Brad Reed
@iceoceanbrad.bsky.social
Research fellow in ice-ocean modelling and climate change ❄️🌊 in the Future of Ice on Earth group at Northumbria University, UK. He/him
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Brad Reed
@iceoceanbrad.bsky.social
· Oct 11
🚨📖 Check out our latest paper which shows the ungrounding, irreversible retreat and substantial mass loss of a 1940s Pine Island Glacier in response to changes in melt conditions🚨 This is the 2nd paper out of my PhD so I would love some help increasing its reach 🙏 tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
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Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time
"All 98 editorials opposing climate action were in right-leaning titles, incl the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, Times & Express"
By Josh Gabbatiss & Sylvia Hayes
www.carbonbrief.org/...
"All 98 editorials opposing climate action were in right-leaning titles, incl the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, Times & Express"
By Josh Gabbatiss & Sylvia Hayes
www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time
"All 98 editorials opposing climate action were in right-leaning titles, incl the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, Times & Express"
By Josh Gabbatiss & Sylvia Hayes
www.carbonbrief.org/...
"All 98 editorials opposing climate action were in right-leaning titles, incl the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, Times & Express"
By Josh Gabbatiss & Sylvia Hayes
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
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🧪❄️🛰️🧵Spectacular image of the current state of the front of Thwaites Glacier, West #Antarctica collected by Sentinel-1 two days ago. The upper (eastern) part of the image shows the fast decaying Eastern Ice Shelf with several recently formed rifts near its grounding zone.
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🧪❄️🛰️🧵Spectacular image of the current state of the front of Thwaites Glacier, West #Antarctica collected by Sentinel-1 two days ago. The upper (eastern) part of the image shows the fast decaying Eastern Ice Shelf with several recently formed rifts near its grounding zone.
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The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
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🚀Here is the current list of @northumbriauni.bsky.social, Lancaster University, @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Reading University and @bas.ac.uk Net Zero Polar Science DTP projects 👇
📅Deadline: 7 Jan 2026
nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-project...
📅Deadline: 7 Jan 2026
nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-project...
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚀Here is the current list of @northumbriauni.bsky.social, Lancaster University, @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Reading University and @bas.ac.uk Net Zero Polar Science DTP projects 👇
📅Deadline: 7 Jan 2026
nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-project...
📅Deadline: 7 Jan 2026
nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-project...
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Huge fractures opening at the Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf grounding line
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Huge fractures opening at the Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf grounding line
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Why shouldn't you trust someone you see drawing on graph paper?
They're definitely plotting something.
They're definitely plotting something.
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why shouldn't you trust someone you see drawing on graph paper?
They're definitely plotting something.
They're definitely plotting something.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Sir David Attenborough has championed a bid by Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust to raise £30m to buy the entirety of a 15-sq-mile upland Rothbury Estate 🌲🌿 You can help by donating here 💷: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth....
BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir David Attenborough backs campaign to buy Rothbury Estate
Wildlife trusts are attempting to raise £30m to keep the Rothbury Estate from being split up.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sir David Attenborough has championed a bid by Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust to raise £30m to buy the entirety of a 15-sq-mile upland Rothbury Estate 🌲🌿 You can help by donating here 💷: www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth....
BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy?
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy?
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
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A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
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Just arriving here. Let the adventure begin.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just arriving here. Let the adventure begin.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
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Today seems like a good day to remember that climate action is far cheaper than inaction, according to those lentil weavers at the OBR
NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Today seems like a good day to remember that climate action is far cheaper than inaction, according to those lentil weavers at the OBR
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still looking for an iceberg researcher! is that you or someone you know? 🧪
do I know anyone who studies icebergs? I need to talk to icebergerians for an article! Please share and thank you! 🧪
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
still looking for an iceberg researcher! is that you or someone you know? 🧪
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Great to see CPOM PhD Researcher @icewicks.bsky.social at the @igsoc.bsky.social British Branch meeting this week, displaying her poster on modelling the impact of surface melt on Amery Ice Shelf 👇
Image credit: @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social
Image credit: @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Great to see CPOM PhD Researcher @icewicks.bsky.social at the @igsoc.bsky.social British Branch meeting this week, displaying her poster on modelling the impact of surface melt on Amery Ice Shelf 👇
Image credit: @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social
Image credit: @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social
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Cool new library for physics-informed neural networks for glaciology problems, led by Gong Cheng @dartmouthears.bsky.social gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
A Python library for solving ice sheet modeling problems using physics-informed neural networks, PINNICLE v1.0
Abstract. Predicting the future contributions of the ice sheets to sea-level rise remains a significant challenge due to our limited understanding of key physical processes (e.g., basal friction, ice ...
gmd.copernicus.org
September 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Cool new library for physics-informed neural networks for glaciology problems, led by Gong Cheng @dartmouthears.bsky.social gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
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British NIMBYism is truly a sight to behold.
