Lena Nicola
@lenanicola.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher working on Antarctic ice dynamics at PIK Potsdam and MPI-GEA 🇦🇶🧊
Co-Chair of APECS Germany ❄️
Junior Chief Editor at PolF 📑
Views are my own.
Co-Chair of APECS Germany ❄️
Junior Chief Editor at PolF 📑
Views are my own.
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📚 Hot off the press: The Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report is now out! Published by @polarsecco.bsky.social and the APECS Directorate.
The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5.
zenodo.org/records/1699...
The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5.
zenodo.org/records/1699...
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📚 Hot off the press: The Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report is now out! Published by @polarsecco.bsky.social and the APECS Directorate.
The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5.
zenodo.org/records/1699...
The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5.
zenodo.org/records/1699...
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Updated a classic.
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Updated a classic.
Reposted by Lena Nicola
❄️ Die POLARSTUNDE geht in eine neue Runde! ❄️
Ab dem 15.10. erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge rund um Polar- und Klimaforschung. 🌍🐧
📩 Anmeldung per Mail an polarstunde@polarforschung.de
@polarforschung.bsky.social
Ab dem 15.10. erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge rund um Polar- und Klimaforschung. 🌍🐧
📩 Anmeldung per Mail an polarstunde@polarforschung.de
@polarforschung.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
❄️ Die POLARSTUNDE geht in eine neue Runde! ❄️
Ab dem 15.10. erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge rund um Polar- und Klimaforschung. 🌍🐧
📩 Anmeldung per Mail an polarstunde@polarforschung.de
@polarforschung.bsky.social
Ab dem 15.10. erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge rund um Polar- und Klimaforschung. 🌍🐧
📩 Anmeldung per Mail an polarstunde@polarforschung.de
@polarforschung.bsky.social
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Have you heard of #AntarcticaInSync? A UNESCO-endorsed program for coordinated science in Antarctica & the Southern Ocean (www.antarctica-insync.org). We - APECS - aim to represent us early career scientists in the project 🙌🏼. You can find all FAQs on our new website: apecs-germany.de/antarctica-i...
September 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Have you heard of #AntarcticaInSync? A UNESCO-endorsed program for coordinated science in Antarctica & the Southern Ocean (www.antarctica-insync.org). We - APECS - aim to represent us early career scientists in the project 🙌🏼. You can find all FAQs on our new website: apecs-germany.de/antarctica-i...
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Did your thesis focus on polar and cryosphere science? Show us what you researched – in a fun and creative video!
🎬 "Explain Your Thesis!" – APECS Germany & DGP’s new video competition
💸 Win up to €300
📅 Submit by October 1, 2025
Check out apecs-germany.de/explain-your... for more information!
🎬 "Explain Your Thesis!" – APECS Germany & DGP’s new video competition
💸 Win up to €300
📅 Submit by October 1, 2025
Check out apecs-germany.de/explain-your... for more information!
July 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Did your thesis focus on polar and cryosphere science? Show us what you researched – in a fun and creative video!
🎬 "Explain Your Thesis!" – APECS Germany & DGP’s new video competition
💸 Win up to €300
📅 Submit by October 1, 2025
Check out apecs-germany.de/explain-your... for more information!
🎬 "Explain Your Thesis!" – APECS Germany & DGP’s new video competition
💸 Win up to €300
📅 Submit by October 1, 2025
Check out apecs-germany.de/explain-your... for more information!
🧊 New study in The Cryosphere!
We identify oceanic gateways that could channel warm water to Antarctic grounding lines, based on high-res bathymetry. These deep pathways could drive major ice-shelf melt when cavities switch from ‘cold’ to ‘warm’ melt conditions.
📄 doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...
We identify oceanic gateways that could channel warm water to Antarctic grounding lines, based on high-res bathymetry. These deep pathways could drive major ice-shelf melt when cavities switch from ‘cold’ to ‘warm’ melt conditions.
