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Bolin Centre for Climate Research
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Multi-disciplinary consortium of over 400 scientists in Sweden conducting on Earth´s climate.

A collaboration between Stockholm University, KTH Royal Institue of Technology & the Swedish Meteorological & Hydrological Instititute.

🌍 www.bolin.su.se
Congratulations to our Deputy Director Gustaf Hugelius, who is once again included on @clarivateag.bsky.social Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025. 👏🎉

A strong recognition of his continued scientific impact and contribution to global permafrost and climate research. See the full list below!
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Some snapshots from #COP30 and the Cryosphere Pavilion, where Prof. Gustaf Hugelius will soon take the stage (🔗 livestream in our previous post).

Below are a few insights from earlier today, when Prof. Hugelius moderated one of the sessions.

@iccinet.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Tonight at 19:30 CEST, or 15:30pm Belém time, deputy director Gustaf Hugelius will be moderating the session "Permafrost-Climate Feedbacks & How is Permafrost Mapped from Space and on the Ground?"

Follow it live from the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavilion at #COP30 below!
Permafrost-Climate Feedbacks & How is Permafrost Mapped from Space and on the Ground?
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
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November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Later on tonight, at 18:30pm Belém time (GMT-3), Prof. Gustaf Hugelius will be presenting under the session: "Permafrost Thaw is Warming the Global Climate and Impacts Communities, Health, and Oceans."

Watch it live (or later) straight from the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavilion at #COP30. 👇
Permafrost Thaw is Warming the Global Climate and Impacts Communities, Health, and Oceans
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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“We cannot negotiate with the melting point of ice” -striking message from @iccinet.bsky.social report

Ice melt leads to the most profound long-term impact of the #climatecrisis - sea level rise

#climatecrisis
Post by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop day 5 live: Indigenous activists blockade the summit centre as climate conference continues
As the climate conference goes into its fifth day, with huge amounts still unresolved, there were reports that activists had blockaded the entrance to the centre
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s permafrost day at the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavilion, #COP30! 🧊🌎

In a few hours, at 15:30 Belém time (GMT-3), Prof. Gustaf Hugelius will present the state of knowledge on permafrost thaw and global impacts.

Follow ICCI for updates!
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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⬇️ LAUNCHED TODAY ⬇️

State of the Cryosphere Report 2025

Over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn that current climate commitments, leading the world to well over 2°C, spell disaster for billions from global ice loss – but that damage can still be prevented.

Read here:

iccinet.org/statecryo25/
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
📣 The State of the Cryosphere Report 2025 will be released in less than two hours, at 6:30pm Belém time (GMT-3)!

Follow the media briefing by using the link below, live from the Cryosphere Pavilion at #COP30.

@stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Information for journalists at COP30:

TODAY 6:30pm, Thurs Nov. 13 | Media briefing on the State of the Cryosphere Report 2025 and its relevance for COP30 negotiations.

Join in person or online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Gw...

🚨 Cryosphere Pavilion (left of main hallway, behind UNFCCC Pavilion)
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We are proud to once again support the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavillion at #COP30 — where our deputy director Gustaf Hugelius is on-site and representing the centre.

Later today, the State of the Cryosphere Report 2025 will be released. Follow ICCI below for updates.
Happening now at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion!

Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...

"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Welcome to Day 3 of #COP30! Today’s focus: Polar Oceans 🌊❄️ Policy experts, scientists & Indigenous voices highlighted how safeguarding the cryosphere is vital to keeping 1.5°C within reach and ensuring a stable climate for all.

#Cryosphere #ClimateAction #Arctic #Glaciers #OceanProtection
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you to all the speakers, participants and organizers for contributing to a fruitful, engaging and important Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic 2025! 👏
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Researchers from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and @bolincentre.bsky.social have used deep learning and satellite data to classify 43 Swedish wetlands into five distinct hydrological regimes—and link them to ecosystem services.

