Peer review is the foundation upon which academic scholarship rests. Our work, once published, has undergone scrutiny from independent experts, adjudicated by an independent editor. This process of independent scrutiny is what gives scholars confidence in academic published work. Typically, any paper published in a rigorous peer-reviewed academic journal has undergone review by two or …
The IPCC Assessment Report 6 (AR6) Working Group I (WGI) had a strong focus on the Cryosphere, polar regions and glaciology. Chapter 9, “Ocean, Cryosphere and Sea Level Change” ensured a detailed analysis of the changes in polar and high mountain regions, reviewing systematically ocean heat and salinity, ocean circulation, sea ice, sea level, ice …
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has released its author list for the forthcoming IPCC Assessment Report 7 (IPCC AR7). I am very honoured, and privileged, to announce that I will be serving my community as a lead author in this report. I will serve as lead author on WGI, Chapter 2: Observations of …
I was beyond thrilled to receive the International Glaciological Society’s Richardson Medal at the IGS meeting in Durham in July 2025. I am so honoured to have been nominated by my peers, and very grateful to my excellent colleagues and collaborators for their recognition. I am inspired to keep fighting the fight of glaciological and …
I was recently asked to serve on an ECR panel at the International Glaciological Society conference 2025 at Durham University, focusing on how I’ve used strategic networking to build my academic career. This was a little tricky topic to research and write; I don’t think I’ve ever been particularly ‘strategic’ in my academic networking. More, …
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Here is an activity report for AntarcticGlaciers.org in the 12 months from May 2024-May 2025. The information here may be useful for others thinking about online science communication websites. See also the Activity report for 2023. Highlights In total, since inception in 2012, I estimate that the website has had over 5.65 million page views. …
A catastrophic landslide on 28th May 2025 resulted in devastating damage to the village of Blatten in Switzerland. About 90% of the village was destroyed or covered with debris, resulting in a major catastrophe. Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle… Properly staggering! 😮😱 [image or embed] — Melaine Le Roy (@subfossilguy.bsky.social) 28 …
The Deplete and Retreat team are delighted to be attending the first ever celebration for International Day of the Glacier in Paris, at the UNESCO HQ, in March 2025. We will be hosting a side event, entitled “A vanishing mountain cryosphere and its importance to the water cycle under climate change“, aimed at informing stakeholders …
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We are delighted to announce that Deplete and Retreat will be represented at the first ever UNESCO World Day for Glaciers celebration in Paris, 20-21 March 2025. UNESCO state that this high level event, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, will serve as a platform for dialogue and action regarding the state of the World’s …
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It’s the first ever ‘International Day of the Glacier’ on 21st March 2025. This is part of the ‘International year of glacier preservation‘, being celebrated world-wide. Why is this being celebrated? Worldwide, glaciers are shrinking. Everywhere we look, glaciers are getting smaller each year; they are melting and losing more ice than they are gaining …
