Tina van de Flierdt
@vandeflierdt.bsky.social
passionate about the ocean, Antarctic ice sheets and climate; now, in the past and into the future; expressing my own views (she/her)
Looking back to @wwattribution.bsky.social studies in 2025 showed again, in stark terms, how unfairly the consequences of human-induced climate change are distributed. The world does not have to be like this, we have a lot of agency to make it better. www.worldweatherattribution.org/unequal-evid...
@swais2c.bsky.social drilling project (Antarctica): First core on deck🚨 10 m of core material on deck at end of shift 1 of bedrock drilling. Congratulations🥳 More project info ℹ️ tinyurl.com/489td3z3 SWAIS2C ℹ️ www.swais2c.aq 🎥Ana Tovey-SWAIS2C
It’s a very Crary Christmas for our on-ice team in Antarctica! After several weeks of weather delays preventing them getting out to our deep-field camp at Crary Ice Rise, on Christmas Eve the team received the best possible present – a Basler flight to Crary! Crary Christmas from SWAIS2C!
Our science team are preparing for when we have our first core on deck. They’ve dug out a pit for cold storage of microbiology samples. The warm science container has been transformed into a lab, ready to X-ray cores and take sediment samples for microbiological analysis.
Drilling a 200m sediment core from the bedrock beneath 500m of Antarctic ice is a complex process, so we've broken it down step-by-step in this explainer. From melting snow in our flubbers through to filling our core barrels, what we're attempting 700km from the nearest base is no mean feat!
Hot water drilling is underway at Crary Ice Rise! The team have begun to melt a hole through the ice to make our well. They’ll melt the hole to around 100m below the ice surface, widen it to make a well cavity, and install a pump 📷 Luke Murphy / Antarctica New Zealand
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The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 8mo ago#OnThisDay in 1872, the expedition of HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, travelling nearly 70,00 nautical miles and cataloguing over 4000 unknown species over 4 years. This pioneering expedition, organised by the Royal Society, laid the foundations of oceanography.
The on-icers are on the ice! The fourth and final group of our on-ice team have arrived in Antarctica for the season. They’re an international bunch, coming from Germany, US, UK, and NZ. It’s exciting to have a full SWAIS2C contingent on continent!
They’ve made it across the Ross Ice Shelf! Huge congrats to the Antarctica NZ traverse crew, for completing a 13-day journey to our drilling site at Crary Ice Rise. They towed sleds with fuel, equipment and supplies, to keep our deep-field camp cranking. Now it's time to set up camp!
The smiles say it all - they've finally made it to the ice! After an extended stay in Christchurch due to weather delays, followed by an 8hr boomerang back to Christchurch, the first of our science team have landed in Antarctica.
🚨Sound the sediment siren! Since the last season at KIS3, our engineers have been busy making modifications to our drilling system, and put it to the test in rural NZ. Co-Chief Molly Patterson recorded this update while on site www.swais2c.aq/media/test-o...
A day late with this post for the annual #ShowYourStripes. But it is never too late to spark a conversation about the climate crises
⚠️Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.27°C per decade – the highest rate since records began. This is one of the indicators updated every year by over 60 international scientists in the annual Indicators of Global Climate Change report – published today. doi.org/10.5194/essd... /1
Is the UK hot right now? YES - it's hot! Live temperature updates hour by hour, every day. istheukhotrightnow.com
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Due to high demand we've added another date for our geology CPD session. Free spaces now available on June 26: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extra-date...
British Geological Survey@bgs.ac.uk · last yr.We're hosting a FREE Continuing Professional Development session on 25 June at @nhm-london.bsky.social. BGS geologists will guide you through all you need to know to teach geology to KS2 classes. Pre-booking is required & places are limited so book early! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/primary-sc...
I'm able to make this animation of how the ocean breathes in and out CO₂ because of data collected by NOAA scientists, data served at NOAA websites, and tools provided by NASA. All are under threat of being dismantled by the Trump administration.
The drafters of the Clean Air Act saw CO2 as a pollutant yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/the-...
The drafters of the Clean Air Act saw CO2 as a pollutant » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change and carbon dioxide came up regularly in ‘60s-era Congressional hearings, a team of Harvard historians has found.
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It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]: 1/8
Amazing footage from our deep field work in Antarctica to tackle questions vital for humanity. Shout out to all the women of this year’s @swais2c.bsky.social on ice team.
SWAIS2C@swais2c.bsky.social · last yr.Home sweet home from the air! Check out this amazing drone footage of our deep-field Antarctic research camp KIS3 this past field season. Our on-ice team spent up to 6 weeks living here on the grounding zone of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 🎥Anthony Powell / Antarctica NZ youtube.com/shorts/CtPga...
A truly inspirational group of women who were part of our field season in Antarctica this winter for the @swais2c.bsky.social project. Amazing skills, knowledge, and great vibes. Thank you to Angela Buunk, Ana Tovey, Molly Patterson, Yuri Yamazaki, Linda Armbrecht, Tina van de Flierdt, Jane Chewings
SWAIS2C@swais2c.bsky.social · last yr.Shout-out to the awesome women of our 2024/25 on-ice team this International Day of Women and Girls in Science! From co-chief scientist to medic to hot water driller, these inspiring women played vital roles at our deep-field research camp. Thanks for your contributions to our critical science!
The Greenhouse sits at the heart of Imperial's climate innovation ecosystem. It's a unique accelerator providing up to £20k equity-free grant funding, free office space & expert mentorship. Learn more & meet the team: forms.office.com/pages/respon... @ri-science.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social
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UK solar deployment poised to increase 50% YoY, following rapid growth in the second half of 2024 Growth exceeding expectations with help of push in ground mounted projects towards end of the year
UK solar deployment poised to increase 50% YoY, following rapid growth in the second half of 2024
Josh Cornes, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, looks at what 2025 might hold for the solar industry.
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The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships are now open for applications. These fellowships are for non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more, including how to apply: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
KIS3 from space! Thanks for spotting our little deep-field camp @aretsch.bsky.social 😎
aretsch.bsky.social@aretsch.bsky.social · 2y ago#KIS3 seen from Space 🇺🇳#Antartica, Ross Ice Shelf Far away from the next humans.... 📸🛰 #Sentinel-2 2024.12.23 🖼️⬅️about 40km wide 🖼️➡️about 1,25km wide Despite the premature end, these scientists are our modern heroes! Footage: CopernicusEU
It’s been a huge season for our on-ice team KIS3 - our Co-Chief @vandeflierdt.bsky.social sums it up in this end of season wrap. We’re now focussed on our next season at Crary Ice Rise, where we will attempt to obtain a long sediment core youtube.com/shorts/NM5pe...
Expedition Update: Season sign off
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Drilling at KIS3 has ended due to a technical challenge, following the successful deployment of our sea riser. We're proud of the team’s massive effort to progress this close to obtaining the deep core, & are looking ahead to our season at Crary Ice Rise 📷 Anthony Powell/Antarctica NZ bit.ly/41Wu6v7
🎄Happy Holidays and Merry KIS-mas from the SWAIS2C on-ice team at KIS3 on the Ross Ice Shelf! 🎥 Anthony Powell / Antarctica New Zealand