📄 doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...
Bathymetry-constrained warm-mode melt estimates derived from analysing oceanic gateways in Antarctica
Abstract. Melting underneath the floating ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic continent is a key process for the current and future mass loss of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Troughs and sills on the con...
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🧊 New study in The Cryosphere!
We identify oceanic gateways that could channel warm water to Antarctic grounding lines, based on high-res bathymetry. These deep pathways could drive major ice-shelf melt when cavities switch from ‘cold’ to ‘warm’ melt conditions.
📄 doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...
We identify oceanic gateways that could channel warm water to Antarctic grounding lines, based on high-res bathymetry. These deep pathways could drive major ice-shelf melt when cavities switch from ‘cold’ to ‘warm’ melt conditions.
📄 doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...
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Exciting year ahead for APECS Germany!
We’re happy to introduce our new Chair team for 2025/26: Lukas Monrad-Krohn will serve as Chair, supported by Co-Chairs Lena Nicola and Joana Steffens.
We’re looking forward to a great year with the polar early-career community!❄️☺️
We’re happy to introduce our new Chair team for 2025/26: Lukas Monrad-Krohn will serve as Chair, supported by Co-Chairs Lena Nicola and Joana Steffens.
We’re looking forward to a great year with the polar early-career community!❄️☺️
June 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Exciting year ahead for APECS Germany!
We’re happy to introduce our new Chair team for 2025/26: Lukas Monrad-Krohn will serve as Chair, supported by Co-Chairs Lena Nicola and Joana Steffens.
We’re looking forward to a great year with the polar early-career community!❄️☺️
We’re happy to introduce our new Chair team for 2025/26: Lukas Monrad-Krohn will serve as Chair, supported by Co-Chairs Lena Nicola and Joana Steffens.
We’re looking forward to a great year with the polar early-career community!❄️☺️
Reposted by Lena Nicola
You can now read our assessment, ideas and suggestions in our paper published in Journal of Glaciology, concerning questions such as: What kind of community do we hope to build over the next fifty years? What are current challenges and barriers? 🔍
Link: doi.org/10.1017/jog....
Link: doi.org/10.1017/jog....
June 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
You can now read our assessment, ideas and suggestions in our paper published in Journal of Glaciology, concerning questions such as: What kind of community do we hope to build over the next fifty years? What are current challenges and barriers? 🔍
Link: doi.org/10.1017/jog....
Link: doi.org/10.1017/jog....
📣 New paper: Where do we want the glaciological
community to be in 2073?
Some context: The Karthaus summer school is an occasion where parts of our research community comes together — In 2023, I was lucky to participate myself and it was the year in which a new workshop was included in the program.
community to be in 2073?
Some context: The Karthaus summer school is an occasion where parts of our research community comes together — In 2023, I was lucky to participate myself and it was the year in which a new workshop was included in the program.
June 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
📣 New paper: Where do we want the glaciological
community to be in 2073?
Some context: The Karthaus summer school is an occasion where parts of our research community comes together — In 2023, I was lucky to participate myself and it was the year in which a new workshop was included in the program.
community to be in 2073?
Some context: The Karthaus summer school is an occasion where parts of our research community comes together — In 2023, I was lucky to participate myself and it was the year in which a new workshop was included in the program.
Reposted by Lena Nicola
What is SMB? @PolarRES has these fantastic storyboards explaining key parts of the project. I suppose more wil be added later too.
https://polarres.github.io/Storyboards/smb
https://polarres.github.io/Storyboards/smb
PolarRES Storyboards
polarres.github.io
June 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What is SMB? @PolarRES has these fantastic storyboards explaining key parts of the project. I suppose more wil be added later too.
https://polarres.github.io/Storyboards/smb
https://polarres.github.io/Storyboards/smb
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🚨 New paper alert! 🧪
🔥 How would heat extremes in Europe evolve under long-term net-zero emissions?
