Jen
@jenstoutwx.bsky.social
PhD student in snowflake orientation ❄️
Science engagement in weather and climate 🌞
Views my own (they/she) 🏳️🌈
Science engagement in weather and climate 🌞
Views my own (they/she) 🏳️🌈
Oh, that's not necessarily good either!
July 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh, that's not necessarily good either!
Do you know of any industries that encourage people to be confident/ expressive though?
July 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Do you know of any industries that encourage people to be confident/ expressive though?
The oats make them basically a health-food, too!
July 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The oats make them basically a health-food, too!
Dragon Rider was my favourite as a kid!! It felt very kind-spirited (in comparison to some other notable fantasy books of the 2000s)
July 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dragon Rider was my favourite as a kid!! It felt very kind-spirited (in comparison to some other notable fantasy books of the 2000s)
We don't have those in the UK!
We have penguin biscuits, and I think they were in the earlier stages of the bracket, but I think they were too melty in tea to get far enough through the competition.
We also don't have "Tim tam slams" over here (what would we even call them??)
We have penguin biscuits, and I think they were in the earlier stages of the bracket, but I think they were too melty in tea to get far enough through the competition.
We also don't have "Tim tam slams" over here (what would we even call them??)
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We don't have those in the UK!
We have penguin biscuits, and I think they were in the earlier stages of the bracket, but I think they were too melty in tea to get far enough through the competition.
We also don't have "Tim tam slams" over here (what would we even call them??)
We have penguin biscuits, and I think they were in the earlier stages of the bracket, but I think they were too melty in tea to get far enough through the competition.
We also don't have "Tim tam slams" over here (what would we even call them??)
I checked my sources, and it was *bourbons* that were disqualified for cheating!
They were disqualified because someone removed all the votes for Jaffa cakes, because they believed (correctly) that they are cakes, not biscuits.
The presentation at the finals was heckled very passionately.
They were disqualified because someone removed all the votes for Jaffa cakes, because they believed (correctly) that they are cakes, not biscuits.
The presentation at the finals was heckled very passionately.
July 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I checked my sources, and it was *bourbons* that were disqualified for cheating!
They were disqualified because someone removed all the votes for Jaffa cakes, because they believed (correctly) that they are cakes, not biscuits.
The presentation at the finals was heckled very passionately.
They were disqualified because someone removed all the votes for Jaffa cakes, because they believed (correctly) that they are cakes, not biscuits.
The presentation at the finals was heckled very passionately.
Hugely controversial question!
According to our final vote (Christmas 2024), the winner was Stroopwafels. If you even consider stroopwafels to be biscuits.
If you don't, it's chocolate hobnobs. (That is, if you accept the November ruling on chocolate digestives being disqualified for "cheating")
According to our final vote (Christmas 2024), the winner was Stroopwafels. If you even consider stroopwafels to be biscuits.
If you don't, it's chocolate hobnobs. (That is, if you accept the November ruling on chocolate digestives being disqualified for "cheating")
July 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hugely controversial question!
According to our final vote (Christmas 2024), the winner was Stroopwafels. If you even consider stroopwafels to be biscuits.
If you don't, it's chocolate hobnobs. (That is, if you accept the November ruling on chocolate digestives being disqualified for "cheating")
According to our final vote (Christmas 2024), the winner was Stroopwafels. If you even consider stroopwafels to be biscuits.
If you don't, it's chocolate hobnobs. (That is, if you accept the November ruling on chocolate digestives being disqualified for "cheating")
In my uni department (yes in the UK) we have a yearly "Big Biscuit Bracket" where we vote and argue for months about which biscuit is best to dip in tea.
I think it unifies us, too (or, maybe, it divides us, not sure yet).
I think it unifies us, too (or, maybe, it divides us, not sure yet).
July 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In my uni department (yes in the UK) we have a yearly "Big Biscuit Bracket" where we vote and argue for months about which biscuit is best to dip in tea.
I think it unifies us, too (or, maybe, it divides us, not sure yet).
I think it unifies us, too (or, maybe, it divides us, not sure yet).
We also now have this post summarising the State of the UK Climate report here: www.rmets.org/metmatters/s... #RMetS #RMetSJournals
State of the UK Climate 2024
Extreme weather events are now expected each year as a regular feature of our climate, bringing real impacts to communities across the country.
www.rmets.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We also now have this post summarising the State of the UK Climate report here: www.rmets.org/metmatters/s... #RMetS #RMetSJournals
Want the full details?
Read the full State of the UK Climate 2024 report here:
👉 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ClimateChange #MetOffice #UKWeather #SciComm #StateOfUKClimate #RMetSJournals🧪
Read the full State of the UK Climate 2024 report here:
👉 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ClimateChange #MetOffice #UKWeather #SciComm #StateOfUKClimate #RMetSJournals🧪
State of the UK Climate in 2024
This report provides a summary of the state of the UK's climate in 2024. It is one of a series of annual reports published in the International Journal of Climatology (IJC) since 2017. It provides th...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Want the full details?
