Creating climate content and community

January 31, 2022

A photo of Peter Neff in cold weather gear standing next to a large vacuum chamber — Photo of Dr. Peter Neff and a vacuum chamber he uses to collect ancient Antarctic air preserved in ice cores via his Instagram.

Known as “Icy Pete” to his nearly 200,000 followers across Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram, SWAC faculty member Dr. Peter Neff is a glaciologist who shares engaging stories and science from Antarctica on social media. Last week he was recognized as one of the top climate educators using social media to combat misinformation and inspire people to take action by Pique Action and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE). Read the full story.

Soil, Water, and Climate is located on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people, in the area known as Mnisóta Makhóčhe (the land of Minnesota).

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