Scott Osprey
@sosprey.bsky.social
Expat kiwi interested in global teleconnections; Co-lead of @WCRPclimate.bsky.social QBOi and Explaining & Predicting Earth System Change WG2 | University of Oxford @oxfordphysics.bsky.social & National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social
QBOi‐SNAP‐QUOCA workshop: improved simulations of the stratosphere for better predictions of weather, climate and extreme events - Mudhar - Weather - Wiley Online Library rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
QBOi‐SNAP‐QUOCA workshop: improved simulations of the stratosphere for better predictions of weather, climate and extreme events - Mudhar - Weather - Wiley Online Library rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Ooh ooh it’s Nobel Prizes week! Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work
The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.
www.bbc.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ooh ooh it’s Nobel Prizes week! Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body www.bbc.com/news/article...
The meaning(fulness?) of science. Read on: medium.com/@gcampsvalls...
Why We Write in Science
A hard look at today’s science system — why we publish, what’s gone wrong, and how we might recover the broken joy of writing.
medium.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The meaning(fulness?) of science. Read on: medium.com/@gcampsvalls...
Regular annual updates needed of climate forcers to enable prediction and attribution of environmental change www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate models need more frequent releases of input data — here’s how to do it
Annual updates to ‘climate forcing’ data sets would allow simulations to keep pace as global warming accelerates.
www.nature.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Regular annual updates needed of climate forcers to enable prediction and attribution of environmental change www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Australian-made rocket crashes with Vegemite payload left spread over wide area. apple.news/A3AMUiAV-S8S...
Australian-made rocket crashes with Vegemite payload — The Telegraph
Orbital rocket hovers off ground for 14 seconds before running out of steam
apple.news
July 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Australian-made rocket crashes with Vegemite payload left spread over wide area. apple.news/A3AMUiAV-S8S...
NASA cancels subscription to @nature.com as federal funding cuts have unexpected impacts www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump team axes contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature
The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NASA cancels subscription to @nature.com as federal funding cuts have unexpected impacts www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Lots of King’s Birthday Honours for UK climate scientists…
Many congratulations to Andrew Charlton-Perez, Jolene Cook, Gabi Hegerl, Tim Lenton, Peter Cox, and Emily Shuckburgh!
Many congratulations to Andrew Charlton-Perez, Jolene Cook, Gabi Hegerl, Tim Lenton, Peter Cox, and Emily Shuckburgh!
June 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Lots of King’s Birthday Honours for UK climate scientists…
Many congratulations to Andrew Charlton-Perez, Jolene Cook, Gabi Hegerl, Tim Lenton, Peter Cox, and Emily Shuckburgh!
Many congratulations to Andrew Charlton-Perez, Jolene Cook, Gabi Hegerl, Tim Lenton, Peter Cox, and Emily Shuckburgh!
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This is also what my students say :-(
May 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is also what my students say :-(
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Come and work with us!
Postdoc position available at University of Reading
Interested in doing research to better understand the predictability of sub-polar North Atlantic tipping points?
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Interested in doing research to better understand the predictability of sub-polar North Atlantic tipping points?
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Scientist (North Atlantic Climate Tipping Points, PROMOTE WP3):Whiteknights Reading UK
jobs.reading.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Come and work with us!
UK universities face added head-winds with likely new levy on international students www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Starmer unveils 'tighter' immigration policy promising numbers will fall significantly - live updates
Proposed changes include English tests and cuts to recruitment of overseas care workers, as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour
www.bbc.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
UK universities face added head-winds with likely new levy on international students www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
A likely outcome? "Scientists conclude solar geoengineering is a bad idea, please do not give us any further funds" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer | Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann
Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A likely outcome? "Scientists conclude solar geoengineering is a bad idea, please do not give us any further funds" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wow, who knew of the hidden shield within the UK coins?
May 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wow, who knew of the hidden shield within the UK coins?
A greater awareness and scrutiny of the upper atmosphere is a must to inform on impacts and future regulation of satellite reentry. Let’s hope upcoming missions like the European www.cairt.eu and similar US missions go forward.
April 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A greater awareness and scrutiny of the upper atmosphere is a must to inform on impacts and future regulation of satellite reentry. Let’s hope upcoming missions like the European www.cairt.eu and similar US missions go forward.
Well there you go: I have been meaning to cut back on baby formula www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ultra-processed foods may be linked to early death
UPFs, such as crisps, biscuits, ice cream, hot dogs and fizzy drinks, are increasingly common in diets worldwide.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Well there you go: I have been meaning to cut back on baby formula www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great opportunity to do cutting edge research on climate tipping points!
Reading is a great place to do research - we are a nice bunch - come and join us!
We're hiring!
Join our team in Reading as a post-doctoral scientist.
Work on the PROMOTE project to develop innovative methods to represent and evaluate climate tipping points in a leading Earth system model.
Apply by 20 May 📆
ncas.ac.uk/job-opportun...
Join our team in Reading as a post-doctoral scientist.
Work on the PROMOTE project to develop innovative methods to represent and evaluate climate tipping points in a leading Earth system model.
Apply by 20 May 📆
ncas.ac.uk/job-opportun...
April 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Great opportunity to do cutting edge research on climate tipping points!
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It was a pleasure to welcome @alexsobel.co.uk at our headquarters in Leeds last week and introduce him to our research and its impact!
April 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome @alexsobel.co.uk at our headquarters in Leeds last week and introduce him to our research and its impact!
"The Deliveroo charges are astronomical." Feeding an astronaut can cost up to £20,000 per day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trial to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off
The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"The Deliveroo charges are astronomical." Feeding an astronaut can cost up to £20,000 per day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The @egu.eu Atmospheric Sciences Division @egu-as.bsky.social has left twitter and is now on bluesky! Share the word and follow us!
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The @egu.eu Atmospheric Sciences Division @egu-as.bsky.social has left twitter and is now on bluesky! Share the word and follow us!
It would be brilliant if a data-driven model could be made using data from a future @esa.int Earth Explorer mission like www.cairt.eu
March 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It would be brilliant if a data-driven model could be made using data from a future @esa.int Earth Explorer mission like www.cairt.eu
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Hello, BlueSky! We are @ametsoc.org Committee on Middle Atmosphere.
Our community focuses on the upper troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere and their relevance to weather and climate. Follow us for community updates! 🌎🌦️
Our community focuses on the upper troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere and their relevance to weather and climate. Follow us for community updates! 🌎🌦️
March 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hello, BlueSky! We are @ametsoc.org Committee on Middle Atmosphere.
Our community focuses on the upper troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere and their relevance to weather and climate. Follow us for community updates! 🌎🌦️
Our community focuses on the upper troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere and their relevance to weather and climate. Follow us for community updates! 🌎🌦️
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Interested in volunteering to be an author for the IPCC AR7 Working Groups?
Nomination process open until 17th April: apps.ipcc.ch/nominations/...
Nomination process open until 17th April: apps.ipcc.ch/nominations/...
IPCC Nominations - Authors
apps.ipcc.ch
March 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Interested in volunteering to be an author for the IPCC AR7 Working Groups?
Nomination process open until 17th April: apps.ipcc.ch/nominations/...
Nomination process open until 17th April: apps.ipcc.ch/nominations/...
Very timely perspective making the case for supporting future Earth observing missions like www.cairt.eu
March 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Very timely perspective making the case for supporting future Earth observing missions like www.cairt.eu