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WCRP Academy @wcrpacademy.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌍 NOW HAPPENING: WCRP Academy Future Leaders Development Workshop

The Future Leaders Development Workshop gathers capacity-building experts around the world, with heightened emphasis on Global South participation, to discuss and develop best practices on capacity and leadership development 💡

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies @imas-utas.bsky.social · Aug 28

Two of our IMAS scientists will soon embark on a multi-year journey with other leading climate experts to draft the 7th #IPCC #climatereport. Profs Melissa Hart & Gretta Pecl will be lead authors for Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability 🪼 www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/pr-ar7-authors/ 🪸

Tim Raupach @timraupach.com · Jul 4

At The Conversation, in a piece led by Alex Sen Gupta, we argue for continuing critical climate monitoring as the US considers defunding Mauna Loa CO2 observations. theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob...

Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down

Cutting data climate collection – as the Trump administration is now trying to do – is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing you’ve got a fever.

theconversation.com

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) @wcrpclimate.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌍 Follow us! At WCRP we’re sharing the latest science, events, and stories that inspire action.

- Facebook: World Climate Research Programme
- LinkedIn: World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
- YouTube: @World Climate Research Programme
- TikTok: @wcrpclimate

#ClimateScience #WCRP

WCRP Academy @wcrpacademy.bsky.social · Jun 10

Visit our newly revamped website and know the essential FAQs about training activities at WCRP Academy— your guide to understanding things related to advancing your knowledge on climate science 🌍📚

WCRP Academy website: wcrp-academy.org

Mat Lipson @mlip.bsky.social · May 30

I hear UK IsItHotRightNow is now live 🎉 istheukhotrightnow.com. Congrats, it looks awesome!

So isithotrightnow.com has now expanded to UK, Spain and Germany, each adding their own fantastic new features. We'll have to try to keep up :)

Is the UK hot right now?

istheukhotrightnow.com

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · May 28

Looks like the stars aligned… for six versions of the same person. Surely the universe has some room for a little diversity in who gets to explore it? 🧐

WCRP Academy @wcrpacademy.bsky.social · May 26

What is climate science, and what does a climate scientist do? What is involved in climate science training? 🌍🧑‍🔬

Explore these concepts and visit our newly revamped website: wcrp-academy.org

Prof Andrew Mackintosh @andrewmackintosh.bsky.social · Apr 3

A chance to join our amazing School of 🌍 💨 🔥 @monashuniversity.bsky.social as a continuing Lecturer or Senior Lecturer

Atmospheric dynamics, modelling, physical meteorology…

Reduced teaching load due to @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social

Pls repost

careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Apr 3

Job opportunity: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer based at Monash University.

Do you have expertise in one or more areas, including atmospheric dynamics, physical meteorology, atmospheric modelling, and similar disciplines?

Apply now.
Closes on Friday 2 May.

- 21centuryweather.org.au/about-us/pos...

Job opportunities in climate science & weather change

21st Century Weather is recruiting postdoctoral researchers in climate modelling and weather change research.

21centuryweather.org.au

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Mar 21

As a first generation student I found myself nodding continuously throughout this piece.

I am now a Prof but still find myself very much feeling my working class background in certain academic situations.

Please read about the challenges first gen students face and how you can support them.

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 21

First-generation students have unique needs, which can be amplified when they enter graduate programmes. A Comment article in Nature Reviews Psychology argues that faculty members need to be aware of the needs of this population and how to support them. https://go.nature.com/3FkQDs1 #Academicsky 🧪

Faculty members should always assume there are first-generation students in their classrooms, because there almost always are.

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 21

First-generation students have unique needs, which can be amplified when they enter graduate programmes. A Comment article in Nature Reviews Psychology argues that faculty members need to be aware of the needs of this population and how to support them. https://go.nature.com/3FkQDs1 #Academicsky 🧪

ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Mar 13

In this special blog post, read about 21st Century Weather Chief Investigator Negin Nazarian’s inspiring voyage to Antarctica as part the Homeward Bound program!

- www.21centuryweather.org.au/negin-nazari...

Negin Nazarian’s Journey to Antarctica with Homeward Bound

In this special blog, learn about 21st Century Weather Chief Investigator Negin Nazarian's inspiring voyage to Antarctica as part the Homeward Bound program.

www.21centuryweather.org.au

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hoorah! Congratulations!

