Matt Westoby
@mattwestoby.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of Physical Geography, University of Plymouth. Mostly mountain hazards and landscape evolution. NERC SUPERSLUG PI. Moderately successful allotmenteer. Views my own, etc.
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Absolutely incredible flash flood of a Khir Ganga tributary at Dharali village (2540 m, Uttarakhand, India) today at midday! 😱
The tributary catchment peaks at Mt Srikantha (6133 m)
The violence and extent of the destruction is unbelievable🏠🌊
At least 4 fatalities
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Via @ranvijaylive
The tributary catchment peaks at Mt Srikantha (6133 m)
The violence and extent of the destruction is unbelievable🏠🌊
At least 4 fatalities
1/
Via @ranvijaylive
August 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Absolutely incredible flash flood of a Khir Ganga tributary at Dharali village (2540 m, Uttarakhand, India) today at midday! 😱
The tributary catchment peaks at Mt Srikantha (6133 m)
The violence and extent of the destruction is unbelievable🏠🌊
At least 4 fatalities
1/
Via @ranvijaylive
The tributary catchment peaks at Mt Srikantha (6133 m)
The violence and extent of the destruction is unbelievable🏠🌊
At least 4 fatalities
1/
Via @ranvijaylive
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🏔️🌊 Fully funded #PhD opportunity working with me on predicting the impact of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).
“Leveraging gridded population data products for enhancing geohazard risk assessment”
Deadline 10 April 5pm.
Funded by @sgsss.bsky.social
www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
“Leveraging gridded population data products for enhancing geohazard risk assessment”
Deadline 10 April 5pm.
Funded by @sgsss.bsky.social
www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
Leveraging gridded population data products for enhancing geohazard risk assessment. - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science
Spatially detailed population data products in grid-based format have become increasingly abundant in recent years, contribute to a range of geospatial applications. One application is assessing popul...
www.sgsss.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🏔️🌊 Fully funded #PhD opportunity working with me on predicting the impact of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).
“Leveraging gridded population data products for enhancing geohazard risk assessment”
Deadline 10 April 5pm.
Funded by @sgsss.bsky.social
www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
“Leveraging gridded population data products for enhancing geohazard risk assessment”
Deadline 10 April 5pm.
Funded by @sgsss.bsky.social
www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
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New paper today in @science.org focused on unraveling the chain of events that led to the 2023 Teesta disaster, which resulted in about 130 people either dead or missing in Sikkim, India. Short thread to follow. 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
January 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New paper today in @science.org focused on unraveling the chain of events that led to the 2023 Teesta disaster, which resulted in about 130 people either dead or missing in Sikkim, India. Short thread to follow. 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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📸BSG ART COMPETITION 2024🎨
🚨FIVE days🚨
Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology
Prizes:
£100 🥇
£50 🥈🥉
Deadline: 10th Jan
T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/n...
Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption!
🚨FIVE days🚨
Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology
Prizes:
£100 🥇
£50 🥈🥉
Deadline: 10th Jan
T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/n...
Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption!
January 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📸BSG ART COMPETITION 2024🎨
🚨FIVE days🚨
Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology
Prizes:
£100 🥇
£50 🥈🥉
Deadline: 10th Jan
T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/n...
Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption!
🚨FIVE days🚨
Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology
Prizes:
£100 🥇
£50 🥈🥉
Deadline: 10th Jan
T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/n...
Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption!
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Excited to share our new study showing that permafrost in Europe's mountains has warmed by more than 1 °C per decade in certain places, matching the levels in Arctic lowlands www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social #permafrost #cryosphere #climatechange
@naturecomms.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social #permafrost #cryosphere #climatechange
Enhanced warming of European mountain permafrost in the early 21st century - Nature Communications
Permafrost in Europe’s mountains has warmed by more than 1 °C per decade in certain places, matching the levels in Arctic lowlands. The strongest warming occurred at cold bedrock at the highest elevat...
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Excited to share our new study showing that permafrost in Europe's mountains has warmed by more than 1 °C per decade in certain places, matching the levels in Arctic lowlands www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social #permafrost #cryosphere #climatechange
@naturecomms.bsky.social @natureportfolio.bsky.social #permafrost #cryosphere #climatechange
🌍 Fully-funded #PhD @ University of Plymouth:
"Monitoring and managing the impacts of extreme sediment-rich flows in fluvial systems" 🌊
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Deadline 8 Jan 2025. Starts Oct 2025. Funding through www.aries-dtp.ac.uk
Please share, thanks!
#Geoscience #ClimateChange
"Monitoring and managing the impacts of extreme sediment-rich flows in fluvial systems" 🌊
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Deadline 8 Jan 2025. Starts Oct 2025. Funding through www.aries-dtp.ac.uk
Please share, thanks!
#Geoscience #ClimateChange
December 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
🌍 Fully-funded #PhD @ University of Plymouth:
"Monitoring and managing the impacts of extreme sediment-rich flows in fluvial systems" 🌊
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Deadline 8 Jan 2025. Starts Oct 2025. Funding through www.aries-dtp.ac.uk
Please share, thanks!
#Geoscience #ClimateChange
"Monitoring and managing the impacts of extreme sediment-rich flows in fluvial systems" 🌊
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Deadline 8 Jan 2025. Starts Oct 2025. Funding through www.aries-dtp.ac.uk
Please share, thanks!
#Geoscience #ClimateChange
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www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/haz...
with Faith Taylor (KCL) and me.
Please share!
@treesdla.bsky.social
with Faith Taylor (KCL) and me.
Please share!
@treesdla.bsky.social
Hazards assessment of glacier surge-dammed lakes and glacial lake outburst floods | UCL Trees
Glacial lakes in high mountain environments present a hazard to downstream communities because they can drain abruptly as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Whilst a large amount of attention is pa...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/haz...
with Faith Taylor (KCL) and me.
Please share!
@treesdla.bsky.social
with Faith Taylor (KCL) and me.
Please share!
@treesdla.bsky.social
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Two glacier-themed PhD projects available at the University of Portsmouth as part of @treesdla.bsky.social:
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/mou... with Clare Boston and me, plus...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/mou... with Clare Boston and me, plus...
Mountain glacier response to climate change | UCL Trees
Mountain glaciers are sensitive indicators of climate change. In recent decades retreat and thinning of these glaciers has accelerated and many are predicted to have disappeared by the end of the 21st...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Two glacier-themed PhD projects available at the University of Portsmouth as part of @treesdla.bsky.social:
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/mou... with Clare Boston and me, plus...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/mou... with Clare Boston and me, plus...