctic - climate change and action is *not a ‘bandwagon’ notion to greenwash using concern over ocean plastics
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
#glaciermelts #antarctica #albedo #oceanwarming #sealevelrise - Also #dontlookup at the #arctic - climate change and action is *not a ‘bandwagon’ notion to greenwash using concern over ocean plastics
To get a bit more signal and a bit less noise, here are the global sea-surface temperatures, averaged by decade since the decade 1980-1989.
What do you think the 2030s will look like? The 2040s?
What do you think the 2030s will look like? The 2040s?
May 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Greenland ice sheet and Europe’s glaciers shrink further, scientists say ft.trib.al/77E5ZeD
Greenland ice sheet and Europe’s glaciers shrink further, scientists say
Stark loss evident across the Northern Hemisphere’s largest ice mass, EU and UN agency report says
ft.trib.al
April 29, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The annual Arctic Report Card is now out for 2025. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts.
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of rapid change.
+ Report arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Summary arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
January 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Despite political, cultural & economic challenges, the urgency of ecological crises demands action. Gorz’s insights, amplified by the planetary boundaries framework, urge humanity to reimagine economy and society to live within Earth’s limits
tinyurl.com/3s3m34xc
tinyurl.com/3s3m34xc
André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World
Capitalism's obsession with growth strains ecological boundaries, necessitating acceptance of and response to desperate ecological needs.
tinyurl.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#dontlookup at the #arctic - #albedo #oceanwarming #seaice #glaciermelts - #ffagenda #climatecrimes #education #stem
Arctic sea ice is declining in all seasons, with global impacts on average temperatures and amplifying climate heating.
Was so good to have @zacklabe.com on to talk about the latest record low maximum extent and it implications.
Check out the video here: youtu.be/GiWZNJHspnQ
Was so good to have @zacklabe.com on to talk about the latest record low maximum extent and it implications.
Check out the video here: youtu.be/GiWZNJHspnQ
The “grim news” that isn’t making headlines
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
April 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
#oceanwarming #albedo #glaciermelts #seaice #education #stem #antarctic - also #dontlookup at the #arctic
1/ Hobart-based #Antarctic and #climate scientists have made significant contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the years ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PE...
Protecting Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: the role of the IPCC...and Hobart
YouTube video by Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#oceanwarming #albedo #glaciermelts #seaice #education #stem #antarctic - also #dontlookup at the #arctic
Really good article how climate change dynamics is warming the arctic faster, how it affects the ocean surface, deep ocean temperatures with ecological effects, also the global affects from a warming arctic - #dontlookup at the #arctic - #albedo #oceanwarming #seaice #glaciermelts #stem #education
My recent interview about Arctic warming, data visualization, and the art of science communication - delphizero.substack.com/p/zack
Letting the Ice Speak
Climate scientist Zach Labe talks about Arctic warming, data visualization, and the art of science communication.
delphizero.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Really good article how climate change dynamics is warming the arctic faster, how it affects the ocean surface, deep ocean temperatures with ecological effects, also the global affects from a warming arctic - #dontlookup at the #arctic - #albedo #oceanwarming #seaice #glaciermelts #stem #education
🚨 My graphic showing cumulative change in the mass of reference glaciers around the world has now been updated with 2025's data. We are rapidly losing ice.
Graphic available at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... More info: wgms.ch/global-glaci...
Graphic available at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... More info: wgms.ch/global-glaci...
March 28, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#glaciermelts Greenland
Last month observed above average temperatures across most of Greenland, with the largest departures occurring toward the center of the ice sheet.
Data provided by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
Data provided by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
August 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#glaciermelts Greenland
Mission to salvage the Corbassière’s remaining ice and unlock the precious trove of knowledge it holds about past climates before global heating completely wipes the glacier out.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Like touching climate change’: glaciers reveal records of the way the world was
Scientists drill for ice cores containing information on preindustrial pollutants, but they are in a race against time
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Global sea level rise and its accelerating rate... 🌊
Latest satellite-derived data now updated from sealevel.colorado.edu through early 2026
Latest satellite-derived data now updated from sealevel.colorado.edu through early 2026
May 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
DANGEROUS FOR SEA-LEVEL RISE: Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is "losing ice at an alarming rate—more than five times faster than in the 1990s. To predict how much ice it will lose in the future, scientists use computer models that need to be 'trained' with real observations from satellites."
📸 NASA
📸 NASA
March 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
For a summary of the highlights, check out these @ametsoc.org 'Science Spotlights' on takeaways from key chapters in this year's report: headlines.ametsoc.org/category/sci....
There are also some great graphics from @climate.us at www.climate.us/news-feature..., which correspond to the indicators.
There are also some great graphics from @climate.us at www.climate.us/news-feature..., which correspond to the indicators.
August 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"These models predict that by 2067, Thwaites could be losing 180–200 billion tons of ice per year—roughly equal to all the ice Antarctica loses today. The models show ice thinning spreading far inland along a deep valley beneath the glacier, potentially triggering runaway losses."
March 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Update: this horrific and devastating event was not caused by a GLOF but something else, similarly worsened by climate change - a huge chunk of ice that fell off a glacier and plunged into a river 😱
August 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
"Stabilising Earth's climate with minimal overshoot of 1.5 degrees Celsius will be imperative alongside global adaptation measures to minimise and prepare for the far-reaching impacts of Antarctic and Southern Ocean abrupt changes…” #albedo #glaciermelts #oceanwarming #sealevelrise - #climatecrimes
Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', scientists say, with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
www.abc.net.au
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Stabilising Earth's climate with minimal overshoot of 1.5 degrees Celsius will be imperative alongside global adaptation measures to minimise and prepare for the far-reaching impacts of Antarctic and Southern Ocean abrupt changes…” #albedo #glaciermelts #oceanwarming #sealevelrise - #climatecrimes