Ruth Mottram
@ruthmottram.bsky.social
Climate scientist at DMI, Greenland, Antarctica, polar regions in general.
Dipping a toe in yet another social media site. Mostly on mastodon though @ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
Blogging at sternaparadisaea.net
Dipping a toe in yet another social media site. Mostly on mastodon though @ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
Blogging at sternaparadisaea.net
Pinned
Heading South
Tomorrow, I’m heading south, though more correctly, I’m first heading north to head south. Fieldwork in Antarctica starts next week..
sternaparadisaea.net
The first step in the ~14,500 km journey (as the crow flies) to Wasa was a taxi to the airport. The second is a flight to Oslo*.
It's masks on time.
*Yes, this #fieldwork involves *a lot* of carbon. Let's hope the data is worth it...
sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/11/h...
It's masks on time.
*Yes, this #fieldwork involves *a lot* of carbon. Let's hope the data is worth it...
sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/11/h...
I ended up using kdenlive on my laptop which worked fine, though @joinpeertube.org app now has a creator mode!
Now on my @icesheets_climate@tilvids.com channel on #peertube showing just one of many things we're working on here for #iQ2300, @precise-project.bsky.social + @oceaniceeu.bsky.social
Now on my @icesheets_climate@tilvids.com channel on #peertube showing just one of many things we're working on here for #iQ2300, @precise-project.bsky.social + @oceaniceeu.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I ended up using kdenlive on my laptop which worked fine, though @joinpeertube.org app now has a creator mode!
Now on my @icesheets_climate@tilvids.com channel on #peertube showing just one of many things we're working on here for #iQ2300, @precise-project.bsky.social + @oceaniceeu.bsky.social
Now on my @icesheets_climate@tilvids.com channel on #peertube showing just one of many things we're working on here for #iQ2300, @precise-project.bsky.social + @oceaniceeu.bsky.social
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Vores forståelse for demokrati fortæller at vi kan fjerne statsledere, der ikke passer os, for at tvinge folk til at vælge de personer vi ønsker…
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Vores forståelse for demokrati fortæller at vi kan fjerne statsledere, der ikke passer os, for at tvinge folk til at vælge de personer vi ønsker…
Waiting for weather + would love to spend some time prepping some short video clips (very rough -> don't expect BBC style nature documentaries!) I've made.
Recommendations for easy + ideally #FOSS apps for video editing on an android phone?
Don't mind paying but data security/privacy essential.
Recommendations for easy + ideally #FOSS apps for video editing on an android phone?
Don't mind paying but data security/privacy essential.
January 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Waiting for weather + would love to spend some time prepping some short video clips (very rough -> don't expect BBC style nature documentaries!) I've made.
Recommendations for easy + ideally #FOSS apps for video editing on an android phone?
Don't mind paying but data security/privacy essential.
Recommendations for easy + ideally #FOSS apps for video editing on an android phone?
Don't mind paying but data security/privacy essential.
Reposted by Ruth Mottram
So, what is this about?
After some 400 years, Denmark's state-run postal service PostNord will end letter deliveries at the end of 2025. This also means that all 1,500 remaining post boxes will disappear from the streets: group.postnord.com/news-media/2...
After some 400 years, Denmark's state-run postal service PostNord will end letter deliveries at the end of 2025. This also means that all 1,500 remaining post boxes will disappear from the streets: group.postnord.com/news-media/2...
March 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
So, what is this about?
After some 400 years, Denmark's state-run postal service PostNord will end letter deliveries at the end of 2025. This also means that all 1,500 remaining post boxes will disappear from the streets: group.postnord.com/news-media/2...
After some 400 years, Denmark's state-run postal service PostNord will end letter deliveries at the end of 2025. This also means that all 1,500 remaining post boxes will disappear from the streets: group.postnord.com/news-media/2...
Reposted by Ruth Mottram
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
Reposted by Ruth Mottram
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
I'm posting my #FieldworkPhotos on pixelfed - there's no ads, tracking or algorithm and you don't need to log in to see pics.
It's also rather refreshing that the app doesn't try to grip you with dark patterns so you end up staring at your phone instead of who/where you are.
#GoodbyeMeta
It's also rather refreshing that the app doesn't try to grip you with dark patterns so you end up staring at your phone instead of who/where you are.
#GoodbyeMeta
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I'm posting my #FieldworkPhotos on pixelfed - there's no ads, tracking or algorithm and you don't need to log in to see pics.
It's also rather refreshing that the app doesn't try to grip you with dark patterns so you end up staring at your phone instead of who/where you are.
#GoodbyeMeta
It's also rather refreshing that the app doesn't try to grip you with dark patterns so you end up staring at your phone instead of who/where you are.
#GoodbyeMeta
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: ‘Intelligence really is about learning’ - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/56c46ea8-e1d8-45ff-ab32-4dcd4c93be8d
giftarticle.ft.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: ‘Intelligence really is about learning’ - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Danmark Skifter er et fremragende initiativ.
