Our new review paper is now out in Reviews of Geophysics! 🎉 We present the first comprehensive review of the role of sea ice and ice mélange in influencing outlet glacier dynamics across both polar regions ❄️ 🧊 Read more here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

The Influence of Sea Ice and Ice Mélange on Outlet Glacier Dynamics in the Arctic and Antarctic: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

Sea ice and mélange influence glacier dynamics directly through modulating calving, and indirectly through influencing ocean circulation Glacier responses to sea-ice change are influenced by loca...

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@hollywytia.bsky.social has written a short, public-friendly blog post about her new paper in the Cryosphere about supraglacial (ice-surface) streams on Swiss glaciers. Learn more at the link below 👇 durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/r...

Rivers on ice: understanding meltwater pathways on mountain glaciers

A new study led by Holly Wytiahlowsky of the Durham Glaciology Group has just been published, providing insight into glacier hydrology by producing the first inventory of supraglacial channels on m…

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A few of my recent creations from the office bake-off: the Antarcticake and my finale entry, ‘rake-off’. Happy to have placed first! Will be putting the winnings to good use and buying everyone extra nice Christmas presents this year.

🚨 Interested in the form and variability of the supraglacial hydrological system? @hollywytia.bsky.social et al. explore the controls on channel distribution and characteristics on Swiss Alpine glaciers in a new paper hot off the press at The Cryosphere! ❄️ tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

Distribution and characteristics of supraglacial channels on mountain glaciers in Valais, Switzerland

Abstract. Supraglacial channels form a key component of glacier hydrology, transporting surface meltwater to englacial and proglacial positions, which impacts ice flow dynamics, surface mass balance a...

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Wonderful week spent with @geogdurham.bsky.social students on the Arctic fieldtrip learning about Arctic environments, governance, and politics. Great enthusiasm all around! Students even led some roadside yoga and rounders when the bus broke down. Some pretty good northern lights too!

Had a lovely time at the @igsoc.bsky.social British Branch meeting in Oxford! Great to catch up with familiar faces and meet some new ones too. It was also nice to have received commendations for my talk and left with a new duck companion 🦆!

Endless debris flows...😱 These images of the debris flow that hit Bionaz (1600m, Valpelline) last night show why you should avoid rivers and streams during heavy thunderstorms in the mountains! 🌊 🎥 Meteo Valle d'Aosta Via @johannsalpenweer.bsky.social

Worst situation of glaciers in Central Asia ever... 🥵 Shown here is Grigoriev ice cap (4600 m asl, Kirghizistan) Not a single snow patch left up to the summits, for the first time in over 10 years! 😱 Pics and MB data by @landervt.bsky.social 🙏

Excited to share that some of the results from my master’s research have been published! Using SAR, we found evidence of winter meltwater persistence on George VI Ice Shelf and upstream of its grounding line 🛰️🧊 www.frontiersin.org/journals/ear...

Frontiers | Winter meltwater storage on Antarctica’s George VI Ice Shelf and tributary glaciers, from synthetic aperture radar

The presence and storage of meltwater on Antarctic ice shelves has implications for ice-shelf stability and collapse, while meltwater on grounded tributary g...

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Another great day of the IGS symposium, with a field trip visiting evidence of glaciation in upper Teesdale, Eden Valley drumlins at Brough Castle, the fluvioglacial landscape of the Brampton Kame Belt, and streamlined bedforms from Tyne Gap ice streaming (plus Roman archaeology) at Hadrian's Wall!

Fantastic turnout at the @igsoc.bsky.social symposium ECR event last night! Really insightful advice from @iceybethan.bsky.social and Becky Sanderson about how to navigate networking and conferences! We enjoyed putting their tips into practice during speed networking afterwards.

Yesterday I gave a talk to ECRs at the @igsoc.bsky.social @igs-egg.bsky.social conference @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social on academic networking. My tips and tricks for academic networking for career success are here: www.antarcticglaciers.org/2025/07/stra... Anything to add?

Strategic networking: building an academic career - AntarcticGlaciers.org

Strategies for academic networking at conferences, using formal networks and committees, and informal or peer networks.

