Helen Millman
@helenmillman.bsky.social
Glaciologist / Ice Sheet Modeller currently remotely sensing permafrost.
Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social
Former UNSW PhD student.
Ageing millennial indie kid.
Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social
Former UNSW PhD student.
Ageing millennial indie kid.
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Here is a map view of the record high temperatures in October 2025 across the #Antarctic. Compare this blob of anomalies greater than 5°C with the Arctic from my earlier post. Yikes!
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds... using a 1981-2010 reference period.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds... using a 1981-2010 reference period.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here is a map view of the record high temperatures in October 2025 across the #Antarctic. Compare this blob of anomalies greater than 5°C with the Arctic from my earlier post. Yikes!
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds... using a 1981-2010 reference period.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds... using a 1981-2010 reference period.
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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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Here's a look at the extent of the "warmth" across the #Arctic in October. This map uses my normal anomaly scaling for each month, but it clearly doesn't work for something this extreme.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here's a look at the extent of the "warmth" across the #Arctic in October. This map uses my normal anomaly scaling for each month, but it clearly doesn't work for something this extreme.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
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Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!
Hektoria Glacier in the news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rapid Antarctic glacier retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'
A new study suggests that changes to Hektoria Glacier are unprecedented - but not all scientists agree.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hektoria Glacier in the news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New study in Nature by Lin et al shows how the sea-level rise from the melting Ice Age ice (a total of 120 meters rise) ended thousands of years ago.
Until our fossil fuel use started a new phase of rising seas.
Graph shows the global mean rate of sea level rise.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Until our fossil fuel use started a new phase of rising seas.
Graph shows the global mean rate of sea level rise.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New study in Nature by Lin et al shows how the sea-level rise from the melting Ice Age ice (a total of 120 meters rise) ended thousands of years ago.
Until our fossil fuel use started a new phase of rising seas.
Graph shows the global mean rate of sea level rise.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Until our fossil fuel use started a new phase of rising seas.
Graph shows the global mean rate of sea level rise.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
If you need cheering up on this dark, rainy Friday evening, I recommend listening to Jarvis Cocker tell the story about the time he fell out of a window while trying to impress a girl: youtu.be/qK84-2u3t74
Jarvis Cocker on the wheelchair incident
YouTube video by jarvizcocker
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October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If you need cheering up on this dark, rainy Friday evening, I recommend listening to Jarvis Cocker tell the story about the time he fell out of a window while trying to impress a girl: youtu.be/qK84-2u3t74
❄️ Calling all glaciology PhD students! ❄️
Applications are now open for next year’s Karthaus Summer School. It’s a great experience and you will be very well fed. Apply here: www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/k...
Applications are now open for next year’s Karthaus Summer School. It’s a great experience and you will be very well fed. Apply here: www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/k...
Ice and Climate : Karthaus summerschool
www.projects.science.uu.nl
October 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
❄️ Calling all glaciology PhD students! ❄️
Applications are now open for next year’s Karthaus Summer School. It’s a great experience and you will be very well fed. Apply here: www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/k...
Applications are now open for next year’s Karthaus Summer School. It’s a great experience and you will be very well fed. Apply here: www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/k...
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Alright let me tell you a story about a prominent scientist in my field and my first conference. This was in the days when most had adopted PowerPoint, but some of the older folks still showed up with actual physical slides to show on one of those old fashioned overhead projectors.
Nobody makes enemies by finishing their talk early…
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Alright let me tell you a story about a prominent scientist in my field and my first conference. This was in the days when most had adopted PowerPoint, but some of the older folks still showed up with actual physical slides to show on one of those old fashioned overhead projectors.