“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.
“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.
September 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
British NIMBYism is truly a sight to behold.
“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.
“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.
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🪩 Stratospheric aerosol injections
🌊 Sea curtains
🧊 Ice management
💦 Water removal
🦠 Ocean fertilisation
None of these geoengineering fixes will mitigate effects of global warming in polar regions - instead they'll likely have serious unintended consequences
theconversation.com/high-tech-pl...
🌊 Sea curtains
🧊 Ice management
💦 Water removal
🦠 Ocean fertilisation
None of these geoengineering fixes will mitigate effects of global warming in polar regions - instead they'll likely have serious unintended consequences
theconversation.com/high-tech-pl...
High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds
The plans could also unintentionally harm fragile polar ecosystems.
theconversation.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🪩 Stratospheric aerosol injections
🌊 Sea curtains
🧊 Ice management
💦 Water removal
🦠 Ocean fertilisation
None of these geoengineering fixes will mitigate effects of global warming in polar regions - instead they'll likely have serious unintended consequences
theconversation.com/high-tech-pl...
🌊 Sea curtains
🧊 Ice management
💦 Water removal
🦠 Ocean fertilisation
None of these geoengineering fixes will mitigate effects of global warming in polar regions - instead they'll likely have serious unintended consequences
theconversation.com/high-tech-pl...
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Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident
Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident
Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell fell into a crevasse at the age of 25 while working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The remains of a British man who died in an accident in Antarctica 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier alongside ski poles, a pipe and a watch.
Dennis “Tink” Bell fell into a crevasse in 1959 while working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (Fids), now the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a few weeks after his 25th birthday. His body was not found until January, when a Polish expedition encountered bones near their base. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident
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Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
July 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
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🇦🇶 Antarctica’s coastal zone is changing fast & it matters globally. A new #AntarcticRINGS review paper maps what we know, what we don’t & why it matters for sea-level rise. 🌊
Explore fresh insights, a Quantarctica-friendly data package & all figures as downloadable slides: scar.org/scar-news/cr...
Explore fresh insights, a Quantarctica-friendly data package & all figures as downloadable slides: scar.org/scar-news/cr...
July 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🇦🇶 Antarctica’s coastal zone is changing fast & it matters globally. A new #AntarcticRINGS review paper maps what we know, what we don’t & why it matters for sea-level rise. 🌊
Explore fresh insights, a Quantarctica-friendly data package & all figures as downloadable slides: scar.org/scar-news/cr...
Explore fresh insights, a Quantarctica-friendly data package & all figures as downloadable slides: scar.org/scar-news/cr...
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Just one chart from the @metoffice.gov.uk State of the UK climate report published today. We get used to focusing on the record highs and how 35C has gone from being rare to routine. But just look at all those summers which never got to 30C even in my lifetime. It’s a different UK now.
July 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Just one chart from the @metoffice.gov.uk State of the UK climate report published today. We get used to focusing on the record highs and how 35C has gone from being rare to routine. But just look at all those summers which never got to 30C even in my lifetime. It’s a different UK now.
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NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/6
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/6
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/6
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
🧵
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/6
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Researchers led by @uoyenvironment.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social have produced the first Antarctic-wide, high-resolution monthly dataset of surface meltwater using satellite images 🧊 💧
Open access article with data availability links in @natclimate.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📃
Open access article with data availability links in @natclimate.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📃
Meltwater ponding in in Antarctica raises concerns over ice sheet stability, according to new study
A team of researchers, led by the University of York, has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica.
www.york.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Researchers led by @uoyenvironment.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social have produced the first Antarctic-wide, high-resolution monthly dataset of surface meltwater using satellite images 🧊 💧
Open access article with data availability links in @natclimate.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📃
Open access article with data availability links in @natclimate.nature.com
doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓 📃
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I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.
Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding - Nature Climate Change
This study provides a continent-wide assessment of surface meltwater area in Antarctica between 2006 and 2021, highlighting recent increases in magnitude and variability in East Antarctica, with indic...
www.nature.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.