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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Did the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/snowballEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snowballEarth</a> give complex life a boost? Planet-wide <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> may have filled the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oceans</a> with mineral nutrients. As massive glaciers scratched and scarred <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earth</a>’s rocky surface, they freed less-common minerals, which were later flushed into the seas as the ice melted into giant glacial rivers. These minerals in turn may have spurred nutrient cycling in the oceans, boosting the metabolism of microbial life. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/bulldozing-glaciers-may-have-spurred-evolution-in-the-ocean/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/bulldozing-glaciers-may-have-spurred-evolution-in-the-ocean/</a>

earthling<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> The next generation of Bakonzo people will be profoundly impacted by the loss of glaciers. Masereka says: ‘I will tell my son it was very beautiful to have snow on the Rwenzori for our livelihood … it will be unfortunate, but I will encourage him to involve himself in conservation-related activities as an alternative to the snow, which was our resource in our time’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a>

earthling<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> A channel carrying water to communities in the foothills of the Rwenzori. Glaciers act as a buffer – feeding rivers during dry seasons and regulating water flow. Their loss increases droughts, floods and even wildfires. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>

earthling<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> By 2024 the glacier on Mount Stanley has retreated. Project Pressure’s data revealed a loss in surface area of 29.5% between 2020 and 2024<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a>

earthling<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> Mount Stanley holds the last glacial ice in Rwenzori, but the glaciers are fragmenting. This image was taken by Klaus Thymann in 2022 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a>

earthlingAfrica's last glaciersMount Speke topped with ice in 2012. The Rwenzori mountains are one of the world’s most remote and dramatic landscapes, thought to be the legendary Mountains of the Moon mentioned by ancient Greek geographers such as Ptolemy.Photographs by Project Pressure <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uganda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a>

JeffIt’s getting hard to put a smile on my face these days. Lots of negative nonsense all abound. But it’s pictures like these, that help remind me that there is still good in this world. “How could the world go back to the way it was, when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.” <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympicnationalpark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#olympicnationalpark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fallcolors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fallcolors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/glaciers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lotr?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lotr</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/outdoorphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdoorphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gooutside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gooutside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelover?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelover</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/happyplace?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#happyplace</a>

Levka<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>"The Venezuelan Andes have suffered an irreversible loss as the country becomes the first nation to lose all its glaciers due to accelerating climate change effects. The once majestic Humboldt Glacier, also known as Corona Glacier, has diminished to a mere snow patch, marking a critical milestone in global warming’s impact on mountain ecosystems."<a href="https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/04/02/venezuela-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-lose-all-its-glaciers-due-to-climate-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/04/02/venezuela-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-lose-all-its-glaciers-due-to-climate-change/</a>

Bytes EuropeIceland’s Glaciers are Melting. The Impact on Tourism <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/882525/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/882525/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glaciers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iceland</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WinterTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WinterTourism</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1959409/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1959409/</a> Iceland’s Glaciers are Melting. The Impact on Tourism <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iceland</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/island" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#island</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WinterTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WinterTourism</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Melting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> caused almost 2cm of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sealevelrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sealevelrise</a> this century, study reveals Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sealevel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sealevel</a>. Regional losses were highly variable; the Antarctic and subantarctic islands lost 2% of their volume but central Europe’s glaciers lost 39%. 36% more ice having melted between 2012 and 2023 compared with the previous decade. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/melting-glaciers-cause-almost-2cm-of-sea-level-rise-this-century-study-reveals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/melting-glaciers-cause-almost-2cm-of-sea-level-rise-this-century-study-reveals</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>

Fight the RightNZ glacier melt accelerates<a href="https://volewica.blogspot.com/2020/08/nz-glacier-melt-accelerates.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://volewica.blogspot.com/2020/08/nz-glacier-melt-accelerates.html</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glaciers</a>

CelloMom On Cars"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a>’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed. The dramatic ice loss, from the Arctic to the Alps, from South America to the Tibetan Plateau, is expected to accelerate as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, pushes global temperatures higher."<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/26/china/china-glacier-shrinking-global-warming-climate-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/26/china/china-glacier-shrinking-global-warming-climate-intl-hnk/index.html</a>

michaelmy latest feature in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CurrentBiology</a> issue 6: With 1.5 degrees <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warming</a> and counting, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> are doomed to disappear. <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryosphere</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freshwater</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tippingPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tippingPoints</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Melting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> threaten <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#watersupply</a> for 2 billion people<a href="https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/03/25/melting-glaciers-threaten-food-and-water-supply-for-2-billion-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/03/25/melting-glaciers-threaten-food-and-water-supply-for-2-billion-people/</a>

Vermont Citizen ScientistThe UN has declared 2025 as the year of glacier preservation. Here's how to visit one safely. Double-edged sword: Visits to glaciers inspire people to protect the, but at what ecologic or environmental risk? <a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250319-the-un-declared-2025-as-the-year-of-glacier-preservation-visit-one-safely" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250319-the-un-declared-2025-as-the-year-of-glacier-preservation-visit-one-safely</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateaction</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a>

earthling2/2These microbes are far from typical, having genes that are adapted to extreme cold, scarce nutrients and oscillation between intense sunlight in summer and snow-covered darkness of winter.Some Tibetan glaciers contain microorganisms that can produce antibiotics. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microbes</a>

earthlingJust like oceans and rainforests, glaciers and ice sheets are teeming with life. The glacial biome is composed mainly of microorganisms, and it is visible to the human eye only during colourful algal blooms. This microscopic ecosystem contains members of all three domains of life — archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. 1/2<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00897-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00897-4</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microorganisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microorganisms</a>

michaelmy features published in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CurrentBiology</a> this year, issue 6: With 1.5 degrees warming and counting, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glaciers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glaciers</a> are doomed to disappear. <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryosphere</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freshwater</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tippingPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tippingPoints</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a>

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