Read the full State of the UK Climate 2024 report here:
👉 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ClimateChange #MetOffice #UKWeather #SciComm #StateOfUKClimate #RMetSJournals🧪
Read the full State of the UK Climate 2024 report here:
👉 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ClimateChange #MetOffice #UKWeather #SciComm #StateOfUKClimate #RMetSJournals🧪
Extreme heat:
The number of UK days with temps >5°C above average has doubled in a decade.
Days >10°C above average have quadrupled 🌡️🔥
That heat is deadly, and it’s straining the NHS, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
The number of UK days with temps >5°C above average has doubled in a decade.
Days >10°C above average have quadrupled 🌡️🔥
That heat is deadly, and it’s straining the NHS, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Extreme heat:
The number of UK days with temps >5°C above average has doubled in a decade.
Days >10°C above average have quadrupled 🌡️🔥
That heat is deadly, and it’s straining the NHS, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
The number of UK days with temps >5°C above average has doubled in a decade.
Days >10°C above average have quadrupled 🌡️🔥
That heat is deadly, and it’s straining the NHS, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
Nature has shifted:
Spring 2024 arrived 7–11 days early for many UK species.
Longer growing seasons, early budburst, and extended mowing periods are the new normal.
Harvests are earlier, making it harder for hibernating animals like hedgehogs and dormice to stockpile properly.
Spring 2024 arrived 7–11 days early for many UK species.
Longer growing seasons, early budburst, and extended mowing periods are the new normal.
Harvests are earlier, making it harder for hibernating animals like hedgehogs and dormice to stockpile properly.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nature has shifted:
Spring 2024 arrived 7–11 days early for many UK species.
Longer growing seasons, early budburst, and extended mowing periods are the new normal.
Harvests are earlier, making it harder for hibernating animals like hedgehogs and dormice to stockpile properly.
Spring 2024 arrived 7–11 days early for many UK species.
Longer growing seasons, early budburst, and extended mowing periods are the new normal.
Harvests are earlier, making it harder for hibernating animals like hedgehogs and dormice to stockpile properly.
Warmer winters:
2024 had the fewest frost days on record.
Even with the big November snow, the long-term trend is clear: less snow, fewer hard frosts.
2024 had the fewest frost days on record.
Even with the big November snow, the long-term trend is clear: less snow, fewer hard frosts.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Warmer winters:
2024 had the fewest frost days on record.
Even with the big November snow, the long-term trend is clear: less snow, fewer hard frosts.
2024 had the fewest frost days on record.
Even with the big November snow, the long-term trend is clear: less snow, fewer hard frosts.
Wetter winters:
Rainfall is rising, especially in winter.
Winter 2023–24 was the wettest on record, and 2024 had 9 named storms. Storms are stormier: more gusty, more rainfall, bigger impacts.
Interestingly, the Thames Barrier closed 11 times in 2024, mostly due to sea level rise, not storms.
Rainfall is rising, especially in winter.
Winter 2023–24 was the wettest on record, and 2024 had 9 named storms. Storms are stormier: more gusty, more rainfall, bigger impacts.
Interestingly, the Thames Barrier closed 11 times in 2024, mostly due to sea level rise, not storms.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Wetter winters:
Rainfall is rising, especially in winter.
Winter 2023–24 was the wettest on record, and 2024 had 9 named storms. Storms are stormier: more gusty, more rainfall, bigger impacts.
Interestingly, the Thames Barrier closed 11 times in 2024, mostly due to sea level rise, not storms.
Rainfall is rising, especially in winter.
Winter 2023–24 was the wettest on record, and 2024 had 9 named storms. Storms are stormier: more gusty, more rainfall, bigger impacts.
Interestingly, the Thames Barrier closed 11 times in 2024, mostly due to sea level rise, not storms.
Warming overall:
The UK is warming at 0.25°C per decade.
The last 10 years were 1.24°C warmer than 1961–1990.
2024 was our 4th warmest year on record, with record spring warmth, and the warmest May ever.
The last 3 years have all been in the UK's top 5 warmest on record.
The UK is warming at 0.25°C per decade.
The last 10 years were 1.24°C warmer than 1961–1990.
2024 was our 4th warmest year on record, with record spring warmth, and the warmest May ever.
The last 3 years have all been in the UK's top 5 warmest on record.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Warming overall:
The UK is warming at 0.25°C per decade.
The last 10 years were 1.24°C warmer than 1961–1990.
2024 was our 4th warmest year on record, with record spring warmth, and the warmest May ever.
The last 3 years have all been in the UK's top 5 warmest on record.
The UK is warming at 0.25°C per decade.
The last 10 years were 1.24°C warmer than 1961–1990.
2024 was our 4th warmest year on record, with record spring warmth, and the warmest May ever.
The last 3 years have all been in the UK's top 5 warmest on record.
The UK climate is changing so fast that the climate of 2024 is now considered significantly different to that of 2015.
Extreme weather is now expected each year as a regular feature of our climate.
These are the two key headlines you'll likely see this morning.
Extreme weather is now expected each year as a regular feature of our climate.
These are the two key headlines you'll likely see this morning.
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The UK climate is changing so fast that the climate of 2024 is now considered significantly different to that of 2015.
Extreme weather is now expected each year as a regular feature of our climate.
These are the two key headlines you'll likely see this morning.
Extreme weather is now expected each year as a regular feature of our climate.
These are the two key headlines you'll likely see this morning.