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We're really looking forward to hosting the @igsoc.bsky.social International Symposium on Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers here at @geogdurham.bsky.social next week! ❄️ To learn more about glaciology research at Durham check out our brand new website! durhamglaciology.wordpress.com

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Congratulations to @cristinabalaban.bsky.social who was back visiting Durham today for graduation! 🎓 Cristina's PhD research reconstructed the past glaciation of the Southern Carpathians, Romania, and she is now continuing her palaeoglaciological work as a postdoc in Prague. Well done Cristina! 👏❄️🍾

Enjoying a glaciology group writing retreat this morning, with excellent cake provided by @hollywytia.bsky.social! ✍️🍰❄️

Nested glacier surges! This is Liestolbreen in Svalbard, surging into Nathorstbreen (which itself surged from 2008), and then being surged into by Doktorbreen. All brought to you by the magic of Sentinel-1 SAR

The first paper of my PhD (and my first first-author paper!) is out now in Marine Biology 🌊 🎆 We tracked snow petrels in a season of extreme weather and little sea ice in east Antarctica❄️ read more on our #ANTSIE webpage here: www.antsie.webspace.durham.ac.uk/2025/06/06/snow-petrel-tracking/

SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱 All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊 Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠 📷 Pomona

Finally heading home after what may be my last @iapetusdtp.bsky.social student conference! As always, fantastic to hear everyone’s research updates and catch-up with my cohort.

Beautiful karst landscapes in Central Vietnam at the largest cave in the world. Can’t seem to avoid a bit of geography on holiday!

A reminder that abstract submission for the @igsoc.bsky.social Symposium on Ice Streams & Outlet glaciers @geogdurham.bsky.social closes 24th March. We're looking forward to presentations from both contemporary & palaeo perspectives to encourage cross-pollination of ideas & research approaches! ❄️⚒️🧪

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⚒️🧪 Registration & abstract submission for the @igsoc.bsky.social Symposium on Ice Streams & Outlet Glaciers, hosted at @geogdurham.bsky.social from 21st-25th July 2025, is now open! ❄️ Abstracts can be submitted until 24th March & registration is open until 5th May: pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

Can’t complain about todays work from home setup (ft. sleepy doggo)!

⚒️🧪 Registration & abstract submission for the @igsoc.bsky.social Symposium on Ice Streams & Outlet Glaciers, hosted at @geogdurham.bsky.social from 21st-25th July 2025, is now open! ❄️ Abstracts can be submitted until 24th March & registration is open until 5th May: pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...

Ice-marginal lakes across #Greenland- why do they matter?! 🇬🇱🧊 🌊 Our article in Geography introduces the importance of these chilly lakes and their impact on ice sheet change. Read on for an IML crash-course plus some cool classroom tips ❄️💻✏️ @joemallalieu.bsky.social shorturl.at/Z4jUh

Article: Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins @tomchudley.bsky.social @gatorglaciology.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @byrdpolar.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4jGH2LW

Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins - Nature Geoscience

Greenland-wide observations of crevasse volume and distribution suggest substantial increases in crevassing between 2016 and 2021 at marine-terminating sectors with accelerating ice flow.

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Our new preprint (and the first of my PhD!) is now open for discussion in The Cryosphere ❄️. We produced the first large-scale inventory of supraglacial channels in an alpine environment and provide insight into meltwater pathways and channel distribution. doi.org/10.5194/egus...

Incredible drone footage of the massive rock avalanche that started at Colle delle Locce (3334m), east of Punta Tre Amici, onto Locce Gl./Lake, Zamboni Zappa Hut and finally Belvedere Gl. and upper Macugnaga resort (Monte Rosa massif, IT) during last friday/saturday night! 🏔️❄️😱 🎥 Luca Tondat/IG

1st circular for IGS symposium in Durham, UK, now online. Symposium theme Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers and is scheduled to take place 20-25 July at the Department of Geography, Durham University. bit.ly/4dPkViq Register interest in attending through the same URL.

Happy #PolarPride day! Rocking the badge and themed earrings today. Looking forward to celebrations in Durham this morning! Glad to be in a discipline that is making an effort to champion our diversity and be more inclusive 🐧🌈

The human cost of ice loss in the Karakoram: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How Pakistan's melting glaciers destroy mountain villages

Climate change is altering the landscape of Pakistan's mountain regions, and changing lives forever.

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