Dr. Peter Doran
@icedoctord.bsky.social
Professor and Endowed Chair. Polar environments, Earth System Science, water/lakes/ice, hydology, ecosystems, astrobiology and protecting planets. Made in Canada. Opinions are mine and mine alone https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/people/faculty/doran.php
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Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V.s as It Pulls Away From the U.S.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Can we just get real here. When you hear people like our president say "Democratic Cities" that is all of the largest cities in the U.S. Cities are Democratic by nature. Here are the data for the current top 10 #politics
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Can we just get real here. When you hear people like our president say "Democratic Cities" that is all of the largest cities in the U.S. Cities are Democratic by nature. Here are the data for the current top 10 #politics
This is a cool little piece on the cause of our current cold/stormy snap and how these events are actually connected to planetary warming - in particular the warming of the Arctic #scicomm 🧪 www.preventionweb.net/news/how-pol...
How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This is a cool little piece on the cause of our current cold/stormy snap and how these events are actually connected to planetary warming - in particular the warming of the Arctic #scicomm 🧪 www.preventionweb.net/news/how-pol...
This is tied to this fun little paper we published recently #scicomm 🧪 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is tied to this fun little paper we published recently #scicomm 🧪 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Rocket exhaust obliterating evidence of prebiotic evolution of the Solar System #scicomm 🧪 #lunar #planetary
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Rocket exhaust obliterating evidence of prebiotic evolution of the Solar System #scicomm 🧪 #lunar #planetary
I'm watching Fox News right now. I try to do it here and there. I think it's important. If all Fox viewers were required to watch MSN for 25% of the time and vice versa - problem solved.
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I'm watching Fox News right now. I try to do it here and there. I think it's important. If all Fox viewers were required to watch MSN for 25% of the time and vice versa - problem solved.
Incredible so few people have this on their radar. In February (knock knock) we are sending humans to the moon (to orbit and come back) for the first time since Apollo over 50 years ago. #scicomm 🧪 #space #moon www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
Your Wait for These Space Events Is About to Pay Off
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January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Incredible so few people have this on their radar. In February (knock knock) we are sending humans to the moon (to orbit and come back) for the first time since Apollo over 50 years ago. #scicomm 🧪 #space #moon www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
The oldest building around these parts. Scott's Hut built in 1902 to support his first attempt at the South Pole. It was on this expedition that he discovered the dry valleys across the McMurdo Sound and made some observations we still use today in our science. #scicomm #Antarctica #history 🧪
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The oldest building around these parts. Scott's Hut built in 1902 to support his first attempt at the South Pole. It was on this expedition that he discovered the dry valleys across the McMurdo Sound and made some observations we still use today in our science. #scicomm #Antarctica #history 🧪
A-Hut, the original building of New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, built by Edmund Hilary in 1957. Picture taken from the bar in the modern Scott Base which is soon to be torn down because of its age and rebuilt (Hilary’s Hit will remain untouched of course). #scicomm
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A-Hut, the original building of New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, built by Edmund Hilary in 1957. Picture taken from the bar in the modern Scott Base which is soon to be torn down because of its age and rebuilt (Hilary’s Hit will remain untouched of course). #scicomm
Thanksgiving dinner at Lake Hoare Camp in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Good food and good company. There was a pie per person (but many left overs) #antarctica #science
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Thanksgiving dinner at Lake Hoare Camp in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Good food and good company. There was a pie per person (but many left overs) #antarctica #science
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
PBS News Hour | Scientists face ecological, economic hurdles to save delta | Season 2025
Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta
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August 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
I eat organic, avoid processed foods, and load up on veggies, - but modern medicine, treatments, drugs, and vaccines are what truly extend our lives. That other stuff gives a little booster. Science matters. Watch this short video—it nails the point. www.youtube.com/shorts/mEOeC... #scicomm 🧪
“Science!!! Matters!!!” Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by Hasan Minhaj
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August 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I eat organic, avoid processed foods, and load up on veggies, - but modern medicine, treatments, drugs, and vaccines are what truly extend our lives. That other stuff gives a little booster. Science matters. Watch this short video—it nails the point. www.youtube.com/shorts/mEOeC... #scicomm 🧪
So short sighted. At a time when Russia and China are growing their ice-breaking capabilities because they get it, the U.S. is in denial of what is happening on the planet. #scicomm 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
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July 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So short sighted. At a time when Russia and China are growing their ice-breaking capabilities because they get it, the U.S. is in denial of what is happening on the planet. #scicomm 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Very cool. #scicomm 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aE8.3vfc.5j3FnJJNj3U8&smid=url-share
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
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July 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Very cool. #scicomm 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aE8.3vfc.5j3FnJJNj3U8&smid=url-share
Reposted by Dr. Peter Doran
Not sure the "some good some bad" in the beginning is representative www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #scicomm 🧪
July 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Not sure the "some good some bad" in the beginning is representative www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #scicomm 🧪
Ima going to have to up my popcorn supply for this Trump v Elon breakup flame-a-thon.
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ima going to have to up my popcorn supply for this Trump v Elon breakup flame-a-thon.