Cecile Blanchet
@clblanchet.bsky.social
Mixing #Paleoclimate research with interests for the #commons, #mobility, #cats and #justice. Mum, avid reader, working @gfz.bsky.social but OMO
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
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Few technologies have been met with such a barrage of misinformation as heat pumps have.
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps
Carbon Brief factchecks 18 of the most common and persistent myths about heat pumps
interactive.carbonbrief.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Few technologies have been met with such a barrage of misinformation as heat pumps have.
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
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The scientific community is at a pivotal moment right now. And we are seeing things start to shift. Now is the time for scientists and scientific institutions to step up. No one is coming to save us. 🧵
May 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The scientific community is at a pivotal moment right now. And we are seeing things start to shift. Now is the time for scientists and scientific institutions to step up. No one is coming to save us. 🧵
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The new season of Sedimentology.Lunch-Talks starts in May with a presentation by Dr. Cécile Blanchet (@clblanchet.bsky.social).
For more information visit dggv.de/bildungsange...
#sedimentology #riverdynamics #continentalmargins #talks #research #topics
For more information visit dggv.de/bildungsange...
#sedimentology #riverdynamics #continentalmargins #talks #research #topics
April 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The new season of Sedimentology.Lunch-Talks starts in May with a presentation by Dr. Cécile Blanchet (@clblanchet.bsky.social).
For more information visit dggv.de/bildungsange...
#sedimentology #riverdynamics #continentalmargins #talks #research #topics
For more information visit dggv.de/bildungsange...
#sedimentology #riverdynamics #continentalmargins #talks #research #topics
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Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
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New: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.
Trump moves to close government lab that tracks planet-warming pollution
The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.
This week I was at @climatecerege.bsky.social to meet colleagues and sample some cores and I stayed to join the women’s demo on March 8th - what a blast!
March 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This week I was at @climatecerege.bsky.social to meet colleagues and sample some cores and I stayed to join the women’s demo on March 8th - what a blast!
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This is a brilliant resource!! Please share widely!
This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
NSF state cards - Google Drive
bit.ly
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is a brilliant resource!! Please share widely!
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Something else to boycott.
Time to evict AirBnB from your life, if you have't already.
Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE
Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Something else to boycott.
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Radioactive contamination transported to Western Europe with Saharan dust | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Radioactive contamination transported to Western Europe with Saharan dust
Artificial radioactivity transported by Saharan dust to Western Europe is from global fallout and has a negligible health effect.
www.science.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Radioactive contamination transported to Western Europe with Saharan dust | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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One might think that Nazi crimes and palaeontology never overlapped, and yet... Have you ever wondered what happened to tens of palaeontologists & geologists in the Nazi-occupied Poland? How academics helped to bring down the fascist regime. And a curious story of Schindler-equivalent in geology. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM
One might think that Nazi crimes and palaeontology never overlapped, and yet... Have you ever wondered what happened to tens of palaeontologists & geologists in the Nazi-occupied Poland? How academics helped to bring down the fascist regime. And a curious story of Schindler-equivalent in geology. 🧵
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*Full Professorship* in earth system dynamics in Potsdam 👀 Women esp. encoraged to apply… www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
www.uni-potsdam.de
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 PM
*Full Professorship* in earth system dynamics in Potsdam 👀 Women esp. encoraged to apply… www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
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New study led by @soniachaabane.bsky.social shows how planktonic Foraminifera have entered the Anthropocene. 🐚
Also featured in The Post: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
New study led by @soniachaabane.bsky.social shows how planktonic Foraminifera have entered the Anthropocene. 🐚
Also featured in The Post: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 13, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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New study led by @soniachaabane.bsky.social shows how planktonic Foraminifera have entered the Anthropocene. 🐚
Also featured in The Post: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
New study led by @soniachaabane.bsky.social shows how planktonic Foraminifera have entered the Anthropocene. 🐚
Also featured in The Post: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
9. END. Sorry for the weird numbering...Want to know more? 👉 www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/new...
Mighty floods of the Nile River during warmer and wetter climates
Sediment cores off the Nile mouth reveal insights into effects and causes of heavy rainfall episodes about 9,000 years ago. That will help to prepare for weather extremes in a changing climate.
www.gfz-potsdam.de
July 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM
9. END. Sorry for the weird numbering...Want to know more? 👉 www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/new...