Find out in our ERL article, co-written with @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Tilo Tiehn
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Here’s a quick summary (1/n) 🧵
🔥 How would heat extremes in Europe evolve under long-term net-zero emissions?
Find out in our ERL article, co-written with @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Tilo Tiehn
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Here’s a quick summary (1/n) 🧵
June 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 New paper alert! 🧪
🔥 How would heat extremes in Europe evolve under long-term net-zero emissions?
Find out in our ERL article, co-written with @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Tilo Tiehn
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Here’s a quick summary (1/n) 🧵
🔥 How would heat extremes in Europe evolve under long-term net-zero emissions?
Find out in our ERL article, co-written with @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Tilo Tiehn
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Here’s a quick summary (1/n) 🧵
Reposted by Lena Nicola
🚨📢 New Publication Alert
Our new study shows that the #WestAntarctic #IceSheet repeatedly crossed #TippingPoint thresholds in the past, with important implications for its future stability.
Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
🌊🧊⚒️🧪🥼
Our new study shows that the #WestAntarctic #IceSheet repeatedly crossed #TippingPoint thresholds in the past, with important implications for its future stability.
Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
🌊🧊⚒️🧪🥼
Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
03.06.2025 – Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four metres of global sea level rise to play out ove...
www.pik-potsdam.de
June 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🚨📢 New Publication Alert
Our new study shows that the #WestAntarctic #IceSheet repeatedly crossed #TippingPoint thresholds in the past, with important implications for its future stability.
Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
🌊🧊⚒️🧪🥼
Our new study shows that the #WestAntarctic #IceSheet repeatedly crossed #TippingPoint thresholds in the past, with important implications for its future stability.
Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
🌊🧊⚒️🧪🥼
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⛰️ In a new study in @science.org, we project that 39% of the global glacier mass is committed to be lost irrespective of future warming.
However, a lot can still be saved - see title:
“Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
[1/n]
However, a lot can still be saved - see title:
“Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
[1/n]
June 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
⛰️ In a new study in @science.org, we project that 39% of the global glacier mass is committed to be lost irrespective of future warming.
However, a lot can still be saved - see title:
“Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
[1/n]
However, a lot can still be saved - see title:
“Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
[1/n]
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Esp northern hemisphere folks please share with your colleagues. It's really great down south and we don't get so many visitors! ❄️🇦🇶
Climate research folks, do consider the Climate and Cryosphere Open Science Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, 9-12 Feb 2026. Southern Summer talking about climate and ice.
Abstract submission closes on 31 July 2025.
With a bonus @scar-antarctic.bsky.social INSTANT meeting alongside it.
Abstract submission closes on 31 July 2025.
With a bonus @scar-antarctic.bsky.social INSTANT meeting alongside it.
May 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Esp northern hemisphere folks please share with your colleagues. It's really great down south and we don't get so many visitors! ❄️🇦🇶
Congratulations, such great news 👏🏼🎉
🌍✨ Yippee! CLICCS will receive funding for another seven years as a Cluster of Excellence @uni-hamburg.de ! Over 200 international researchers are exploring which climate futures are plausible—and how we can work towards achieving the desired ones.
www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/about-cliccs...
www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/about-cliccs...
May 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations, such great news 👏🏼🎉
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PROTECT just had its final review meeting, thank you everyone who contributed to the project!!
Discover our most impactful results:
- Scientific articles
- #SeaLevel projection tool
- #Policy briefs for decision makers
- #Educational resources
- #Art exhibition
- Webinars
👉https://protect-slr.eu
Discover our most impactful results:
- Scientific articles
- #SeaLevel projection tool
- #Policy briefs for decision makers
- #Educational resources
- #Art exhibition
- Webinars
👉https://protect-slr.eu
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
PROTECT just had its final review meeting, thank you everyone who contributed to the project!!
