as my colleague John Nielsen-Gammon says, "if you don't like Texas' triple digit temperatures, use Celsius"
as my colleague John Nielsen-Gammon says, "if you don't like Texas' triple digit temperatures, use Celsius"
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is making an increasing contribution to global sea-level rise. Find out more in this explainer from @antarctic.bsky.social and @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social.
βΆοΈ aapp.shorthandstories.com/opening-the-...
Large electric powered container ships are already a reality.
When posting about this 2 years ago the so-called βexpertsβ said it is impossible.
Can people stop listening to oil and gas βexpertsβ soon?
Haha tell me about it! Also, maybe it's just me but I really missed the vast variety of food ingredients we have back home..
Yea took me a while to get used to the British railway system while I was there..
My #Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume graphics are now updated for January 2026: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... #SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData
Antarctica isnβt one big tipping point.
New research maps 18 separate ice basins, each with its own threshold. Some in West Antarctica may tip at just ~1β2C warming (i.e close to todayβs levels).
Cross the line, and you commit to mβs of sea-level rise over centuries
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
π Climate change in Antarctica is anything but uniform.
Regional hotspots. Seasonal reversals. Early biological signals.
The story is more than βless ice = collapseβ.
Complex, uneven, and already unfolding.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
πWhere and how is dense water in the Arctic formed? In our new paper, we decompose the Arctic overturning circulation (ArMOC), the northernmost part of the AMOC. Check it out π½
@bjerknes.uib.no @mariusarthun.bsky.social @kristoferdoos.bsky.social @nansensenteret.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate women in polar research! π§π§
Our AWI photographer Esther Horvath documents in her work life and research in the Arctic and Antarctic. In her TEDx Talk, she offers shines a light on the women scientists.
youtu.be/VyoJ0R4tLoU
Gigβem
Just out today: The report βA Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tippingβ reviews the current state of science on the risk of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) shutdown. π
Conclusion: it's "a serious risk which requires a dedicated risk management framework".
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
π Boosting iron supply in the anaemic Southern Ocean enhances phytoplankton blooms and the oceanβs uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
π§ 'News & Views' @natgeosci.nature.com by Dr Marion Fourquez @utas.edu.au examines a new perspective on where the iron came from in the past.
βΆοΈ rdcu.be/e2bJy
1οΈβ£ Antarctic sea ice during winter didnβt use to change very much from year to year. But in recent winters, the extent of ice has crashed to unusually low levels. Which begs the question: what controls how much sea ice can form in winter?
π plot by @edoddridge.bsky.social
π Where the ocean mixes, carbon follows.
2003β2024 satellite + reanalysis data show that ocean fronts host 72% of global CO2 uptake and strongly regulate primary production via enhanced mixing and nutrient supply.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The terrain comes into even clearer focus :
Complex mesoscale landscapes beneath Antarctica mapped from space | Science www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Plugged with the worldβs oldest and thickest sea ice, the fjords of the Queen Elizabeth Islands have long been impenetrable to icebreaker ships.
But even here, in a place where climate models predict ice will persist the longest, global warming is taking its toll. https://scim.ag/4qNgPxW
Waiting for 2025 to end.
To the next level!
"Vital functions"? Sounds like trying to keep the heart beating while snapping the brain
There's a few updates to this starter pack, so if you're missing your favourite oceanography department do take a look and see if they're here. A huge bluesky welcome to @ukri.org , @nocnews.bsky.social , @plymouthmarine.bsky.social , @ukceh.bsky.social and more! ππ§ͺ
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Whoa incredibly exciting! It would be lovely if a snap photo of the sunrise from the research cruise could be taken. Itβs quite frustrating that we didnβt catch it last year :(
π Full documentary from CBC about Canadaβs π¨π¦ Antarctic expedition earlier this year. Dr. Tia Anderlini of @uvicscience.bsky.social @seos-uvic.bsky.social @uvic.ca featured youtu.be/vwe6ptJ2gkY
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The view inside BΓΆrgen Bay, Antarctica. We are collecting water samples to understand how glaciers and the ocean influence each other in winter.
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Whoa just realised itβs a 100-hour, super-marathon-style climate talk! π€©
A short article invites mindfulness about our modern relationship with nature, echoing the concept of the 'standing reserve' brought up by German philosopher Martin Heidegger.
New paper on ocean mercury cycling! ππ§ͺ
Mercury is toxic to marine life πͺ±ππ and accumulates up the food chain. We find mercury is efficiently buried in shallow shelf environments, with implications for the impact of mercury in seawater globally.
Read more here:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l6Ir3p4Zc...
How could quantum physics not be mentioned?!