Helen Millman
@helenmillman.bsky.social
Glaciologist / Ice Sheet Modeller currently remotely sensing permafrost.
Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social
Ageing millennial indie kid.
Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social
Ageing millennial indie kid.
Skills are a big bottleneck to net zero. Over a 16 year house build we’ve seen: stoned plasterers, renderers who tried to render the house with cat poo, and roofers guessing timber lengths instead of measuring. And these were the ones who actually bothered to turn up.
February 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Skills are a big bottleneck to net zero. Over a 16 year house build we’ve seen: stoned plasterers, renderers who tried to render the house with cat poo, and roofers guessing timber lengths instead of measuring. And these were the ones who actually bothered to turn up.
Enjoyed Guy Martin’s House Without Bills: www.channel4.com/programmes/g...
Guy Martin’s House Without Bills
Guy explores how to make homes cheaper to heat. Can he get rid of energy bills altogether?
www.channel4.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Enjoyed Guy Martin’s House Without Bills: www.channel4.com/programmes/g...
“Academia is a lot like an open-world RPG: a role playing game in which you wander a world that initially seems full of endless possibility, but ultimately devolves into repeating the same actions over and over again for diminishing returns slowly consuming your days, evenings, and weekends.”
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
“Academia is a lot like an open-world RPG: a role playing game in which you wander a world that initially seems full of endless possibility, but ultimately devolves into repeating the same actions over and over again for diminishing returns slowly consuming your days, evenings, and weekends.”
Post a banger that isn’t in English
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Jorge Ben – Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) (Official Video)
YouTube video by Luaka Bop
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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Post a banger that isn’t in English
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This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
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France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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Électricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coûts et des risques
« Le Point » s’est procuré le rapport interne d’EDF sur les conséquences de la modulation de son parc nucléaire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...
www.lepoint.fr
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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A brilliant postdoc opportunity in beautiful Hobart. IMAS is a lovely place to work.
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
A brilliant postdoc opportunity in beautiful Hobart. IMAS is a lovely place to work.
I hope the “Based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles“ means they’re going to do more books. The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous? #Rivals youtu.be/YeDy_JebCE0
Rivals Season 2 | Official Teaser | Disney+ UK
YouTube video by Disney Plus UK
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February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I hope the “Based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles“ means they’re going to do more books. The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous? #Rivals youtu.be/YeDy_JebCE0
“Once we have ecosystem breakdown or climate breakdown, we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
“Once we have ecosystem breakdown or climate breakdown, we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Devon is a mud bath, but the snow drops are out
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Devon is a mud bath, but the snow drops are out
Unfortunately the conspiracy theory paper that they give out in Totnes on Saturdays has turned into the Daily Mail. Nothing about how aliens live amongst us or how the earth’s crust will be turning to lava at 3pm on 16th October 2032. I might write in and complain.
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Unfortunately the conspiracy theory paper that they give out in Totnes on Saturdays has turned into the Daily Mail. Nothing about how aliens live amongst us or how the earth’s crust will be turning to lava at 3pm on 16th October 2032. I might write in and complain.
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Don't forget!
Dr. James Kirkham @iccinet.bsky.social will be talking about "Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?” at 11:00 UTC/12:00 CET today.
Register: scar.org/scar-news/pr...
Dr. James Kirkham @iccinet.bsky.social will be talking about "Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?” at 11:00 UTC/12:00 CET today.
Register: scar.org/scar-news/pr...
INSTANT invites you to a webinar on climate science diplomacy with Dr. James Kirkham (International Cryosphere Climate Initiative).
"Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?”
📅 30 January, 12:00 CET
scar.org/scar-news/pr...
"Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?”
📅 30 January, 12:00 CET
scar.org/scar-news/pr...
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Don't forget!
Dr. James Kirkham @iccinet.bsky.social will be talking about "Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?” at 11:00 UTC/12:00 CET today.
Register: scar.org/scar-news/pr...
Dr. James Kirkham @iccinet.bsky.social will be talking about "Climate science diplomacy: What is it? How do YOU do it? And how can we make policymakers care about ice?” at 11:00 UTC/12:00 CET today.
Register: scar.org/scar-news/pr...
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Good luck to the reviewers…
New discussion paper just dropped that’s taken shall we say a little work to get this far … essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es... please be kind. Not on an at all sensitive topic in the slightest.
How well can we quantify when 1.5 °C of global warming has been exceeded?
Abstract. Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement agreed to limit the long-term increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C and pursue efforts to keep temperatures below 1.5 °C relative to p...
essd.copernicus.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Good luck to the reviewers…
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As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
January 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
When my family ran a bus company the worst thing that happened was a coach broke down on the Torpoint ferry and so the passengers spent most of an afternoon going backwards and forwards across the river until my dad fixed it.
Fortunately we never employed anyone quite this mad.
Fortunately we never employed anyone quite this mad.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
When my family ran a bus company the worst thing that happened was a coach broke down on the Torpoint ferry and so the passengers spent most of an afternoon going backwards and forwards across the river until my dad fixed it.
Fortunately we never employed anyone quite this mad.
Fortunately we never employed anyone quite this mad.
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The aurora is back in South Devon
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The aurora is back in South Devon
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Nice summary of the importance of Antarctica's ice shelves and how little we know about them. Major differences between models of present day ice shelf melt need to be resolved.
Paper here tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
Paper here tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Nice summary of the importance of Antarctica's ice shelves and how little we know about them. Major differences between models of present day ice shelf melt need to be resolved.
Paper here tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
Paper here tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
Original paper by Ockenden et al. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Complex mesoscale landscapes beneath Antarctica mapped from space
The landscape shrouded by the Antarctic Ice Sheet provides important insights into its history and influences the ice response to climate forcing. However, knowledge of this critical boundary has depe...
www.science.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Original paper by Ockenden et al. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A new map of basal topography will help improve model projections of how Antarctica’s ice sheet could respond to warming: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New map reveals landscape beneath Antarctica in unprecedented detail
Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
A new map of basal topography will help improve model projections of how Antarctica’s ice sheet could respond to warming: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“The findings will leave environmentally conscious pet owners torn between giving their dogs the most delicious food and minimising their impact on the climate.”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is my dog after he enthusiastically inhaled a fresh cowpat earlier today.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is my dog after he enthusiastically inhaled a fresh cowpat earlier today.
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“The findings will leave environmentally conscious pet owners torn between giving their dogs the most delicious food and minimising their impact on the climate.”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is my dog after he enthusiastically inhaled a fresh cowpat earlier today.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is my dog after he enthusiastically inhaled a fresh cowpat earlier today.
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UPDATED – Factcheck: How ‘scary-sounding numbers’ are being used to mislead the UK about net-zero | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
UPDATED – Factcheck: How ‘scary-sounding numbers’ are being used to mislead the UK about net-zero | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
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📢 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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And if you add the share of ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ that actually is sustainable and not just declared so, then it becomes even more ridiculous.
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
And if you add the share of ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ that actually is sustainable and not just declared so, then it becomes even more ridiculous.