Caroline Clason
@carolineclason.bsky.social
Glaciologist specialising in glacier and ice sheet hydrology. Associate Professor and IHRR Co-Director at Durham University. ❄ Scottish ultra runner. Sometimes climber. Inconsistent yogi. Cycling fan. Labradoodle mum. 🏃♀️🧗♀️🧘♀️
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We’re a leading centre for research into glaciers and ice sheets. Recently @carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social co-authored a major report for the UK National Commission for @unesco.org on the effect of melting ice on people and planet 👉 bit.ly/4r51PMl
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
We’re a leading centre for research into glaciers and ice sheets. Recently @carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social co-authored a major report for the UK National Commission for @unesco.org on the effect of melting ice on people and planet 👉 bit.ly/4r51PMl
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It’s been a busy winter so far for us, with a selection of our activities recently highlighted in Durham University’s Global Research Newsletter: tinyurl.com/bdc88kk4
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Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute
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Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It’s been a busy winter so far for us, with a selection of our activities recently highlighted in Durham University’s Global Research Newsletter: tinyurl.com/bdc88kk4
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Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute
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Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute
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Congratulations to Cameron Powell who won the postgraduate poster prize at last week's @quaternaryra.bsky.social ADM in Brighton! There was lots of Durham palaeoglaciology research on show, including work by @hollyjenk.bsky.social and Molly Gath. 👇❄️
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January 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations to Cameron Powell who won the postgraduate poster prize at last week's @quaternaryra.bsky.social ADM in Brighton! There was lots of Durham palaeoglaciology research on show, including work by @hollyjenk.bsky.social and Molly Gath. 👇❄️
durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/d...
durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/d...
With the EGU abstract deadline fast approaching, a reminder to check out our session on "impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere" (CR1.3) when choosing where to submit! ❄️🌡️💧
Thinking about EGU 2026? Check out our session on "Impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere"! We invite abstracts on a range of topics from cascading hazards to social and ecological impacts, resource security to environmental risk... 👇 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
With the EGU abstract deadline fast approaching, a reminder to check out our session on "impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere" (CR1.3) when choosing where to submit! ❄️🌡️💧
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Funded PhD! Building Resilience to Interactions and Cascades Between Hydrometeorological and Biological Hazards in African Rangelands (Project 2). co-supervisors
@carolineclason.bsky.social Jed Stevenson. Funded by Christoper Moyes Memorial Studentship @ihrr.bsky.social
Link 👇 Contact if interested
@carolineclason.bsky.social Jed Stevenson. Funded by Christoper Moyes Memorial Studentship @ihrr.bsky.social
Link 👇 Contact if interested
Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation Studentship 2026 - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Funded PhD! Building Resilience to Interactions and Cascades Between Hydrometeorological and Biological Hazards in African Rangelands (Project 2). co-supervisors
@carolineclason.bsky.social Jed Stevenson. Funded by Christoper Moyes Memorial Studentship @ihrr.bsky.social
Link 👇 Contact if interested
@carolineclason.bsky.social Jed Stevenson. Funded by Christoper Moyes Memorial Studentship @ihrr.bsky.social
Link 👇 Contact if interested
Project 2: "Building resilience to interactions and cascades between hydrometeorological and biological hazards in African Rangelands" (lead supervisor @geofrancismasse.bsky.social; co-supervisors @carolineclason.bsky.social and Jed Stevenson)
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Project 2: "Building resilience to interactions and cascades between hydrometeorological and biological hazards in African Rangelands" (lead supervisor @geofrancismasse.bsky.social; co-supervisors @carolineclason.bsky.social and Jed Stevenson)
Project 1: "Risky opportunities: assessing the intersection of mountain hazard cascades and energy resilience in High Mountain Asia" (lead supervisor @carolineclason.bsky.social; co-supervisor Alexander Densmore).
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Project 1: "Risky opportunities: assessing the intersection of mountain hazard cascades and energy resilience in High Mountain Asia" (lead supervisor @carolineclason.bsky.social; co-supervisor Alexander Densmore).
📢 Excited to advertise a PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social and @ihrr.bsky.social generously funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation. There are ten projects to select from (two highlighted below), and the deadline is 6th February. Learn more at: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
📢 Excited to advertise a PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social and @ihrr.bsky.social generously funded by the Christopher Moyes Memorial Foundation. There are ten projects to select from (two highlighted below), and the deadline is 6th February. Learn more at: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂
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Polar Medal for two Durham glacial geologists
We are delighted to announce that Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal in the King’s New Year Honours list, which recognises outstanding achievem…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂
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Wishing everyone a very merry festive season and a happy 2026! 🥂 This year, in place of sending cards, I've donated to St Mungo's who provide pet-friendly support to people experiencing homelessness. Best wishes from my furry bestie and I! 🐾🎄♥️
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wishing everyone a very merry festive season and a happy 2026! 🥂 This year, in place of sending cards, I've donated to St Mungo's who provide pet-friendly support to people experiencing homelessness. Best wishes from my furry bestie and I! 🐾🎄♥️
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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 👇
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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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December 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
@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 👇
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Looking forward to co-chairing a new IACS Working Group on Cryosphere Stewardship. It aims to explore frameworks to address the diminishing cryosphere while strengthening coordinated action for its stewardship. We'll shortly be inviting the wider cryosphere community to join! ❄️ lnkd.in/eW4isT55
IACS is plased to announce two new working groups:
-International classification of snow avalanches
-Cryosphere Stewardship
Read more in our December newsletter: cryosphericsciences.org/wp-content/u...
