Mike MacFerrin, PhD
Glaciologist of ice sheets & meltwater @CUBoulder. Proud father and a love-stricken husband. He/him. Demand inclusivity. δt is all we got in this world, y’all.
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Alaska Chokes on Wildfires as Heat Waves Dry Out the Arctic
Fires are spreading farther north, burning more intensely and starting earlier, in line with what scientists have warned would happen with climate change.
As Fresh Water Grows Scarcer, It Could Become a Good Investment
Water investing presents an ethical quandary: Are you willing to buy shares of companies that can turn off the taps for needy users?
Mike MacFerrin, PhD
If your thought is “whew, well sucks for diabetics but I’m glad it ain’t me,” keep in mind they’re coming for your water next. Like, all the water.
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What caused the historic August 2016 flood, and what are the odds it could happen again?
In August 2016, historic floods devastated parts of south Louisiana after a slow-moving system dumped more than 20 inches of rain in parts of East Baton Rouge and nearby parishes
Mike MacFerrin, PhD
Keep in mind, the last time a flood of this potential-500-yr-kinda-magnitude hit South Louisiana was… *checks notes*… 3 years ago in 2016.
No saying how exactly Barry will play out, but goddamn these cards are stacked precariously. Stay safe, Louisiana.
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Watches and Warnings for Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry Organizes by Bob Henson | Category 6
A hurricane watch was in effect for parts of the Louisiana coast ahead of slow-moving, slow-organizing Tropical Storm Barry.
Why We’re Challenging the 2020 Democrats to a Climate Summit
It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: The first round of Democratic presidential debates failed the planet. In a combined 240 minutes of discussion—at an event held in city poised to sink into the ocean—the moderators devoted a combined 15...
Toxic Air Pollution Still Pouring Through Loophole
In Colorado, the Fracking Industry is Still Polluting Without Legally Required Permits
Greenland ice sheet mass balance assessed by PROMICE (1995–2015)
William Colgan* 1 , Kenneth D. Mankoff 1 , Kristian K. Kjeldsen 1,2 , Anders A. Bjørk 2 , Jason E. Box 1 , Sebastian B. Simonsen 3 , Louise S
NSIDC’s Twila Moon to Testify Before Congress | National Snow and Ice Data Center
NSIDC’s Twila Moon to Testify Before Congress
TC - Development of physically based liquid water schemes for Greenland firn-densification models
Mike MacFerrin, PhD
New #openaccess paper by V. Verjans in @EGU_TC, along with @amber_leeson, Max Stevens, @BricepyNoel, @mrvandenbroeke, & me.
Developing liquid water percolation schemes 💦 for Greenland firn densification ❄️⚖️ models.
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Maniitsoq Ice Cap (Sukkertoppen) top left corner (partly), Tasersiap Sermia (ice cap in the top left quadrant) and the Marjorqaq Glacier (center image), Greenland - July 8th, 2019
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2019], processed by Pierre Markuse Maniitsoq Ice Cap (Sukkertoppen) top left corner (partly), Tasersiap Sermia (ice cap in the top left quadrant) and the Marjorqaq Glacier (center image), Greenland - July...
Yes, astronauts are baking cookies in space. No, they can’t eat them.
In space, no one actually gets to eat the cookies. At least not yet.
Nobelist: work-life balance impossible for scholars in short term
Wolfgang Ketterle says scientists should aim instead for equilibrium in the longer term, and always keep other interests or hobbies
Climate change is opening a new era in Arctic shipping
The Arctic has been warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the globe.
Unique Scientist: Dr. Alexandra Colón-Rodríguez
Meet Dr. Alexandra Colón-Rodríguez (She/Her)! Alexandra works at University of California, Davis in the USA! You can follow her on Twitter at @alexcr_1 and check out her personal website here. (BTW…
The Death of an Adjunct
Thea Hunter was a promising, brilliant scholar. And then she got trapped in academia's permanent underclass.
Opinion: Junie Joseph: Students in Boulder will be invisible no more
Just because some in Boulder choose to ignore students and their experiences, that does not mean we are invisible.
Stromboli explosion as the Skyline camera saw it.
Video of todays paroxysmal explosion of Stromboli.