Discover our most impactful results:
- Scientific articles
- #SeaLevel projection tool
- #Policy briefs for decision makers
- #Educational resources
- #Art exhibition
- Webinars
👉https://protect-slr.eu
Discover our most impactful results:
- Scientific articles
- #SeaLevel projection tool
- #Policy briefs for decision makers
- #Educational resources
- #Art exhibition
- Webinars
👉https://protect-slr.eu
Here it is! 🎧🎤
Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht über unsere Arbeit bei APECS Germany, die deutsche Polarforschung oder die UN Ozeandekade mit @ecop-dach.bsky.social zu quatschen!
(The podcast episode is in German only 🇩🇪🔈)
Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht über unsere Arbeit bei APECS Germany, die deutsche Polarforschung oder die UN Ozeandekade mit @ecop-dach.bsky.social zu quatschen!
(The podcast episode is in German only 🇩🇪🔈)
Listen to the latest episode of the Wellenbrecher podcast with our board members Lena and Joana! 🙂 open.spotify.com/episode/0mOt...
Lena Nicola & Joana Steffens: Pinguine, Polarforschung und APECS Germany
Wellenbrecher · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here it is! 🎧🎤
Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht über unsere Arbeit bei APECS Germany, die deutsche Polarforschung oder die UN Ozeandekade mit @ecop-dach.bsky.social zu quatschen!
(The podcast episode is in German only 🇩🇪🔈)
Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht über unsere Arbeit bei APECS Germany, die deutsche Polarforschung oder die UN Ozeandekade mit @ecop-dach.bsky.social zu quatschen!
(The podcast episode is in German only 🇩🇪🔈)
Reposted by Lena Nicola
Listen to the latest episode of the Wellenbrecher podcast with our board members Lena and Joana! 🙂 open.spotify.com/episode/0mOt...
Lena Nicola & Joana Steffens: Pinguine, Polarforschung und APECS Germany
Wellenbrecher · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Listen to the latest episode of the Wellenbrecher podcast with our board members Lena and Joana! 🙂 open.spotify.com/episode/0mOt...
Reposted by Lena Nicola
Wie können wir die #Zukunft der #Antarktis besser verstehen?
Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir 30 junge Forschende: @lenanicola.bsky.social promoviert am @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im Fach Klimaphysik.
www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#30umdie30 #leibnizmagazin
Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir 30 junge Forschende: @lenanicola.bsky.social promoviert am @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im Fach Klimaphysik.
www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#30umdie30 #leibnizmagazin
April 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Wie können wir die #Zukunft der #Antarktis besser verstehen?
Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir 30 junge Forschende: @lenanicola.bsky.social promoviert am @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im Fach Klimaphysik.
www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#30umdie30 #leibnizmagazin
Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir 30 junge Forschende: @lenanicola.bsky.social promoviert am @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im Fach Klimaphysik.
www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#30umdie30 #leibnizmagazin
All set for the #Train2EGU! Next week I will attend #EGU25 and present some work in progress of my PhD project 🙌🏼
Let’s talk about how we could study the impacts of heatwaves on Antarctic ice dynamics at my poster 🔥🧊
👉 Tues, 29.4, 14:00, Hall X4, X4.20
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Let’s talk about how we could study the impacts of heatwaves on Antarctic ice dynamics at my poster 🔥🧊
👉 Tues, 29.4, 14:00, Hall X4, X4.20
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Abstract EGU25-11651
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org
April 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
All set for the #Train2EGU! Next week I will attend #EGU25 and present some work in progress of my PhD project 🙌🏼
Let’s talk about how we could study the impacts of heatwaves on Antarctic ice dynamics at my poster 🔥🧊
👉 Tues, 29.4, 14:00, Hall X4, X4.20
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Let’s talk about how we could study the impacts of heatwaves on Antarctic ice dynamics at my poster 🔥🧊
👉 Tues, 29.4, 14:00, Hall X4, X4.20
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
🎙️🇩🇪🌊👩🔬
Kennt ihr schon den #Wellenbrecher Podcast von @ecop-dach.bsky.social?