-International classification of snow avalanches
-Cryosphere Stewardship
Read more in our December newsletter: cryosphericsciences.org/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Looking forward to co-chairing a new IACS Working Group on Cryosphere Stewardship. It aims to explore frameworks to address the diminishing cryosphere while strengthening coordinated action for its stewardship. We'll shortly be inviting the wider cryosphere community to join! ❄️ lnkd.in/eW4isT55
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🚨 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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December 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨 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/...
I think we can probably accept applications from potential new members, so long as they keep it very quiet! 📝
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I think we can probably accept applications from potential new members, so long as they keep it very quiet! 📝
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#Cop30 - Closing plenary now started - proposed final deal does not include a plan for a transition away from fossil fuels
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: rumours of deal as final plenary begins
After a series of all-night meetings, the Brazilian presidency appears optimistic it has persuaded parties to agree to a deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#Cop30 - Closing plenary now started - proposed final deal does not include a plan for a transition away from fossil fuels
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brilliant! It'll be great to catch up 😊
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Brilliant! It'll be great to catch up 😊
Thinking about EGU 2026? Check out our session on "Impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere"! We invite abstracts on a range of topics from cascading hazards to social and ecological impacts, resource security to environmental risk... 👇 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thinking about EGU 2026? Check out our session on "Impacts, risks and adaptation to a changing cryosphere"! We invite abstracts on a range of topics from cascading hazards to social and ecological impacts, resource security to environmental risk... 👇 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
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@carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social has co-authored a major new report from the UK National Commission for UNESCO looking at the consequences of melting ice on people and planet. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@carolineclason.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social has co-authored a major new report from the UK National Commission for UNESCO looking at the consequences of melting ice on people and planet. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
Sally Rangecroft and I discuss the rapid decline of Tropical Andean glaciers and the challenges of changing freshwater contribution and water quality in the region. Find out more and download the report here 👇 ❄️ unesco.org.uk/news/british... @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk (2/2)
British Scientists Join UNESCO in Global Push to Protect the World’s Glaciers | UNESCO in the UK
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has launched a landmark scientific report, Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World:
unesco.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sally Rangecroft and I discuss the rapid decline of Tropical Andean glaciers and the challenges of changing freshwater contribution and water quality in the region. Find out more and download the report here 👇 ❄️ unesco.org.uk/news/british... @geogdurham.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk (2/2)
As the United Nations marks the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and the opening of COP30 in Brazil, I'm happy to have been able to contribute a chapter to a new UK National Commission for UNESCO report on "Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes". (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
As the United Nations marks the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and the opening of COP30 in Brazil, I'm happy to have been able to contribute a chapter to a new UK National Commission for UNESCO report on "Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes". (1/2)
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📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/
Opportunities
PhD scholarships We are currently advertising a range of glaciology/polar-related projects (listed below) funded by the 2026/27 IAPETUS DTP studentship competition. For information on funding, elig…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/
Very happy to announce that I have just started as Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Cryosphere! ❄️ The Cryosphere is an open-access, not-for-profit journal of @egu.eu, providing an inclusive publishing space for the global cryospheric community. I'm really looking forward to contributing in this new role!
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Very happy to announce that I have just started as Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Cryosphere! ❄️ The Cryosphere is an open-access, not-for-profit journal of @egu.eu, providing an inclusive publishing space for the global cryospheric community. I'm really looking forward to contributing in this new role!
Excited to advertise a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social - "From ice to ecosystem: assessing the risk of glacier melt and legacy contamination for reindeer in Sápmi (Lapland)" ❄️ 🦌
To learn more about the project and how to apply visit: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
To learn more about the project and how to apply visit: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excited to advertise a new interdisciplinary PhD opportunity at @geogdurham.bsky.social - "From ice to ecosystem: assessing the risk of glacier melt and legacy contamination for reindeer in Sápmi (Lapland)" ❄️ 🦌
To learn more about the project and how to apply visit: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
To learn more about the project and how to apply visit: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Relieved to have got round the Kielder Marathon in one piece yesterday, and to (miraculously after the last few weeks) have finished a bit faster than last year too. It really is a beautiful but relentlessly hilly race! The joint care supplements in the finishers bag were very apt... 😅
October 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Relieved to have got round the Kielder Marathon in one piece yesterday, and to (miraculously after the last few weeks) have finished a bit faster than last year too. It really is a beautiful but relentlessly hilly race! The joint care supplements in the finishers bag were very apt... 😅
📣 Deadline extended until 30th November!
We welcome submissions from studies offering both modern and palaeo perspectives of ice streams and outlet glaciers and hope this special collection will help to cross-pollinate ideas and theoretical insights into one of glaciology's most important topics! ❄️
We welcome submissions from studies offering both modern and palaeo perspectives of ice streams and outlet glaciers and hope this special collection will help to cross-pollinate ideas and theoretical insights into one of glaciology's most important topics! ❄️
A reminder that submissions are now open for the @igsoc.bsky.social special collection of the Annals of Glaciology on ‘Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers’. Accepted papers will be published continuously and will be brought together in an online thematic collection in 2026: www.igsoc.org/ice-streams-...
Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers - call for papers | IGS
The International Glaciological Society (IGS) will prepare a special collection of the Annals of Glaciology with the theme ‘Ice Streams and Outlet
www.igsoc.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📣 Deadline extended until 30th November!
We welcome submissions from studies offering both modern and palaeo perspectives of ice streams and outlet glaciers and hope this special collection will help to cross-pollinate ideas and theoretical insights into one of glaciology's most important topics! ❄️
We welcome submissions from studies offering both modern and palaeo perspectives of ice streams and outlet glaciers and hope this special collection will help to cross-pollinate ideas and theoretical insights into one of glaciology's most important topics! ❄️