Bethan Davies
@iceybethan.bsky.social
Professor of Glaciology and glacial geology, Newcastle University, UK. Www.AntarcticGlaciers.org.
Editor, Quaternary Science Reviews.
IPCC WGI AR7 lead author.
Chair, UK Arctic-Antarctic Partnership.
She/hers 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Editor, Quaternary Science Reviews.
IPCC WGI AR7 lead author.
Chair, UK Arctic-Antarctic Partnership.
She/hers 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!
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IPCC Chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social addressed the opening of Earth Information Day 2025 at COP30 today, stating that “during testing times, and facing complex challenges, IPCC will continue to reach for consensus on a shared and trusted evidence base.”
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
IPCC Chair @jimskeaclimate.bsky.social addressed the opening of Earth Information Day 2025 at COP30 today, stating that “during testing times, and facing complex challenges, IPCC will continue to reach for consensus on a shared and trusted evidence base.”
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
➡️ Full remarks www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/10/c...
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Fantastic to see our colleagues Professor Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social and Dr Owen King contributing to UNESCO & WMO’s new volume Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes!
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Newcastle scientists contribute to UNESCO glacier loss report
Scientists from Newcastle University have contributed to a major new international report highlighting accelerating decline of glaciers and ice sheets and the consequences for people and the planet.
www.ncl.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fantastic to see our colleagues Professor Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social and Dr Owen King contributing to UNESCO & WMO’s new volume Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes!
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
NCL press release: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NCL press release: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
It was a delight to contribute a couple of chapters to this important UK National Commission to UNESCO book on glaciers and ice sheets in a warming world:
unesco.org.uk/resources/gl...
unesco.org.uk/resources/gl...
Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes | UNESCO in the UK
Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World: Impacts and Outcomes reveals how British-led research is helping the world understand, and respond to, one of the most visible frontlines of climate change.
unesco.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It was a delight to contribute a couple of chapters to this important UK National Commission to UNESCO book on glaciers and ice sheets in a warming world:
unesco.org.uk/resources/gl...
unesco.org.uk/resources/gl...
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
9
CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
11
HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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Do you think your MP should be briefed on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature?
Please check if they’re coming on 27 Nov👉 www.nebriefing.org
They’ll hear the evidence that genuine emergency action will make ordinary people much better off.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
They’ll hear the evidence that genuine emergency action will make ordinary people much better off.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Do you think your MP should be briefed on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature?
Please check if they’re coming on 27 Nov👉 www.nebriefing.org
They’ll hear the evidence that genuine emergency action will make ordinary people much better off.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
They’ll hear the evidence that genuine emergency action will make ordinary people much better off.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
Mark your diaries - It's Polar Pride on November 18th! Celebrate the achievements of LGQBTIA+ people in STEM and in polar science, and work to make work places more inclusive and supportive, and to challenge barriers and discrimination #polarpride #LGBTQinSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mark your diaries - It's Polar Pride on November 18th! Celebrate the achievements of LGQBTIA+ people in STEM and in polar science, and work to make work places more inclusive and supportive, and to challenge barriers and discrimination #polarpride #LGBTQinSTEM
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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Dismantling federal agencies like NASA will be disastrous for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dismantling federal agencies like NASA will be disastrous for science www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!
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New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come and study for a PhD with me @ncl-geography.bsky.social!
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Is this same Labour Government expanding airports,
refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field
Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature?
Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field
Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature?
Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Is this same Labour Government expanding airports,
refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field
Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature?
Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field
Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature?
Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
My morning @carbonbrief.org daily briefing is full of information on how NetZero continues to be attacked in the UK's right wing media, as we approach COP30. Climate action remains under attack and I feel depressed about this. How do we turn this tide?
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
My morning @carbonbrief.org daily briefing is full of information on how NetZero continues to be attacked in the UK's right wing media, as we approach COP30. Climate action remains under attack and I feel depressed about this. How do we turn this tide?
I am very happy to advertise this PhD focusing on groundwater flooding, with partners at @bgs.ac.uk and plenty of applied and industry partnerships! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Search for Postgraduate Scholarships and Other Funding
Search scholarships and funding for postgraduate study at Newcastle University. Find financial support tailored to your course and eligibility.
www.ncl.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I am very happy to advertise this PhD focusing on groundwater flooding, with partners at @bgs.ac.uk and plenty of applied and industry partnerships! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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And here, for our first day on Bluesky, is a Geography at Newcastle starter pack, which will develop as our presence on Bluesky does.
Please do follow us!
go.bsky.app/GEt9bGr
Please do follow us!
go.bsky.app/GEt9bGr
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And here, for our first day on Bluesky, is a Geography at Newcastle starter pack, which will develop as our presence on Bluesky does.
Please do follow us!
go.bsky.app/GEt9bGr
Please do follow us!
go.bsky.app/GEt9bGr
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Hello! We're the new Bluesky account for Geography at Newcastle University (UK).
We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.
We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hello! We're the new Bluesky account for Geography at Newcastle University (UK).
We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.
We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.
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Delighted to be advertising an exciting PhD opportunity on South Georgia's glaciers through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you want to discuss and forward to any interested parties! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The glaciers of South Georgia from the 1950s to 2100 CE
iapetus.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Delighted to be advertising an exciting PhD opportunity on South Georgia's glaciers through @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you want to discuss and forward to any interested parties! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Ice-free conditions continue in the Barents Sea region of the #Arctic Ocean. This is one area that has observed some of the largest losses of ice over the last few decades... compare the older years (dark/purple lines) to today!
Map of this region: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203...
Map of this region: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203...
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ice-free conditions continue in the Barents Sea region of the #Arctic Ocean. This is one area that has observed some of the largest losses of ice over the last few decades... compare the older years (dark/purple lines) to today!
Map of this region: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203...
Map of this region: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203...
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Each year, we support over 70 fieldwork projects through a range of grants, both in the UK and abroad 🌎
Learn more about opportunities for independent travellers, researchers, undergraduate students and schools and how to apply here 👉https://www.rgs.org/exploration/grants
Learn more about opportunities for independent travellers, researchers, undergraduate students and schools and how to apply here 👉https://www.rgs.org/exploration/grants
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Each year, we support over 70 fieldwork projects through a range of grants, both in the UK and abroad 🌎
Learn more about opportunities for independent travellers, researchers, undergraduate students and schools and how to apply here 👉https://www.rgs.org/exploration/grants
Learn more about opportunities for independent travellers, researchers, undergraduate students and schools and how to apply here 👉https://www.rgs.org/exploration/grants
I'm on an @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social Postgraduate Insights panel on 28th October, called "making the most of your supervisor". It's online, free and open to all. www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
How to manage your relationship with your PhD supervisor
Come along to this interactive one hour webinar to learn tips and techniques for managing your relationship with your PhD supervisor.
www.rgs.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'm on an @rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social Postgraduate Insights panel on 28th October, called "making the most of your supervisor". It's online, free and open to all. www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Name a protest movement, anywhere or at any time, that has achieved its goals without being annoying and obstructive.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.
Nope, you make protest obstructive and annoying you lose the good will of the general population.
When they ring their local member to complain - they dont tell the local member to deal with the issues raised by the protesters, they tell them to deal with the protesters.
When they ring their local member to complain - they dont tell the local member to deal with the issues raised by the protesters, they tell them to deal with the protesters.
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Name a protest movement, anywhere or at any time, that has achieved its goals without being annoying and obstructive.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.
People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.