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Cathy Delaney

@mudswoman

Glacial geomorphology and sedimentology, mud (especially in glacial lakes), lidar

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Thanks Chris!

27.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Large limestone boulder with a weathered surface and an ivy-covered tree on top. A figure wearing a red jacket is standing on the boulder for scale. The boulder is taller than she is.

Large limestone boulder with a weathered surface and an ivy-covered tree on top. A figure wearing a red jacket is standing on the boulder for scale. The boulder is taller than she is.

At last...new paper with Kathryn Adamson, @glaciologytim.bsky.social, Phil Hughes, and Derek Fabel and Delia Gheorgiu at @isotopesuk.bsky.social - thanks, everyone! 36Cl dates from the Irish Midlands, plus some geomorphology to complicate things. doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

27.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

As a public service, I thought I'd offer a little constructive criticism of the most popular styles of bike racks, since it appears that the entities that manufacture and install these racks are clueless about the needs of actual bike riders.

27.02.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 31

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

27.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 2734 πŸ” 705 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 24
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Ice Sheets of North America - AntarcticGlaciers.org During the Quaternary Period, North America was covered by three ice sheets: the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, Laurentide Ice Sheet and Innuitian Ice Sheet. During the last glacial cycle, these ice sheets we...

Delighted to announce a new section on #AntarcticGlaciers devoted to North American glaciation. Read here to find out about the Laurentide Ice Sheet and its Geomorphology, extent at the LGM and deglaciation.
www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacial-geol...

25.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Frontiers | The Antarctic Peninsula under present day climate and future low, medium-high and very high emissions scenarios The Antarctic Peninsula is warming rapidly, with more frequent extreme temperature and precipitation events, reduced sea ice, glacier retreat, ice shelf coll...

Our new paper on the future of the Antarctic Peninsula published today, showing how the various systems across the Peninsula will be impacted by different global warming scenarios.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...

20.02.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Sediment Transport by Greenland Icebergs (ice-rafted debris) contribute about 1/3 of the Greenland's total sediment output. See research by Ethan Pierce, Dartmouth and Irina Overeem, CU, Boulder published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.colorado.edu/instaar/2026...

05.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Like #surgingglaciers or #Svalbard ? Then check out our new review paper in #EarthScienceReviews #Openaccess
doi.org/10.1016/j.ea... @willharcourt.bsky.social

03.02.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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..and if you are interested in new mapping of aqueous and terrestrial ice margin positions of the last Scandinavian Ice Sheet then Dulfer et al in 'Geomorphology' has just landed. Again, data galore for comparsion with ice sheet modelling

03.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Palaeoglacier reconstruction and dynamics of Cordillera Vilcanota in the tropical high Peruvian Andes We provide a geomorphological analysis of Cordillera Vilcanota and use morphostratigraphic principles to reconstruct palaeo icefield extent and palaeoglacier readvances, likely during the Antarctic ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@iceybethan.bsky.social @owenking.bsky.social @climatom.bsky.social

04.02.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
addison-wheeler-fellowship - Durham University

Sharing these three-year early career fellowships at Durham University, UK. Open to all nationalities and disciplines. I was lucky to have a senior fellowship here many years ago and had a very positive experience. Details are below:

www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins...

05.02.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Landscape image of the Cordillera Apolobamba, Bolivia, 2015

Landscape image of the Cordillera Apolobamba, Bolivia, 2015

❄️ πŸ’§ New paper out in @igsoc.bsky.social Journal of Glaciology: "Monitoring glacier evolution and assessing glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) susceptibility in the Bolivian Andes"

lnkd.in/e2tWUXeu

#glaciers #climatechange #climate #andes #glofs #Bolivia

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22.01.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Flow‐pattern evolution of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet indicated by the subglacial lineation record over Norway, Sweden and Finland We present a 25-stage reconstruction of the ice-flow pattern evolution of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet based on mapping and analysis of ~240 000 subglacial lineations and lineation fields across Norway...

New paper! I took a diversion to Earth and reconstructed the flow evolution of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet.

doi.org/10.1111/bor....

A privilege to work on this epic w/ @annalchughes.bsky.social, Helen Dulfer, @jeremyely.bsky.social, @chrisdclark.bsky.social @bmboyes.bsky.social & all co-authors!

21.01.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Best of luck, Anson!

