#glaciology

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Glacial Tributaries

Just as rivers have tributaries that feed their flow, small glaciers can flow as tributaries into larger ones. This astronaut photo shows Siachen Glacier and four of its tributaries coming together and continuing to flow from the top to the bottom of the image.  (Image credit: NASA; via NASA Earth Observatory) Read the full article

[eopederson2]

Little Tahoma and Mt. Rainier in late summer from Sunrise, 2001.

[eopederson]

Cirques, Central Colorado Rockies from IAD-LAX Flight, 2023.

The evidence for extensive glaciation is ample in the Colorado Rockies.

[bettergeology]

Much of western Washington's recent geology has been dominated by giant ice sheets stretching from the Canadian Rockies to central Washington. This ice gouged out the Salish Sea, Puget Sound, and carved up the rest of the landscape. Port Townsend sits on a peninsula made up of the junk giant glaciers left behind. This is typically sandstone, gravel, and mud but weird stuff starts happening when the giant glacier meets the ocean and starts to melt. There's lots of cool geology in Port Townsend, once you know where to look!

[eclecticfacts]

The Antarctic ice sheet, a continental glacier that covers 98% of Antarctica, is 1.9 km thick (on average). That's slightly deeper than the grand canyon which measures at 1,857 meters!

[Source: Wikipedia]

[richter10]

Disney Princesses as Scientists

There is a lot of good art with alternate views of the Disney Princesses - of them as Noir Characters, as Villains, Modern Times, and other.

But I never saw a version of them as scientists - it would be cool to see.

Per example:

Elsa and Anna as climate scientists/glaciologists/meteorologists

Snow White as a pharmacologist

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) as a neurologist

Ariel as a oceanologist

Jane as a zoologist

Tiana as a food enginner

Belle as a information scientist?

[professorhumblebee]

You can now read HIMALAYA HOLIDAY in its icy entirety over on issuu!

More science! More gadgets! More Adventure!

Join the Worldwide Society of Scientists (and friends) on their annual holiday high in Northern India. Elery is ecstatic to be spending another summer with her bff Adya, and grandmother Nani Singh, in their remote Himalayan village. She is, of course accompanied by the usual WSOS suspects, all looking forward to some rest, relaxation, and perhaps just a little bit of research.

But when an excursion into the surrounding mountains quickly turns sour. A race against time ensues to save Nani Singh's village from early monsoon rains and rapid glacial melt waters. Will the dam hold? Or will the river rage? Will the village sink, or swim? Read on to find out, and always, RESPECT THE PLANET!

Learn more about the WSOS and their cooky adventures over at: www.professorhumblebee.com

[data-and-vision]

[scientificinquirer-blog]

Studio Visit with Theresa Schubert: On Biology And Technology In Art and Nature As Collaborator.

Theresa Schubert is a pioneering artist whose work traverses the boundaries between biology, technology, and environmental issues. With a background in Media Art and Design from Bauhaus University in Weimar, Schubert has become known for her innovative approach to integrating scientific inquiry with artistic expression. Her projects often involve the use of advanced technologies, such as machine…

[libraryofbaxobab]

February 2, 2024:

This is actually literally "It's A Wonderful Life" for Millennials, but damn if it isn't effective. It's a little on the normiecore side, but after finishing it 5 minutes ago, I feel strangely energized. My face is flushed. I texted my partner that I love them and made weekend dinner plans with my brother. I thought about my own depression, my lowest lows, and how far I've made it since then. I don't know if this would have helped heal me during those times, but it certainly strikes a chord.

7/10 #WhatsKenyaReading

[alexanderrogge]

How research in Antarctica will help to decode the secrets of our planet

RT - Edge of the World: How research in Antarctica will help to decode the secrets of our planet:

[eopederson2]

Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier National Park, 2016,

I associate Mt. Rainier National Park with Labor Day. When I was a child, and the school year began the Tuesday after Labor Day, we always made a trip to the park over the long holiday weekend.

[norgesnatur]

Jostedalsbreen, vestland, norway

[benvironment]

Fascinating couple of days with the 'Looking up' project, to learn more about Late Glacial & Early Holocene settlement/geomorphology on Mar Lodge Estate Blows my tiny wee brain tbh 😆

[rubyredraspberry]

How can look at this glacier and read this article and not understand what’s going on here. You don’t like the phrase Global Warming? Look at this glacier and tell me it doesn’t exist.