Jeg tror imidlertid også, at vi har behov for et initiativ målrettet erhverv (“Danmark Skifter Erhverv”), da der er brug for øget opmærksomhed i forhold til de logikker, vi temmelig blindt og naivt stadigvæk lader os styre af.
danmarkskifter.dk
Jeg tror imidlertid også, at vi har behov for et initiativ målrettet erhverv (“Danmark Skifter Erhverv”), da der er brug for øget opmærksomhed i forhold til de logikker, vi temmelig blindt og naivt stadigvæk lader os styre af.
danmarkskifter.dk
Danmark Skifter
Vær med i kampagnen. Vind fede præmier og bliv inspireret af andre, der allerede har taget et digitalt skift.
danmarkskifter.dk
January 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Danmark Skifter er et fremragende initiativ.
Jeg tror imidlertid også, at vi har behov for et initiativ målrettet erhverv (“Danmark Skifter Erhverv”), da der er brug for øget opmærksomhed i forhold til de logikker, vi temmelig blindt og naivt stadigvæk lader os styre af.
danmarkskifter.dk
Jeg tror imidlertid også, at vi har behov for et initiativ målrettet erhverv (“Danmark Skifter Erhverv”), da der er brug for øget opmærksomhed i forhold til de logikker, vi temmelig blindt og naivt stadigvæk lader os styre af.
danmarkskifter.dk
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📢 GRISO Summer School 2026 | Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱
Applications now open for the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18–29, 2026).
For advanced PhD students & early postdocs.
🗓 Deadline: Jan 21, 2026
🔗 griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...
Applications now open for the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18–29, 2026).
For advanced PhD students & early postdocs.
🗓 Deadline: Jan 21, 2026
🔗 griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...
GRISO Summer School 2026 – A Collaborative Future: Strengthening Science and Connections in Greenland | GReenland Ice Sheet-Ocean interactions
griso.ucsd.edu
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
📢 GRISO Summer School 2026 | Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱
Applications now open for the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18–29, 2026).
For advanced PhD students & early postdocs.
🗓 Deadline: Jan 21, 2026
🔗 griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...
Applications now open for the Greenland Ice Sheet–Ocean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18–29, 2026).
For advanced PhD students & early postdocs.
🗓 Deadline: Jan 21, 2026
🔗 griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...
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Det lyder da som et sejt initiativ. Det er rigtigt, at jo flere, der skifter væk fra Big Tech samtidig, jo bedre.
Tak, @astridhaug.bsky.social , Peter Svarre og Pernille Tranbjerg
Tak, @astridhaug.bsky.social , Peter Svarre og Pernille Tranbjerg
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get off US big tech platforms.
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
About Danmark Skifter
42% of Danes want to try new alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time. But far fewer act on it. Together, we can change that.
What is Danmark Skifter?
Danmark Skifter is...
danmarkskifter.dk
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Det lyder da som et sejt initiativ. Det er rigtigt, at jo flere, der skifter væk fra Big Tech samtidig, jo bedre.
Tak, @astridhaug.bsky.social , Peter Svarre og Pernille Tranbjerg
Tak, @astridhaug.bsky.social , Peter Svarre og Pernille Tranbjerg
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get off US big tech platforms.
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
About Danmark Skifter
42% of Danes want to try new alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time. But far fewer act on it. Together, we can change that.
What is Danmark Skifter?
Danmark Skifter is...
danmarkskifter.dk
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 AM
In case you're looking for an alternative New Year resolution, Denmark has a new people's movement: Danmark skifter, Denmark switches, which aims to help people regain focus, change their social media habits and get off US big tech platforms.
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
Here's their English website
danmarkskifter.dk/en/
Good morning!
And a Happy New Year from Wasa, where we have a day off fieldwork today.
Time for some catching up on other tasks...
And a Happy New Year from Wasa, where we have a day off fieldwork today.
Time for some catching up on other tasks...
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Good morning!
And a Happy New Year from Wasa, where we have a day off fieldwork today.
Time for some catching up on other tasks...
And a Happy New Year from Wasa, where we have a day off fieldwork today.
Time for some catching up on other tasks...
The weather is not promising for fieldwork today, windy and snowy and cloudy, so it's time to sit indoors and listen to some Sibelius while I start to formulate some papers on our research findings so far...
#iQ2300
#iQ2300
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The weather is not promising for fieldwork today, windy and snowy and cloudy, so it's time to sit indoors and listen to some Sibelius while I start to formulate some papers on our research findings so far...
#iQ2300
#iQ2300
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Den her artikel ødelagde en af mine yndlingsaktiviteter i historieundervisningen: at få eleverne til at finde ud af hvorfor vi fejrer nytår mellem 31.12 og 1.1. Og hvorfor vi skriver 2026 i kalenderen. Det sendte eleverne ud på en webresearch, der udfordrede deres evner til at søge information.
