Tim Bartholomaus
@timbartholomaus.bsky.social
Glaciologist at the University of Idaho; supporter of Wrangell Mountains Center
Committed to enabling actionable projections of sea level rise for adaptation planning
http://tbartholomaus.org/
Committed to enabling actionable projections of sea level rise for adaptation planning
http://tbartholomaus.org/
Glaciologists-
are you aware of any literature in the last couple decades that finds Thwaites to be in a stable setting? Or even that it might not collapse?
I'm not sure why we keep writing that "Thwaites Glacier _might_ collapse"
Can we just all cut to the chase?
are you aware of any literature in the last couple decades that finds Thwaites to be in a stable setting? Or even that it might not collapse?
I'm not sure why we keep writing that "Thwaites Glacier _might_ collapse"
Can we just all cut to the chase?
July 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Glaciologists-
are you aware of any literature in the last couple decades that finds Thwaites to be in a stable setting? Or even that it might not collapse?
I'm not sure why we keep writing that "Thwaites Glacier _might_ collapse"
Can we just all cut to the chase?
are you aware of any literature in the last couple decades that finds Thwaites to be in a stable setting? Or even that it might not collapse?
I'm not sure why we keep writing that "Thwaites Glacier _might_ collapse"
Can we just all cut to the chase?
A local journalist reached out to ask about regional glacier change- one of the first places I checked was maps.theia-land.fr, a really super, interactive resource, hidden within Hugonnet et al., 2021, www.nature.com/articles/s41....
June 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A local journalist reached out to ask about regional glacier change- one of the first places I checked was maps.theia-land.fr, a really super, interactive resource, hidden within Hugonnet et al., 2021, www.nature.com/articles/s41....
This is some bullshit
“The NSF polar office has awarded 88 percent less money in grants this year.”
This would take standard ~10% funding rates down to 1%.
No wonder my program officer was forbidden from telling me the funding rate after we were rejected www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“The NSF polar office has awarded 88 percent less money in grants this year.”
This would take standard ~10% funding rates down to 1%.
No wonder my program officer was forbidden from telling me the funding rate after we were rejected www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is some bullshit
“The NSF polar office has awarded 88 percent less money in grants this year.”
This would take standard ~10% funding rates down to 1%.
No wonder my program officer was forbidden from telling me the funding rate after we were rejected www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“The NSF polar office has awarded 88 percent less money in grants this year.”
This would take standard ~10% funding rates down to 1%.
No wonder my program officer was forbidden from telling me the funding rate after we were rejected www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
My wife hears Richard Alley giving kickoff plenary at an IPY meeting, and comes down the hall to ask "Who is _this_? This person is a delight!"
Talk about generational talent...
Talk about generational talent...
May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My wife hears Richard Alley giving kickoff plenary at an IPY meeting, and comes down the hall to ask "Who is _this_? This person is a delight!"
Talk about generational talent...
Talk about generational talent...
Here's the glacier intervention article that I wish everyone would lead with: eos.org/opinions/gla...
Neither in thrall to the wonders of Antarctica nor absolutist in opposition, the authors illuminate the middle way and finally get right the fact that there are many many complicated considerations
Neither in thrall to the wonders of Antarctica nor absolutist in opposition, the authors illuminate the middle way and finally get right the fact that there are many many complicated considerations
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here's the glacier intervention article that I wish everyone would lead with: eos.org/opinions/gla...
Neither in thrall to the wonders of Antarctica nor absolutist in opposition, the authors illuminate the middle way and finally get right the fact that there are many many complicated considerations
Neither in thrall to the wonders of Antarctica nor absolutist in opposition, the authors illuminate the middle way and finally get right the fact that there are many many complicated considerations
Hearing all the trump news makes me think of a grad student who’s sending me a new draft manuscript every 4 hrs, with the note, “New version! Ignore the last one. Give me feedback on this one ASAP.”
April 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hearing all the trump news makes me think of a grad student who’s sending me a new draft manuscript every 4 hrs, with the note, “New version! Ignore the last one. Give me feedback on this one ASAP.”
I've just had two resubmitted proposals rejected by NSF's Arctic Natural Sciences. One had only two reviews (E and VG) w/o a panel summary, and one had a short note from a program officer (stating that reviews were attached) but without any kind of peer review whatsoever. Unlucky? Or NSF in 2025?
February 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I've just had two resubmitted proposals rejected by NSF's Arctic Natural Sciences. One had only two reviews (E and VG) w/o a panel summary, and one had a short note from a program officer (stating that reviews were attached) but without any kind of peer review whatsoever. Unlucky? Or NSF in 2025?
