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Paul Bierman

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Geoscientist, environmental historian, professor, author who cares deeply about our planet. Obsessed with snow, ice sheets, climate, and science as a way of knowing. Passionate about teaching, equality, and explaining Earth. https://www.paulbierman.net

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In situ cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al reveal the complex exposure and erosion history of the landscape once covered by the Quebec-Labrador Ice Dome Abstract. The rate at which ice sheets erode rock and produce sediment is poorly known. Here, we use paired cosmogenic nuclides in both deglacial and modern sediment to understand better the efficacy ...

Guess what. Glaciers aren't as good at eroding the landscape as we might have thought. New paper with collaborators from Quebec, France, and across the US. Internationalism lives on at least in science!

gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/1...

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04.03.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In situ cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al reveal the complex exposure and erosion history of the landscape once covered by the Quebec-Labrador Ice Dome Abstract. The rate at which ice sheets erode rock and produce sediment is poorly known. Here, we use paired cosmogenic nuclides in both deglacial and modern sediment to understand better the efficacy ...

Hard to think about science and ice sheets when our president is waging a war of choice but new paper out from our group on glacial erosion in eastern Canada.

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03.03.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Earth’s Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse - Eos Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Makes changing US energy policy under Trump all the more risky.

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Earth’s Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse eos.org/articles/ear...

20.02.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

self reflection perhaps? he doesn't look well...shaking?

07.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'ICE Out' Rally Draws Huge Crowd in Burlington | Seven Days β€œIf we want to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to shut it down!” one speaker said outside of City Hall on Church Street, where protesters waved signs and chanted on Friday.

www.sevendaysvt.com/news/ice-out...

Vermont stands up

31.01.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest

fascist press suppression plain and simple

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

30.01.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I took this photo 45 years ago...how could it be so relevant 5 decades later?

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28.01.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

Cold blooded murder of an American citizen. These aren't police. These are an occupying force.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

24.01.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How can this be my country?

24.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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God Punishes Trump by Turning US into Greenland The Almighty declared, β€œPrayers answered, jerkwad.”

Gotta laugh...and we all need a laugh.

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God Punishes Trump by Turning US into Greenland open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

24.01.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

exactly...

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth or its real value

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24.01.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing my best to speak up and take action while I still can.

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24.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth.

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24.01.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth. And those Nuuk penguins...priceless.

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24.01.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth.

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24.01.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth.

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#scicomm
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theconversation.com/what-a-us-mi...

24.01.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has no idea why the arctic matters to everyone on Earth.

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#scicomm
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24.01.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh. that damn wiggly jet stream strikes again...this is one of the oldest climate denial tropes out there...weather isn't climate.

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24.01.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Great producer. Pass it on.

24.01.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the island’s ice sheet.

Trump's got it all wrong.

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24.01.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that. Historians say underpinning Trump's talk of national security lies a longstanding pattern of American entitlement to Native land.

Greenland isn't something Trump can buy. It belongs to the Greenlandic people. Must read at
@grist.org

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24.01.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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'Greenland belongs to its people': The US scientists speaking out against Trump's imperial aggression At least 225 US scientists who conduct research in Greenland have signed a Statement in Solidarity with Greenland this month.

Trump the imperialist....treating countries like he treats women.

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24.01.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the island’s ice sheet.

Some hard truths about Greenland and climate change and Trump's nonsensical landgrab. My take on the last couple weeks of insanity.

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23.01.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and to think since 1941...we worked together
theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

what a change from 70 years of history

theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

here's the history: theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree....throwing away 80 years of cooperation. My thoughts.

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14.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

but, but they are not easy to get at....ah Donald.

As it should be. The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure wish he'd read some history. Here I give him 1300 words...
The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The US has a long and sometimes sorid history in Greenland that I write about here: theconversation.com/us-military-...

14.01.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0