Kim Reid @drkimclimate.bsky.social · Jan 28

Our study into why 2022 was so wet in Eastern Australia is now published (open access).This was a combined effort from 19 mostly ECRs to understand the meso, synoptic and planetary scale drivers of this remarkable year.

journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

journals.ametsoc.org

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Jan 10

If I had a $1… etc etc.

Please don’t do this. I’ve even written guidelines on how to effectively cold email for graduate research opportunities.

Please follow and stop assuming all professors are men.

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

Kim Reid @drkimclimate.bsky.social · Jan 7

La Niña declarations seem to pop up in the media every other week. @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and I set the record straight.

theconversation.com/la-nina-back...

La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun

Reports of a rare summer La Niña are premature. It is also foolish to look at such climate drivers in isolation. But seasonal forecasting is becoming more complicated as the planet warms.

theconversation.com

ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Jan 5

Job opportunity: Research Fellow in Mesoscale Storms and Climate - Melbourne Uni.

Investigating mesoscale storms over Australia and nearby oceans using observation and climate models to understand future changes in storm organisation and characteristics.

www.21centuryweather.org.au/about-us/pos...

Job opportunities in climate science & weather change

We research how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change

www.21centuryweather.org.au

Kim Reid @drkimclimate.bsky.social · Dec 19

Advocating for climate change action can feel like pushing a boulder up a hill.

But the doom and gloom can mean we ignore how far up we’ve climbed.

So, I’ve curated a list of 7 positive #climate stories from 2024, one from each of the world’s 7 continents.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/7-g...

7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024

Despite the deluge of bleak environmental news, a University of Melbourne expert shares some examples of the positive climate progress we made this year

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Dec 18

Ahh good to know. He has the netatmo too.

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Dec 18

Unless you want to also capture the influence of the built environment. Which is where most of us live.

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Dec 18

Oooh, my new house wants one too! I was just going to get a Netatmo, which is cheap temp/RH. Good for crowd sourced urban temps. Can check data globally, which is fun. I like the look of the tempest though… But can you buy in Aus?

Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social · Dec 17

Great piece! As someone who is allergic to blue bottle stings, I love this project so much.

ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Dec 17

20 years ago, predicting this week’s very hot weather in southeast Australia with precision was unthinkable...

Writing in the @theconversation.com, @ailiegallant.bsky.social & @weathermanbarnes.bsky.social explain how forecasting is useful and trustworthy.

theconversation.com/australias-l...

Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is

Much of the country is sweltering under extreme heat that was very well forecast. But seemingly minor factors can make a big difference to what happens on the day.

theconversation.com

Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Dec 17

The accuracy of the forecasts for the extreme heat currently hitting much of Australia has been exceptional. In some areas, the forecast bounced around, but for good reason that @weathermanbarnes.bsky.social and I explained for The Conversation. The reality is weather forecasts are better than ever!

Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is

Much of the country is sweltering under extreme heat that was very well forecast. But seemingly minor factors can make a big difference to what happens on the day.

theconversation.com

Gert-Jan Steeneveld @gjsteeneveld.bsky.social · Dec 3

Call for Abstracts: ICUC12 – 12th International Conference on #Urban #Climate (with International Association for Urban Climate and @ametsoc.bsky.social). Join us in #Rotterdam, #Netherlands, 7–11 July 2025. Our theme is " #Heritage as an Urban Climate Challenge". Submit your abstract at icuc12.eu

ICUC12 - Home

icuc12.eu

Kim Reid @drkimclimate.bsky.social · Nov 29

Atmospheric River set to impact Eastern Australia!
You can read all about Atmospheric Rivers in Australia in our (non-scientist friendly) brief here: climateextremes.org.au/wp-content/u...

Mat Lipson @mlip.bsky.social · Nov 28

Closing soon: submissions for *Urban Climate* presentations at the 2025 Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Conference (AMOS 2025) in Cairns 23–27 June 2025.

Join our special session: 11. Urban Environment and Air Pollution Meteorology.

www.amos.org.au/amos-2025-ca...

AMOS 2025 - Call for Abstracts - Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society

23-27 June 2025, Cairns Convention Centre Deadline: 30 November 2024 The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society is holding its 31st Conference in Cairns from 23-27 June 2025. The AMOS Con...

www.amos.org.au

Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · Nov 22

#StormBert gathering itself to our west

Likely to be a 937hpa low in around 24hrs time!

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Nov 20

Heatwaves are imminent over parts of Australia, particularly the south-east.
Stay safe, stay cool.
Be smart, and check on your loved ones to make sure they stay cool, too.

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