The @uidaho.bsky.social Dept of Civil and Enviro Engineering is hiring a Geological Engineer! Open until filled.
I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.
uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669
I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.
uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669
Regular Faculty
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Idaho seeks candidates for a full-time tenure track or tenured faculty position in Geological Engineering at the level ...
uidaho.peopleadmin.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The @uidaho.bsky.social Dept of Civil and Enviro Engineering is hiring a Geological Engineer! Open until filled.
I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.
uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669
I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.
uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669
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Ice sheet loss leads to coastal flooding- now and in the future.
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Ice sheet modeling to inform sea level rise planning - Bartholomaus | Glaciology, Geophysics, Earth Science
At AGU 2024, in Washington, DC, I had the opportunity to illuminate the need for applied ice sheet modeling. Ice sheet modeling started out as a niche, obscure, curiosity. But, in the meandering manne...
tbartholomaus.org
January 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ice sheet loss leads to coastal flooding- now and in the future.
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
This is cool. I also can't help but watch and try to deconvolve EOFs in my head
Here's the 2024 Daily Average Temperature anomaly for the contiguous United States.
Stay tuned for the official update from NOAA/NCEI this week to see where this ranks against the period of record (1895-2024).
#StateOfClimate
Stay tuned for the official update from NOAA/NCEI this week to see where this ranks against the period of record (1895-2024).
#StateOfClimate
January 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is cool. I also can't help but watch and try to deconvolve EOFs in my head
Ice sheet loss leads to coastal flooding- now and in the future.
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Ice sheet modeling to inform sea level rise planning - Bartholomaus | Glaciology, Geophysics, Earth Science
At AGU 2024, in Washington, DC, I had the opportunity to illuminate the need for applied ice sheet modeling. Ice sheet modeling started out as a niche, obscure, curiosity. But, in the meandering manne...
tbartholomaus.org
January 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ice sheet loss leads to coastal flooding- now and in the future.
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
Unfortunately, ice sheet modelling groups haven't been empowered to reproduce observed ice sheet changes in a way that is necessary to have confidence in projections.
See my #AGU24 presentation here:
tbartholomaus.org/ice-sheet-mo...
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I created a starter pack on "Sea level change and coastal erosion". If you think I should add other people, please let me know. 7/x
@drstrawpants.wobbly.earth
@gaelforget.net
@gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social
@timbartholomaus.bsky.social
@bhamlington.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/B6spBdu
@drstrawpants.wobbly.earth
@gaelforget.net
@gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social
@timbartholomaus.bsky.social
@bhamlington.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/B6spBdu
December 20, 2024 at 7:32 PM
I created a starter pack on "Sea level change and coastal erosion". If you think I should add other people, please let me know. 7/x
@drstrawpants.wobbly.earth
@gaelforget.net
@gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social
@timbartholomaus.bsky.social
@bhamlington.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/B6spBdu
@drstrawpants.wobbly.earth
@gaelforget.net
@gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social
@timbartholomaus.bsky.social
@bhamlington.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/B6spBdu
The national labs represent a fantastic model for how actionable, credible projections of sea level rise could be produced.
Our country decided that building a U.S. resilient to climate change is in the nation's best interest, and natl labs could meet the need.
Let's implement for sea level rise.
Our country decided that building a U.S. resilient to climate change is in the nation's best interest, and natl labs could meet the need.
Let's implement for sea level rise.
This is more or less the way that most climate modeling happens, with model development driven by groups of permanent scientists and programmers working in national labs or government agencies. It is effective but there are limits to creativity.
December 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
The national labs represent a fantastic model for how actionable, credible projections of sea level rise could be produced.
Our country decided that building a U.S. resilient to climate change is in the nation's best interest, and natl labs could meet the need.
Let's implement for sea level rise.
Our country decided that building a U.S. resilient to climate change is in the nation's best interest, and natl labs could meet the need.
Let's implement for sea level rise.
While useful for discovery science, work within the traditional academic structure of competition and academic prestige (through eg high-profile publications, grant dollars) significantly slows the solution of collaborative problems like sea level rise
I found surprising agreement at #AGU24
I found surprising agreement at #AGU24
December 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
While useful for discovery science, work within the traditional academic structure of competition and academic prestige (through eg high-profile publications, grant dollars) significantly slows the solution of collaborative problems like sea level rise
I found surprising agreement at #AGU24
I found surprising agreement at #AGU24
Cool perspectives in the Hot Topics in Climate Policy at #AGU24. Neat to think about how best to affect change and communicate science.