Ich habe gerade mit einer anderen von APECS Germany eine Folge mit Eva + Anabel aufgenommen!
Stay tuned für unsere Unterhaltung über deutsche Polarforschung, die UN Ozeandekade und mehr!
➡️ open.spotify.com/show/3riN8pq...
Kennt ihr schon den #Wellenbrecher Podcast von @ecop-dach.bsky.social?
Ich habe gerade mit einer anderen von APECS Germany eine Folge mit Eva + Anabel aufgenommen!
Stay tuned für unsere Unterhaltung über deutsche Polarforschung, die UN Ozeandekade und mehr!
➡️ open.spotify.com/show/3riN8pq...
Wellenbrecher
Podcast · Anabel von Jackowski, Eva Rohlfer, Josefa Beyer · Anabel von Jackowski und Eva Rohlfer moderieren den Wellenbrecher Podcast! Die beiden sind Meereswissenschaftlerinnen und wollen über die de...
open.spotify.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🎙️🇩🇪🌊👩🔬
Kennt ihr schon den #Wellenbrecher Podcast von @ecop-dach.bsky.social?
Ich habe gerade mit einer anderen von APECS Germany eine Folge mit Eva + Anabel aufgenommen!
Stay tuned für unsere Unterhaltung über deutsche Polarforschung, die UN Ozeandekade und mehr!
➡️ open.spotify.com/show/3riN8pq...
Kennt ihr schon den #Wellenbrecher Podcast von @ecop-dach.bsky.social?
Ich habe gerade mit einer anderen von APECS Germany eine Folge mit Eva + Anabel aufgenommen!
Stay tuned für unsere Unterhaltung über deutsche Polarforschung, die UN Ozeandekade und mehr!
➡️ open.spotify.com/show/3riN8pq...
As part of APECS Germany and the DGP board, I here and there help to highlight on-going activities
(among others: financially supporting polar ECRs et al with small grants to help realise outreach projects, research stays, conference participations and more!)
More info: polarforschung.de
(among others: financially supporting polar ECRs et al with small grants to help realise outreach projects, research stays, conference participations and more!)
More info: polarforschung.de
January 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As part of APECS Germany and the DGP board, I here and there help to highlight on-going activities
(among others: financially supporting polar ECRs et al with small grants to help realise outreach projects, research stays, conference participations and more!)
More info: polarforschung.de
(among others: financially supporting polar ECRs et al with small grants to help realise outreach projects, research stays, conference participations and more!)
More info: polarforschung.de
Reposted by Lena Nicola
A new visualization showing the Keeling Curve alongside the Antarctic ice core CO2 data.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447
January 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A new visualization showing the Keeling Curve alongside the Antarctic ice core CO2 data.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447
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I've created a starterpack for my colleagues here at PIK. If you want to follow us and hear about the work we do, look no further!
If I've missed anyone, let me know and I'll add them!
If I've missed anyone, let me know and I'll add them!
November 29, 2024 at 12:10 AM
I've created a starterpack for my colleagues here at PIK. If you want to follow us and hear about the work we do, look no further!
If I've missed anyone, let me know and I'll add them!
If I've missed anyone, let me know and I'll add them!
Reposted by Lena Nicola
There are so many cool starter packs around here 💙 But I have not seen yet any specifically on the AMOC, so I decided to create one now 🌊 Let me know if you want to be included too!
#AMOC #Atlantic #OceanCirculation
go.bsky.app/JxFDh6b
#AMOC #Atlantic #OceanCirculation
go.bsky.app/JxFDh6b
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
There are so many cool starter packs around here 💙 But I have not seen yet any specifically on the AMOC, so I decided to create one now 🌊 Let me know if you want to be included too!
#AMOC #Atlantic #OceanCirculation
go.bsky.app/JxFDh6b
#AMOC #Atlantic #OceanCirculation
go.bsky.app/JxFDh6b