10.01.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s all kicking off in Brighton for the QRA Annual Discussion Meeting !! #QRA2026ADM ECR and mid career workshops are underway. Main conference starts sharp at 13.45 with our first scientific session @quaternaryra.bsky.social

05.01.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shaking off the cobwebs from the festive season, assembling slides and photographs, ready to try to talk some science @quaternaryra.bsky.social in Brighton on Monday @uniofbrighton.bsky.social

02.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
A forlorn landscape of layered rocks in the foreground, with hills fading into the background haze. At upper top right, a small crescent moon, and a bright star.

A forlorn landscape of layered rocks in the foreground, with hills fading into the background haze. At upper top right, a small crescent moon, and a bright star.

Open up this picture fully.

Then look at the surface of Mars.

Then look up to the top right.

Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.

Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.

That's Earth.

30.12.2025 21:30 πŸ‘ 4762 πŸ” 1874 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 152
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Polar Medal for two Durham glacial geologists We are delighted to announce that Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal in the King’s New Year Honours list, which recognises outstanding achievem…

CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! β„οΈπŸΎπŸ₯‚

durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...

30.12.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Raindrops can bounce and then roll down a slope, picking up sand as they go.

The sand-covered balls transport up to 100 times more sediment downhill than drops that don’t roll, a fact that could help make more realistic computer models of soil erosion and land change. https://scim.ag/4p7ghBE

27.12.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Warmer ocean currents significantly destabilise ice sheets, driving their retreat - Durham University

New research from @daveroberts2026.bsky.social reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. It offers vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability.
Read more: ➑️ brnw.ch/21wYqW6

@newcastleuni.bsky.social @geogdurham.bsky.social

17.12.2025 14:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An Alaskan coastal environment with vegetated beach ridges and a calm sea

An Alaskan coastal environment with vegetated beach ridges and a calm sea

22-month postdoctoral position in the Durham Geography department working on Alaska paleogeodesy as part of NERC/NSF funded grant. More details here, application deadline is January 8th: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

12.12.2025 09:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today is 2025-12-14, the sun sets at 16:05:45 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 00 mins and 02 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

14.12.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 21
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Anyone planning on ICAR XII in Swakopmund in July… abstracts are due on Monday…

12.12.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum - Nature Communications Warm Atlantic Water was a major driver of both initial NEGIS retreat from 21.6 ka BP and the collapse of its ice shelf ~15.2 ka BP. This study demonstrates the key role of ice-ocean interactions in co...

Over the moon that this paper is now out! A lot of work and submitted during maternity leave, but really proud of the final version. Thanks goes to all the co-authors on this.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

11.12.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PhD OpportunitiesΒ  : Department of Geography & Earth Sciences , Aberystwyth University

Seeking a strong applicant for Aberystwyth University PhD Funding scheme 'AberDoc', on the topic: 'Novel biogenic carbonates for luminescence dating of the entire Quaternary period'.
Our lab also welcomes PhD applications for other luminescence dating projects for the same AberDoc funding round.

09.12.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Marine Geoarchaeologist Marine Geoarchaeology

Want a job with the best palaeolandscapes team in the world? Seinor/Principal Marine Geoarch job up for grabs! Hit me up, DMs open... www.wessexarch.co.uk/marine-geoar...

05.12.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

02.12.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 11868 πŸ” 4081 πŸ’¬ 146 πŸ“Œ 447
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QRA ADM Brighton 2026 Welcome to Brighton! The Quaternary: Past Human and Environment Dynamics 5th-8th January 2026

Hey! My first post!
Dpnt forget to sign up for the QRA ADM hosted by the Universoty of Brighton. Abstract deadline 17th November

sites.google.com/view/qraadmb...

13.11.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Chamonix to the Mer de Glace (Géant seracs) with raw LiDAR data from IGN viewed with PurpleGeo 😲 🀩

6 Billions of points.
Zero textures
Raw LiDAR, instantly understandable.

Source: Alex Ferrier

05.11.2025 22:44 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy moly - this glacier detachment in Tajikistan is WILD. It appears that there was a large piece of glacier ice much farther down the valley from a first detachment which then got pushed by a second soon thereafter. 🧡@planet.com @davepetley.bsky.social πŸ§ͺβš’οΈ

01.11.2025 14:07 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1