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🌍 Climate & AI scientist πŸ„πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ Researcher in climate change and surfing πŸ“University of Cape Town (based in Bristol) πŸ“ˆ Allianz climate risk award 2022 winner She/her

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A Met Office and Met Eireann 'red' warning for wind tomorrow for Ireland and parts of Scotland due to #StormEowyn. Very windy everywhere over the UK at times.

Might be a working from home day if you can. A very low central pressure below 940mb is possible.

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23.01.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
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Co‐occurrence of surf breaks and carbon‐dense ecosystems suggests opportunities for coastal conservation We examine the intersection of global surf breaks, Key Biodiversity Areas, protected areas, and carbon dense ecosystems to identify priority areas for conservation. We find roughly 90 million tonnes ...

Surf breaks co-occur with carbon dense ecosystems that store ~88.3 million tonnes of carbon. If disturbed, large amounts of CO2 would be released into the atmosphere.

A definite incentive for the surf industry to create a symbiosis between surfing infrastructure and the local biodiversity.

22.01.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why we still don’t know the mounting health risks of climate change Persistent exposure to heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and more will take a toll on people’s bodies. We must learn how this will manifest.

Super interesting paper by @climatedann.bsky.social discussing the need for climate and health studies to expand their focus to encompass the longer term health impacts of climate change.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

22.01.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not that we really need more ways to show how unusually warm 2024 was...

Here's the joyplot updated with the past year.

15.01.2025 03:18 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 10

Register your interest for the event here: forms.office.com/e/UWSUgrBeRu

20.12.2024 12:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you want to investigate the impacts of climate change on extreme weather using machine learning? Come do a PhD at Bristol!

18.12.2024 11:34 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New postdoc positions in climate attribution and health with our team. They will be 2-3 years in length, and you get to work with amazing climate and epidemiology colleagues across the world. More positions coming too. @eunicelo.bsky.social RT www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-in...

12.12.2024 10:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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North and South America saw the most wildfire activity in 2024 according to #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Europe had a relatively average season except for Portugal, some countries of Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

All details in our latest article: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-global-...

05.12.2024 10:15 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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🦟 Pestered by mosquitoes? Fear notβ€”grapefruit might hold the key! 🍊In our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social, led by Merybeth Triana and Felipe Andreazza, we explore how nootkatone, a compound derived from grapefruit, affects mosquitoes. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

03.12.2024 21:18 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations @eunicelo.bsky.social!! Very well deserved πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

29.11.2024 20:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surfing in the Desert Comes With a Climate Cost As artificial wave pools proliferate around the world, surf park developers aim to go green to counter criticism over energy and water use.

The Wave in Bristol is a great example of how artificial wave pools can be powered with 100% renewables ✨

Their waves are powered by their 3-megawatt solar farm 🌞 interested to see how the other wave pools will follow

29.11.2024 15:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Welsh is on this weekend The PuraVida MiPost Welsh National Surfing Championships 2024 will take place this weekend

Good luck everyone !

www.wsf.wales/news/the-wel...

22.11.2024 10:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pathways for urgent action towards climate resilient development - Nature Climate Change There is a closing window of opportunity to ensure a sustainable future for all, with deep and rapid action needed this decade. Inclusive and just climate resilient development advances sustainable de...

As COP29 draws to a close there is an urgent need for a new politics of climate resilient development. Our new article in Nature Climate Change describes how mitigation and adaptation measures grounded in climate justice can advance sustainable development for all: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

22.11.2024 10:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Maps showing warming for each UK county for typical summer days (left) and hottest days (right), with darker reds and faster warming for the hottest days especially in south-east England.

Maps showing warming for each UK county for typical summer days (left) and hottest days (right), with darker reds and faster warming for the hottest days especially in south-east England.

Summer UK temperatures have warmed faster than global average temperature.

But the very hottest days have warmed 4x faster than the global average, especially in south-east England.

Global warming is not "just" 1Β°C or 2Β°C. The effects of climate change are non-linear, especially for extremes.

21.11.2024 10:39 πŸ‘ 648 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15
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Oriente Salvaje, El Salvador Becomes 13th World Surfing Reserve

Stoked to see another coastline added to the world surfing reserve list! Super important work to help preserve some of the world’s best waves πŸ€™πŸΌ πŸ„πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

20.11.2024 18:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0