Matt Westoby

Well, I'm outta here... the whole auto-follow/migration thing isn't nearly as seamless as I'd hoped, so if you spot me on b*sky (same handle), give me a follow to reconnect and I'll do the same! See you on the other side...✌️

£1m project aims to forecast long-term effects of debris transported by natural disasters 🌀🌪️plymouth.ac.uk/news/1m-projec…

Nice press release about our new @NERCscience PTF award led by @MattWestoby with @DrGeorgieB @Rock_Avalanches

@PeaceyMatt @AU_DGES @AU_CfG @Bristol_Glac Congrats, Matt! I'm not jealous at all......

Very happy to say I'll be returning to @AU_DGES in December, joining the "Loosing their Cool" project. Most exciting of all, I will be back to Nepal aiming to instrument the Western Cwm of Everest in April 2025. Photo from my last trip working in Gokyo. @AU_CfG @Bristol_Glac

@planet images of the Stronie Śląskie reservoir cascade in southwestern #Poland, before and after (29th Aug, 17th Sept) #StormBoris. Arrow shows the dam that failed a few days ago - others seem to have held. Most rivers remain at or over capacity, and heavily sediment-laden.

There has been a major dam failure in Poland. The translation of the Polish text is: "The current situation at the Topola reservoir seen from the helicopter." The location is 50.48, 16.95. It seems that the spillway has failed. Immediately downstream is another reservoir.

This year again, we are happy to offer 3 Grants of 300€ to help PhD students to attend the @BSG_Geomorph Post-Graduate Training Workshop in Windsor (UK, 2-5 December 2024)! Find details here: geomorph.org/2024/09/call-f… And visit the Workshop website here: geomorphology.org.uk/windsor-worksh…

I am looking for a new PhD student to work on an exciting remote sensing project using airborne hyperspectral imagery and machine learning/AI to find ancient trees in the rugged and remote Tasmanian landscape. More information here: utas.edu.au/research/degre…

3 Million Displaced in India & Bangladesh as Historic Rains Cause Devastating Floods. Cumilla, in the Meghna river basin, recorded 2.5 times its normal monthly rainfall in just three days. Homes, fields, roads, and infrastructure are submerged. Rivers in the Meghna and Ganges basins are at their highest levels in over five years. Stay informed about the situation: tethys.icimod.org/apps/hiwatbd/ #Flood #SG1 @servirglobal #SERVIRHKH #Space2Village #DataIntoAction

Aimed at boosting biodiversity, improving water quality & strengthening flood protection amid worsening storms, campaign to demolish dams dates back several decades has intensified with funding infusion from $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. apnews.com/article/dam-re…

Most coverage of the #Thame GLOF has drawn comparisons with the 1985 GLOF from Dig Tsho, located one valley further north, caused by suspected ice avalanche into brimful lake. A few photos here for context. Like Thame, the 1985 GLOF carved a path through the village of Langmoche.

Saddened to hear of the devastation caused to #Thame by a glacial lake outburst flood. Away from the usual trek to Everest Base Camp, we visited briefly in 2010 and 2011 on the way to explore Dig Tsho. A small community in a stunning setting, the people were warm and welcoming.

Members, we need a new Junior Vice Chair, Honorary Treasurer, Vice-Chair of Research Sub-committee, Professional Geomorphology Secretary & Education and Outreach Secretary. Please check your emails linked to BSG for a recent update from us on how to apply by 31/08.

🚨🔉Calling the #geomorphology #earthscience #geography community. The @BSG_Geomorph needs you!! 🫵 Sciencist, practitioner, teacher, student - doesn't matter. Join us and help promote geomorphology & drive EDI in our community 🌎🏞️🚨 @RGS_IBG @EGU_GM @AGU_EPSP

📢we are advertising two, 2-year postdocs on our Losing their Cool project! The first is for a firn modeller, based at @UniversityLeeds : bit.ly/3ymlEbX The second is for a field glaciologist, based at @AberUni : bit.ly/4fmI2Tl Please spread the word!

Delighted to be a part of this effort, helmed most excellently by @selwynox. Many thanks to all who contributed! 🧊📈💧

Delighted that our englacial esker paper has been included in this ESPL special issue on geomorphology and glacier/ice-sheet behaviour - check it out ❄️❄️❄️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.100…

Happy to announce the publication of a special issue on geomorphology and glacier/ice sheet behaviour! 🧊🏔️ We have 22 research articles, covering a range of timescales, spatial scales, methodological approaches and glacial processes. 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.100…

MASSIVE amount of sediments are exported downvalley after extreme torrential events in the Alps! 🌊🪨 Here in Valpelline, a crater tens of meters deep opened up 300 m south of Aosta Hut (2788 m, south of Matterhorn)! 😱 Incision downstream is extreme too youtube.com/watch?v=45xRbR…

Zermatt yesterday night... 😱 8 DAYS after last major flood! And majority still think this is a normal climate We are LIGHT YEARS AWAY any kind of awareness and yet everything around us is collapsing Was so predictable (and predicted) that it is almost laughable!