8. What’s #next? 1) estimating #FloodMagnitude (volume water) -> hydrological models. 2) Identifying relevant climate modes -> climate models. 3) Elucidating #rainfall dynamics on annual-centennial timescales -> paleo-records & #models (PMIP4 protocols!) #paleoclimates
July 5, 2024 at 11:58 AM
8. What’s #next? 1) estimating #FloodMagnitude (volume water) -> hydrological models. 2) Identifying relevant climate modes -> climate models. 3) Elucidating #rainfall dynamics on annual-centennial timescales -> paleo-records & #models (PMIP4 protocols!) #paleoclimates
7. Why is that #important to know? 1) warmer climates will lead to an increase in regional variability design #infrastructure (flood protection). 2) knowing #pacemakers #predicting extreme #floods early-warning systems in #vulnerable regions.
July 5, 2024 at 11:58 AM
7. Why is that #important to know? 1) warmer climates will lead to an increase in regional variability design #infrastructure (flood protection). 2) knowing #pacemakers #predicting extreme #floods early-warning systems in #vulnerable regions.
6. These were also found in records of past #Nile levels from ancient Egyptians during the #CommonEra (so-called #Nilometer records) -> stationarity of climatic forcing/#teleconnections under different climates
July 5, 2024 at 11:57 AM
6. These were also found in records of past #Nile levels from ancient Egyptians during the #CommonEra (so-called #Nilometer records) -> stationarity of climatic forcing/#teleconnections under different climates
5. We also detected climatic #pacemakers: El Nino Southern Oscillation #ENSO (<10 yr timescales) and multi-decadal oscillations (50-100 yr)
July 5, 2024 at 11:55 AM
5. We also detected climatic #pacemakers: El Nino Southern Oscillation #ENSO (<10 yr timescales) and multi-decadal oscillations (50-100 yr)
3. We used a #varved sediment core from offshore the Nile mouth to reconstruct past #Nile floods during the #GreenSahara -> we observe much stronger #floods AND a higher variability of floods @varveswg
July 5, 2024 at 11:55 AM
3. We used a #varved sediment core from offshore the Nile mouth to reconstruct past #Nile floods during the #GreenSahara -> we observe much stronger #floods AND a higher variability of floods @varveswg
2. Wetter intervals of the geological past (e.g., North African Humid Periods or #GreenSahara phases) are useful (partial) #analogues
July 5, 2024 at 11:53 AM
2. Wetter intervals of the geological past (e.g., North African Humid Periods or #GreenSahara phases) are useful (partial) #analogues
July 5, 2024 at 11:52 AM
1. Amongst the doom (I voted for the French parliament yesterday...), one bright spot: new #OpenAccess paper in @NatureGeosci out! Our driving question: How will big river systems respond to enhanced rainfall? Thread 🧵👇 @gfz.bsky.social #REKLIM www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climatic pacing of extreme Nile floods during the North African Humid Period - Nature Geoscience
Extreme and highly variable summer floods in the Nile River valley through the North African Humid Period were modulated by both interannual and multi-decadal climate modes, according to an offshore s...
www.nature.com
July 5, 2024 at 11:49 AM
1. Amongst the doom (I voted for the French parliament yesterday...), one bright spot: new #OpenAccess paper in @NatureGeosci out! Our driving question: How will big river systems respond to enhanced rainfall? Thread 🧵👇 @gfz.bsky.social #REKLIM www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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June 2, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Sunday cycling on the #autobahn! Great mood, great fun, great #Sternfahrt! Thanks @adfcberlin.bsky.social 😎
June 2, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Sunday cycling on the #autobahn! Great mood, great fun, great #Sternfahrt! Thanks @adfcberlin.bsky.social 😎
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NEW: Ryanair is Europe’s top polluting airline for a third year in a row.
While legacy airlines are still responsible for the biggest chunk of aviation emissions, budget carriers are polluting more than ever.
See the full ranking ➡️ www.transportenvironment.org/discover/low...
While legacy airlines are still responsible for the biggest chunk of aviation emissions, budget carriers are polluting more than ever.
See the full ranking ➡️ www.transportenvironment.org/discover/low...
April 19, 2024 at 7:03 AM
NEW: Ryanair is Europe’s top polluting airline for a third year in a row.
While legacy airlines are still responsible for the biggest chunk of aviation emissions, budget carriers are polluting more than ever.
See the full ranking ➡️ www.transportenvironment.org/discover/low...
While legacy airlines are still responsible for the biggest chunk of aviation emissions, budget carriers are polluting more than ever.
See the full ranking ➡️ www.transportenvironment.org/discover/low...