Excited to head into the field tomorrow for the final season of our MAGICaL project investigating Greenlandic ice-marginal lake temperatures. Expecting lots of ice melt based on the terrifying amount of water flowing through Kangerlussuaq at the minute...

Researchers led by @uoyenvironment.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social have produced the first Antarctic-wide, high-resolution monthly dataset of surface meltwater using satellite images 🧊 💧 Open access article with data availability links in @natclimate.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📃

Meltwater ponding in in Antarctica raises concerns over ice sheet stability, according to new study

A team of researchers, led by the University of York, has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica.

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I chatted to the amazing @drgilbz.bsky.social about our new paper (which Ella is also a co-author on!), which suggests that East Antarctica is becoming more prone to surface meltwater ponding. Check out the video below!

We didn’t know East Antarctica was melting like this

YouTube video by Dr Gilbz

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I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.

Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding - Nature Climate Change

This study provides a continent-wide assessment of surface meltwater area in Antarctica between 2006 and 2021, highlighting recent increases in magnitude and variability in East Antarctica, with indic...

nature.com

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

Thought I'd join the migration over this way... To add a bit of colour to my currently blank profile, here's a couple of pictures from two highly enjoyable and productive field seasons to west Greenland this year, studying ice-marginal lake temperatures and ice dynamic effects.