Climate scientist studying drought, land surface processes, climate extremes. https://www.drbenjamincook.net/
Benjamin I. Cook is an American climatologist with a number of publications to his name. Along with the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, for instance, he used paleorecords to reconstruct land cover in Mexico’s Yucatán and other Central American regions. .. more
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Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook, Michael J. Allen, Chhaya M. Werner
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Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook, David C. Kimball
The Feb 1st outlook for Colorado River flows hasn't been this poor in >35 years. Even if wetter weather ahead, bottom-10 outcome likely.
h/t @glenwoodrek.bsky.social
Reposted by John K. Pinnegar, Benjamin I. Cook, Darío Martin‐Benito
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Regius Professorship in Meteorology & Climate Science - a role awarded to the University of Reading by Queen Elizabeth II
Seeking an exceptional academic leader who will shape the future of meteorology & climate science.
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
I use data from ESA instead of NASA because NASA has the worst data sharing infrastruture on the planet.
We are not the same.
Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte, John W. Williams, Benjamin I. Cook
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Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
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1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
At what latitude was your backyard in the time of the dinosaurs? The answer is a simple mouse click away, and now also if your backyard lies one of the world's big mountain ranges!
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Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
I plan to keep this dataset updated annually. Happy regime-ing!
Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Benjamin I. Cook, Diane E. Pataki
Please nominate a deserving colleague. Many qualified people do not win awards because no one nominates them. Also, for many AGU awards, you can self-nominate.
www.agu.org/honors
Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
earth.nullschool.net on mobile browsers works fine, but the app is nicer. Full screen display, persistence across sessions, text size that matches device settings. Even landscape works well.
And, like the website: no ads!
Links below ⬇️
Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
Defining pre-industrial to be 1750, rather than 1850, produces different (simulated) historical climate changes after 1850. Pre-1850 volcanoes & land use matter.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Defining pre-industrial to be 1750, rather than 1850, produces different (simulated) historical climate changes after 1850. Pre-1850 volcanoes & land use matter.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
This is a horrible look and doesn't help keep people safe or aware of the forecast.
Reposted by Peter Thorne, Benjamin I. Cook, Graham Webster
This is a horrible look and doesn't help keep people safe or aware of the forecast.
Reposted by Wim Thiery, Benjamin I. Cook, Kevin J. Anchukaitis
We are recruiting a Professor in Earth Sci (incl atmos, oceans, climate) @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Ideal candidate is a leading researcher with interests in impact/outreach. Deadline 23/3/26!
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
Read our statement:
www.theccc.org.uk/2025/12/30/p...
Interested in their paleomaps, but difficulty to to figure out what baseline data they are using.
🗓 Closing Date: 23 March 2026
Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...