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Cryospheric Sciences
Woman with knitted hat peaking though snow-covered trees.

Inkeri Markkula

Inkeri Markkula is a postdoctoral researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Currently, she studies meanings and memories of snow, inter-species relations in changing winter environments, and eco-emotions related to climate change, snow loss and endangered species. You can find her on Bluesky under @inkerimarkkula.bsky.social. Contact mail: inkeri.markkula@ulapland.fi

Feeling (un)frozen lands: What we can learn from research on ecological grief

Light shines through the edge of melting ice on a rock.

Retreating glaciers, shrinking sea ice or thawing permafrost – many of you might have witnessed formerly familiar landscapes being transformed by climate change over the last years, maybe even beyond recognition. And perhaps these undeniable changes have left you feeling sad, angry or anxious about the future, fearing what lies ahead. But did you know there is an entire academic field out there re ...[Read More]