Matthew H. England

Professor Matthew England FAA

@profmattengland.bsky.social

Scientia Prof. of Ocean & Climate Dynamics UNSW Australia | Fellow Australian Academy of Science | CMSI / BEES | Deputy Director ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science | I study our oceans ice atmosphere and climate 🌊🌎🧊🌍🌤 .. more

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Matthew England is an Australian physical oceanographer and climate scientist. As of 2023 he is Scientia Professor of Oceanography at the Centre for Marine Science & Innovation at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. .. more

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jun 4

Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is not the actual cover of Nature, just shown here for illustrative purposes. We did submit this figure for consideration for their cover. Print run in two weeks, we'll know by then if it gets used.

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UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences @unswbees.bsky.social · 15d

Excited to be the new home for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans, led by @profmattengland.bsky.social here at UNSW Science www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Driving discovery: UNSW receives $70m for two Centres of Excellence

Two new national research centres will unite leading experts to tackle challenges in ocean sustainability and quantum computing – areas critical to Australia’s future prosperity.

www.unsw.edu.au

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Helen!!! Was such a great team effort! Looking forward to our joint work across the Centre — and thanks for taking on the Deputy Director role from UQ!! 🙏🙏🙏

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Matt!! I had fantastic Centre Directors such as yourself to aspire to!

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Navid C @navidcy.bsky.social · 17d

Not every day we get 35 x 10⁶ AUD for ocean research.

rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...

Excellent job from Our Future Oceans team! 🌊

Congrats @profmattengland.bsky.social, @adele-morrison.bsky.social, @andyhogg.bsky.social, @janzika.bsky.social, @nicolamaher.bsky.social and many more!!!

Research Management System - Scheme Round Statistics for Approved Applications - ARC Centres of Excellence 2026 round 1

RMS is the ARC's Research Management System, a web-based system used by eligible researchers to prepare and submit research proposals and assessments under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program ...

rms.arc.gov.au

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · 22d

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean hold critical clues about our changing climate – understanding this change is essential for communities worldwide.

Watch our latest video to find out how ACEAS is improving physical climate and ecosystem projections.

🎬 Watch now: youtu.be/Us2a4ulf404

From Data to Decisions: How ACEAS Improves Climate and Ecosystem Projections

YouTube video by ACEAS

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · 24d

New research published today in @nature.com shows the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver – has reached its most positive state in more than a millennium.

Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has shifted towards its positive phase owing to ozone depletion and increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. This Review discusses the dynamics, trends and projections...

www.nature.com

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Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social · 29d

Want a state-of-the-art explainer on the big changes occurring in the Antarctic?

Check out this recent briefing, delivered to COP30 @iccinet.bsky.social

Very much designed for the non-expert, so don't be afraid to dip in!

www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw... 1/2

Policy Briefing: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment

YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative

www.youtube.com

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Alexandra Scherer 🦋 @twixscherer.bsky.social · Nov 19

The weakening of the atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC - potentially causing cooler winters in Europe as often explained by @rahmstorf.bsky.social) is only part of the even faster weakening of global ocean circulation that could harm nutrients transport to the sea surface #Antarcic 🧪

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 19

Thanks Henri! Agreed that the big problem is the commitment to future MW input, which is set to be long-lived, nonlinear, and bad for SLR and also overturning stability. And I agree the overturning will eventually re-establish once the MW input stabilises, but that could be 1000+ years away.

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Nov 19

“This is a wake-up call,” said author and ACEAS Deputy Director, @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW). “The evidence shows us clearly that the MOC has slowed down, and if this trend continues the impacts on human societies, climate and ecosystems will be profound.”

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 18

Thank you! Yes the Antarctic MOC doesn’t drive as much poleward heat transport as the AMOC. But it is critical for recycling nutrients back to the sea surface. And there are concerns it can lead to more shelf water warming — an amplifying feedback.

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 18

Not downplaying the seriousness of an AMOC collapse — and not aiming to mislead! :-) Was just pointing out the Antarctic overturning is likely closer to being forced to a collapsed state. Did you watch the talk?

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 18

Yeah true that a Stonmel type irreversibility is not necessarily a thing here— but switching off Antarctic melt could take 1000s of years on our current trajectory. I meant a tipping point where a collapse is inevitable, and a stable off state would persist for a long long time.

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 18

☺️🙏 Thanks Seth!

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Nov 18

"The pace of change is already at about a 30% decline. This just tells you how critically urgent carbon emissions reductions are, because we need to give this overturning circulation every chance of not tipping over what seems to be a very perilous & near tipping point"
#ClimateEmergency
#Antarctica

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Nov 18

If you’re interested in why the #Antarctic overturning circulation is very likely closer to a tipping point than the #AMOC, I touch on the topic in this 10 minute talk presented virtually today at #COP30. Starts at approx. 20 min mark.

Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Nov 18

Antarctic science at COP30 🌍❄️

A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...

Policy Briefing: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment

YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative

www.youtube.com

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Nov 18

Policy Briefing: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment

YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative

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