December 12, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Cool perspectives in the Hot Topics in Climate Policy at #AGU24. Neat to think about how best to affect change and communicate science.
Super great tool now online, shared by Denis Felikson, to make it easy to compare ice sheet model output with observations of ice sheet change. #AGU24
Will be very useful for the validation and increased confidence in the next round of projections of ice sheet change
Will be very useful for the validation and increased confidence in the next round of projections of ice sheet change
December 11, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Super great tool now online, shared by Denis Felikson, to make it easy to compare ice sheet model output with observations of ice sheet change. #AGU24
Will be very useful for the validation and increased confidence in the next round of projections of ice sheet change
Will be very useful for the validation and increased confidence in the next round of projections of ice sheet change
I've really been enjoying the bike infrastructure in DC, at #AGU24. Lots of nice, protected bike lanes and the bike share systems are very easy to use.
December 11, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I've really been enjoying the bike infrastructure in DC, at #AGU24. Lots of nice, protected bike lanes and the bike share systems are very easy to use.
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The financial costs of the #ClimateCrisis “are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all.”
“A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”
“A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 AM
The financial costs of the #ClimateCrisis “are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all.”
“A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”
“A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”
Here's the punchline for #AGU24:
"A singular, critical mission deserves mission-focused staff"
Backup and justification at my talk tomorrow afternoon:
3 pm Tuesday
SY23F-05 The massive unmet need for applied ice sheet modeling
in Capitol/Congress of Marriott Marquis (below ground Meeting Level 4)
"A singular, critical mission deserves mission-focused staff"
Backup and justification at my talk tomorrow afternoon:
3 pm Tuesday
SY23F-05 The massive unmet need for applied ice sheet modeling
in Capitol/Congress of Marriott Marquis (below ground Meeting Level 4)
December 9, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Here's the punchline for #AGU24:
"A singular, critical mission deserves mission-focused staff"
Backup and justification at my talk tomorrow afternoon:
3 pm Tuesday
SY23F-05 The massive unmet need for applied ice sheet modeling
in Capitol/Congress of Marriott Marquis (below ground Meeting Level 4)
"A singular, critical mission deserves mission-focused staff"
Backup and justification at my talk tomorrow afternoon:
3 pm Tuesday
SY23F-05 The massive unmet need for applied ice sheet modeling
in Capitol/Congress of Marriott Marquis (below ground Meeting Level 4)
I'm really excited about my #AGU24 presentation- my first in the Science and Society focus group.
It reflects my growing enthusiasm for creating systematic change in the way that glaciology can meet the needs of people living on coasts.
It reflects my growing enthusiasm for creating systematic change in the way that glaciology can meet the needs of people living on coasts.
December 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I'm really excited about my #AGU24 presentation- my first in the Science and Society focus group.
It reflects my growing enthusiasm for creating systematic change in the way that glaciology can meet the needs of people living on coasts.
It reflects my growing enthusiasm for creating systematic change in the way that glaciology can meet the needs of people living on coasts.
With glaciers worldwide in retreat, you don't typically see moraine building. But at Yahtse Glacier, during my PhD project, we got a great look at the process responsible for so many critical reconstructions of glacier change and paleoclimate.
Enjoy! ⚒️🧪
Enjoy! ⚒️🧪
December 6, 2024 at 12:14 AM
With glaciers worldwide in retreat, you don't typically see moraine building. But at Yahtse Glacier, during my PhD project, we got a great look at the process responsible for so many critical reconstructions of glacier change and paleoclimate.
Enjoy! ⚒️🧪
Enjoy! ⚒️🧪
The @uidaho.bsky.social College of Grad Studies reminds me that Yoram Terleth won third place, state-wide, in the 3 Minute Thesis competition last year!
Yoram, a PhD student working with me, will present his latest next week in a Thurs am talk in glacier hydrology and a Wed pm poster in enviro seis
Yoram, a PhD student working with me, will present his latest next week in a Thurs am talk in glacier hydrology and a Wed pm poster in enviro seis
December 5, 2024 at 11:49 PM
The @uidaho.bsky.social College of Grad Studies reminds me that Yoram Terleth won third place, state-wide, in the 3 Minute Thesis competition last year!
Yoram, a PhD student working with me, will present his latest next week in a Thurs am talk in glacier hydrology and a Wed pm poster in enviro seis
Yoram, a PhD student working with me, will present his latest next week in a Thurs am talk in glacier hydrology and a Wed pm poster in enviro seis