December 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Den her artikel ødelagde en af mine yndlingsaktiviteter i historieundervisningen: at få eleverne til at finde ud af hvorfor vi fejrer nytår mellem 31.12 og 1.1. Og hvorfor vi skriver 2026 i kalenderen. Det sendte eleverne ud på en webresearch, der udfordrede deres evner til at søge information.
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Adds evidence about the false (in my opinion) dichotomy between support for individual actions and for systems change
3️⃣ Link to climate policy support
We found a consistently positive correlation between perceived behavioral plasticity and support for climate policies. This means that participants who believe they can adopt climate-friendly behaviors are more likely to support policies that promote such changes.
We found a consistently positive correlation between perceived behavioral plasticity and support for climate policies. This means that participants who believe they can adopt climate-friendly behaviors are more likely to support policies that promote such changes.
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Adds evidence about the false (in my opinion) dichotomy between support for individual actions and for systems change
Well. This is an interesting paper about "supraglacial lakes" in Dronning Maud Land Vestfjella, but not the lakes you're thinking of. . "Lake" Suvivesi they talk about is our water source here at Wasa station.
Here's a photo of it yesterday (peak melt season)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here's a photo of it yesterday (peak melt season)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Well. This is an interesting paper about "supraglacial lakes" in Dronning Maud Land Vestfjella, but not the lakes you're thinking of. . "Lake" Suvivesi they talk about is our water source here at Wasa station.
Here's a photo of it yesterday (peak melt season)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here's a photo of it yesterday (peak melt season)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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These results highlight the interconnection between people's perceptions of behavior change feasibility and their support for climate policy.
Moreover, we found that this connection was stronger among higher-income participants, potentially due to greater perceived political efficacy...
Moreover, we found that this connection was stronger among higher-income participants, potentially due to greater perceived political efficacy...
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These results highlight the interconnection between people's perceptions of behavior change feasibility and their support for climate policy.
Moreover, we found that this connection was stronger among higher-income participants, potentially due to greater perceived political efficacy...
Moreover, we found that this connection was stronger among higher-income participants, potentially due to greater perceived political efficacy...
Reposted by Ruth Mottram
Preprint alert! 🚨📄 Sandven et al. explore the often overlooked regionality of seawater optical properties across the central #Arctic Ocean, largely driven by presence or absence of terrestrial runoff, and how this affects 🌅☀️ light-related physical and biological 🦠🐟 processes in the upper ocean.
Terrestrial runoff divides the Central Arctic Ocean and shapes the biologically relevant marine lightscape
The Arctic Ocean is undergoing drastic changes in its sea ice cover, but is also optically complex. Observations from summer 2022 across the western Eurasian Basin, show increased colored dissolved or...
doi.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Preprint alert! 🚨📄 Sandven et al. explore the often overlooked regionality of seawater optical properties across the central #Arctic Ocean, largely driven by presence or absence of terrestrial runoff, and how this affects 🌅☀️ light-related physical and biological 🦠🐟 processes in the upper ocean.
Unthinkable now, so far has Winter receded in Europe...
📝 www.ndr.de/geschichte/D...
#NDR #Schneekatastrophe1978 #Norddeutschland
📝 www.ndr.de/geschichte/D...
#NDR #Schneekatastrophe1978 #Norddeutschland
Die große Schneekatastrophe in Norddeutschland 1978/79 | ndr.de
Extreme Schneefälle mit meterhohen Verwehungen und klirrende Kälte stürzen den Norden ins Chaos - ab dem 13. Februar 1979 erneut.
www.ndr.de
December 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Unthinkable now, so far has Winter receded in Europe...
📝 www.ndr.de/geschichte/D...
#NDR #Schneekatastrophe1978 #Norddeutschland
📝 www.ndr.de/geschichte/D...
#NDR #Schneekatastrophe1978 #Norddeutschland
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Ah, 28 December: 146th anniversary of the Tay Bridge disaster, which tragically took the lives of 59 people – and rather more happily gave the world ‘Sir’ William Topaz McGonagall’s most famous work
December 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ah, 28 December: 146th anniversary of the Tay Bridge disaster, which tragically took the lives of 59 people – and rather more happily gave the world ‘Sir’ William Topaz McGonagall’s most famous work
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Join the New Year's Revolution 🎉
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
December 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Join the New Year's Revolution 🎉
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
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According to FMI wave buoy measurements, the significant wave height reached 11.1 meters last night in the Bothnian Sea.
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/wave-height?...
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/wave-height?...
December 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
According to FMI wave buoy measurements, the significant wave height reached 11.1 meters last night in the Bothnian Sea.
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/wave-height?...
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/wave-height?...
