It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍

Thanks to Callisto Lodwick for today's guest post exploring some of the stories associated with Mount Lykaion!

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Thanks to Callisto Lodwick for today’s fantastic guest post on Mount Helikon! This is the first in a series of posts by students working on the project with funding from the St Andrews Research Internship Scheme.

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I have signed an executive order to slightly increase total daylight every successive day until June of this year! Our many months of darkness will soon be over! Enjoy!

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physics of climate impacts 101:
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)