Access the paper, published in @egu.eu Hydrology & Earth System Sciences.👇
The hydrological archetypes of wetlands
Abstract. Wetlands are valuable and diverse environments that contribute to a vast range of ecosystem services, such as flood control, drought resilience, and carbon sequestration. The provision of th...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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För att bättre förstå effekter på klimatet av tinande permafrost i Arktis kommer Gustaf Hugelius @bolincentre.bsky.social m fl forskare i ett nytt @erc.europa.eu-projekt börja tina upp mark i Finland. Resultaten är tänkta att medräknas i klimatprognoser. #Klimat
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fors...
Forskare ska tina upp permafrost: ”Största experimentet hittills” - Ekot
För att bättre förstå effekterna på klimatet av den tinande permafrosten i Arktis kommer nu forskare i ett större projekt att medvetet börja tina upp ett ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Läs mer om det nya stora forskningsprojekt Gustaf Hugelius vid @bolincentre.bsky.social koordinerar och som beviljats drygt 12,5 miljoner euro i Europeiska forskningsrådets mest prestigefyllda bidrag, ERC Synergy Grant. @erc.europa.eu
www.su.se/nyheter/klim...
Klimatförändringar och universums första tid – två projekt får drygt 200 miljoner kronor - Stockholms universitet
Två forskare vid Stockholms universitet har beviljats Europeiska forskningsrådets mest prestigefyllda bidrag, ERC Synergy Grant 2025. Gustaf Hugelius, professor i naturgeografi vid Stockholms universi...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Idag startar klimatmötet COP30 i Brasilien. Flera av våra forskare är på plats bl a Gustaf Hugelius @bolincentre.bsky.social för att lansera rapport om kryosfären, Adrienne Sörbom som forskar om hur tankesmedjor påverkar klimatpolitik & forskare @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
www.su.se/nyheter/cop3...
COP30: Stockholms universitet på plats i Brasilien - Stockholms universitet
COP30 i Brasilien är FN:s 30:e toppmöte om klimatet. Mötet är det tionde sedan Parisavtalet och fokuserar på att utvärdera resultatet av de mål som sattes upp för att begränsa global uppvärmning. På p...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Big congratulations to our deputy director Gustaf Hugelius, who was just awarded a ERC Syngergy Grant for the project “Northern Peatlands in the face of climate warming and abrupt changes (CLIMPEAT).” 👏
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This is why we are relaunching the scientific journal #Tellus — to strengthen open, researcher-led publishing.

“We want to promote learning and careful scientific communication” says director Ilona Riipinen.

Read the article below.👇
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Klimatmötet COP30 i Brasilien blir en påminnelse om ett grundläggande problem: Politikerna behöver aktuella vetenskapliga underlag, men får dem för sällan och vid fel tillfällen. Klimatforskarna Örjan Gustafsson och Svante Bodin föreslår tre reformer för att lösa problemet.
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”Klimatvetenskap och politik har en dysfunktionell relation” | Forskning & Framsteg
Det globala klimatarbetet vilar på två olika system. Det ena är IPCC, FN:s klimatpanel, som samlar tusentals forskare för att sammanställa och utvärdera klimatforskningens rön. …
fof.se
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Moments captured at Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025!

And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025
Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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New in Basic & Applied Ecology!

Researchers at DEEP have looked at how soil moisture and surrounding forest cover influence Armillaria root rot incidence—highlighting how local habitat conditions shape forest health👇
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
The impact of climate, local habitat, surrounding landscape and management on coffee wilt disease and Armillaria root rot on Arabica coffee in its native range
Climate change is predicted to lower yields through increased disease pressure. Yet, we often lack insights into how climate affects disease dynamics,…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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How do biodiversity and productivity interact in agroforests?

A new paper in Basic and Applied Ecology by researchers at DEEP reveals how bird and bat diversity affects herbivory and yield trade-offs in Arabica coffee’s native range.🦇☕

@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
Bird and bat diversity, herbivory and trade-offs with yield in coffee agroforests in Arabica coffee’s native range
Agroforestry systems have the potential to provide benefits for conservation, natural pest control and farmer livelihoods. Yet, we need a clearer unde…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Winter has come to Tarfala meteorologically www.svt.se/nyheter/sapm.... This often means irregular transmission from our #TimeLapseCamera at #LakeTarfala. Ice-on happened between 7 and 22 october, the "normal range" bolin.su.se/data/tarfala... @bolincentre.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
How do scientific ideas evolve, and which long-standing paradigms in Earth system science deserve a fresh look?

Contribute to our #EGU26 session “Re-examining Seminal Ideas in Earth System Science.” Learn more and submit your abstract below by 15 Jan 2026. 🌍
Re-examining seminal ideas in Earth System Science – Join our session at EGU 2026 - Bolin Centre for Climate Research
Re-examining seminal ideas in Earth System Science – Join our session at EGU 2026 - Bolin Centre for Climate Research
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October 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Pulitzer-winning writer @elizkolbert.bsky.social visited the Bolin Centre & @stockholm-uni.bsky.social to explore how Svante Arrhenius’s 19th-century ideas still shape our understanding of global warming and climate change. Read about her visit and upcoming project on our website. 👇
Tracing the Origins of Climate Science: Elizabeth Kolbert visits the Bolin Centre - Bolin Centre for Climate Research
Kolbert, who has also received multiple National Magazine Awards for her narrative science writing, is currently a fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, where she is working on her new project, Un...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Lignin diversity helps plants thrive on land – without them, they become small, sterile plants that produce far less biomass. 🪴

This is revealed in a new study in @newphyt.bsky.social by @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social @uspoficial.bsky.social & #TUAT 👇
Lignins – not so random after all - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Lignins – not so random after all - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
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October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM