Mike MacFerrin, Glaciologist
Research scientist of ice-sheet meltwater feedbacks @CUBoulder & @CIRESnews. Teacher. Occasional misadventurer. He/him. #T1D. δt is all we really get here. 🌎
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Learn if you're eligible to vote, how to register, check, or update your information.
Mike MacFerrin, Glaciologist
If you haven't registered to vote, you still can. Info here: usa.gov/register-to-vo…
Vote early if you're allowed to. The later you wait until Election Day, the more they can hork things up last minute if given the chance.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
Marine Ice Sheet Collapse Potentially Under Way for the Thwaites Glacier Basin, West Antarctica
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is particularly vulnerable to ocean warming-induced collapse. The Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica is one of the largest WAIS regional contributors to sea level rise, and has been considered to be potentially...
Earth Hasn’t Warmed This Fast in Tens of Millions of Years
Chemical analyses of ancient sediments allowed scientists to put together one of the most comprehensive climate histories of the planet
A new study of ocean salinity finds substantial amplification of the global water cycle
An improved estimate of the global water cycle change has been compiled based on the new salinity data, salinity-contrast metrics and model simulations. It shows that the water cycle has been already amplified by 2~4 % per degree Celsius since 1960....
University of Michigan grad instructors to strike as face-to-face classes start
The union represents grad instructors and assistants on campus. Concerns are being raised about COVID-19 safety plans and policing on campus.
Brief communication: Mapping Greenland's perennial firn aquifers using enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature image time series
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature (<span class="inline-formula"><i>T</i><sub>B</sub></span>) image time
series generated from observations collected over the Greenland Ice Sheet by
NASA's Soil Moisture...
ITGC Thwaites Glacier
Mike MacFerrin, Glaciologist
Thwaites is one of the most remote spots on 🌍, 1000 miles from the nearest base at McMurdo. @GlacierThwaites is a joint US/UK venture by boat, land & plane to study exactly that question. A couple years of science have started, with several more to go.
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The Doomsday Glacier
In the farthest reaches of Antarctica, a nightmare scenario of crumbling ice – and rapidly rising seas – could spell disaster for a warming planet.
Mike MacFerrin, Glaciologist
As most of you know, Thwaites Glacier is the "soft underbelly" of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. If it goes, it'll take most of WAIS with it, collapse the whole damned thing. The world cares "How Much, How Fast?", which is still a HUGE scientific question.
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Aug. 13, 2020: Returning To School In Rush; Making The Most Of Online Learning
Students at Miami-Yoder School in Rush, Colorado are among the first to return to in-person class during the pandemic. Then, maximizing online learning. Also, addressing the increasing pull of gangs in metro Denver amid rising violence. Plus, the...
Lack of COVID-19 testing at Colorado’s rural universities epitomizes higher education inequities
While larger institutions like the University of Colorado Boulder have the finances and scientists necessary to administer and rapidly return thousands of COVID-19 tests, some smaller institutions …
Greenland is taking a long-term approach to battling COVID-19 - ArcticToday
Greenland’s efforts to prevent its health service from being overwhelmed by COVID-19 will likely continue well into 2021, health authorities announced on Friday in connection with a change in approach to dealing with the illness that will now focus...
'Canary in the coal mine': Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
Ralph Nader letter to AOC | Ralph Nader
July 31, 2020 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 229 Cannon House Office Building U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515-3214 Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Your going to the floo
Colorado wildfires force evacuations as red flag warnings issued
The Cameron Peak and Pine Gulch fires are expected to grow as weather conditions fan the flames.
Mike MacFerrin, Glaciologist
@ruth_mottram Colorado does have a normal fire season. But it’s particularly bad this year.
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Assistant Professor – Geography and Environmental Studies (Human Geography)
Field of Specialization: Geography and Environmental Studies Academic Unit: Preliminary (Tenure-Track) Category of Appointment: Human Geography Rank/Position Title: Assistant Professor Start Date: January 1, 2021 or July 1, 2021 Closing Date:...