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• Cryospheric Sciences
• posted 1 day ago

Have you ever wondered how many glaciers will still exist in the future? Or how many glaciers we might lose each year in the coming decades? In our new study (Van Tricht et al., 2025), we shift the focus of glacier modelling from ice volume to individual glaciers. Because every glacier, no matter how small, can matter. Not necessarily for global sea-level rise, but for landscapes, ecosystems, cultures, and communities. Using three independent glacier models, we simulated the future of …

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• Tectonics and Structural Geology
• posted 2 days ago

Geological teaching and education is fast-changing in the 21st century. While fieldwork has long been considered to be the bedrock of geological instruction, over time an increased acceptance has developed for the need to make geological education and training more accessible, especially with regard to fieldwork as this can often involve days and weeks of arduous treks over inhospitable terrain, that may be deemed exclusionary for students with disabilities. With the advent of sophisticated drones bearing advanced camera systems and …

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• Hydrological Sciences
• posted 2 days ago

Picture this: you’re hiking through a dry landscape when suddenly you hear it—the serene sound of a babbling brook. You round a corner and discover a small waterfall cascading into crystal-clear pools, surrounded by lush green ferns and wildflowers attracting buzzing bees. It feels like stumbling upon a secret oasis. These magical streams that appear and disappear with the seasons are called intermittent streams, and they’re more important than you might think. Why Intermittent Streams Matter Intermittent streams—waterways that flow …

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