#glaciology

[eopederson2]

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

[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!

[eopederson]

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

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

[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

[argakyan]

Geomorphology (in pictures, with details in alt text, and location coordinates)

[data-and-vision]

[scotianostra]

James David Forbes Scottish physicist and glaciologist passed away on December 31st 1868.

Forbes was a physicist best known for his work on the conduction of heat, and on glaciology, he was born into a banking family and was taught by a home tutor and entered Edinburgh University at the age of 16, in the scientific fields he is well known for producing papers on both heat and cold, at first he hid hi love of science from his father, who wanted him to take up law, he loved his father too well to betray tastes and inclinations which might seem to point towards a different career.

After a year travelling Europe he returned to Scotland and was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh at the age of 19. Forbes was held in great esteem throughout his life, winning awards and being made Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1833 before going on to become Principal of the United College, part of the University of St Andrews.

I won’t bamboozle you with all his theories etc, and if you’ve made it this far well done, the juicy part of this post is that James Forbes invented in 1941 a “machine”, still in wide use today, albeit a much more modern version, the seismometer or at very least his machine was the first to use that term

[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

[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.

[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:

[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.