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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…
durhamglaciology.wordpress.com
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/
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Ahead of #COP30, a team of climate policy experts including PIK director Johan Rockström warn in a commentary in Nature that low-quality carbon offsets are undermining global decarbonisation efforts, calling for stronger standards, real removals and fewer excuses: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
How offsets are hampering decarbonisation and undermining carbon markets
15.10.2025 - Ahead of COP30 in Brasil, an international team of leading climate policy experts including Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research Director Johan Rockström, warn in a commentary in ...
www.pik-potsdam.de
October 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ahead of #COP30, a team of climate policy experts including PIK director Johan Rockström warn in a commentary in Nature that low-quality carbon offsets are undermining global decarbonisation efforts, calling for stronger standards, real removals and fewer excuses: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Our new Global Tipping Points report is out today: global-tipping-points.org
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our new Global Tipping Points report is out today: global-tipping-points.org
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
It’s a beautiful day to be bog coring on Dartmoor
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It’s a beautiful day to be bog coring on Dartmoor
It’s me.
there’s always one person in the family who looks at the Doppler radar
October 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s me.
Very sad that we’ve lost wonderful Jilly Cooper. I’ll be re-watching the brilliant Rivals tonight in her honour. youtu.be/VkiwhYkz20Q 💋 🐎 🍾
Rivals | Teaser Trailer | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Very sad that we’ve lost wonderful Jilly Cooper. I’ll be re-watching the brilliant Rivals tonight in her honour. youtu.be/VkiwhYkz20Q 💋 🐎 🍾
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Always worth remembering that the actions of the Suffragettes were often not 'peaceful': sustained campaigns of arson, vandalism & in some instances assault. If anyone tried that today they would likely end up in prison for a very long time. @rogerhallam.com got 5 years for attending a Zoom call.
On reports the Home Secretary plans to grant police more powers to prevent ‘repeated protests’, Greenpeace UK:
“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"
“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"
October 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Always worth remembering that the actions of the Suffragettes were often not 'peaceful': sustained campaigns of arson, vandalism & in some instances assault. If anyone tried that today they would likely end up in prison for a very long time. @rogerhallam.com got 5 years for attending a Zoom call.
Inside the ice lab @bas.ac.uk where the oldest ice recovered from Antarctica (at least 1.2 million years old) is being analysed: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Inside the lab melting the world's oldest ice
Studying samples from the ice sheet gives an environmental record of over a million years.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Inside the ice lab @bas.ac.uk where the oldest ice recovered from Antarctica (at least 1.2 million years old) is being analysed: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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One element for #COP30 trackers to keep an eye on... India has been virtually silent in climate-related fora since COP29 + no NDC to boot. Delhi was vocally annoyed post Baku + maybe this is the response. But raises question: what are they up to?
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
One element for #COP30 trackers to keep an eye on... India has been virtually silent in climate-related fora since COP29 + no NDC to boot. Delhi was vocally annoyed post Baku + maybe this is the response. But raises question: what are they up to?
If I was a politician and didn’t know better, I’d think SSP5 - 8.5 sounds great. Economic and social development! Rapid technological progress! Investments in health and education! Maybe a more realistic definition would be helpful?
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If I was a politician and didn’t know better, I’d think SSP5 - 8.5 sounds great. Economic and social development! Rapid technological progress! Investments in health and education! Maybe a more realistic definition would be helpful?
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Not all tories have embraced the post-truth era the party leadership have descended into
And if no @Conservatives MP challenges her by Xmas, I will resign from the party after 28 years as a member. I know what it means to be a conservative, even if others do not. We have a responsibility to people, planet, the vulnerable and future generations.
October 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Not all tories have embraced the post-truth era the party leadership have descended into
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September 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Polar scientists meeting at @royalsociety.org
in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than expected, with consequences that will affect everyone on the planet.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/a...
in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than expected, with consequences that will affect everyone on the planet.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/a...
September 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Polar scientists meeting at @royalsociety.org
in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than expected, with consequences that will affect everyone on the planet.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/a...
in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than expected, with consequences that will affect everyone on the planet.
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/a...
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Want to explain #polarClimate and why #Geoengineering doesn't belong there to kids? Try this excellent Frontiers for Young Minds piece by @helenmillman.bsky.social et al:
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Polar Geoengineering: A Risky Experiment That Will Not Fix Climate Change
Earth’s climate is warming because we burn fossil fuels for electricity, transport, heating, and food production, and this releases greenhouse gases. The polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctic) are w...
kids.frontiersin.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Want to explain #polarClimate and why #Geoengineering doesn't belong there to kids? Try this excellent Frontiers for Young Minds piece by @helenmillman.bsky.social et al:
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....