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Prof. in Climate Change at the University of Exeter. Head of Department of Maths & Stats. Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Climate. https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/4409-mat-collins

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CLIVAR Pacific Region Panel Webinar on ENSO

Join us for the upcoming webinar:
β€œSuccesses, Setbacks and Serendipity in Development of the ENSO

πŸ—“ 1 April 2026
⏰ 14:00 UTC
More information here: https://loom.ly/6VEvdqw

We look forward to welcoming you!

#ENSO #CLIVAR #ClimateScience #WCRP

11.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11th National Climate Dynamics Workshop UK Climate Dynamics Workshops are annual in-person events aiming to promote collaboration amongst the UK academic sector and the Met Office.

Registration now open for the 11th UK National Climate Dynamics Workshop.

22-24 June at University of Reading. Abstract deadline is 30 April.

www.rmets.org/event/11th-n...

02.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We need a global assessment of avoidable climate-change risks To understand the urgency of emissions reductions, policymakers and citizens need a full analysis of what is at stake.

Major threats to our well being from climate change can be avoided, or hugely reduced, by rapid action.

Our Nature comment calls for a global risk assessment, effectively communicated to governments, the media and the public, to make clear what is at stake.

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

25.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 9
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My poster is now up and will be there until Friday! I’ll be presenting Thursday 4-6pm, come and hear about how we can use seasonal forecasts to diagnose coupled climate model errors #OSM26

25.02.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New study: El NiΓ±o’s long-term impact on life expectancy
Published in Nature Climate Change, this work links ENSO variability to human mortality and economic outcomes over decades.

πŸ”— More info: https://loom.ly/WFhoLGA

#CLIVAR #ENSO #WCRP #ClimateScience

24.02.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Just five days left to apply! #climate #health #scijobs #science

20.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK Weather Conditions Weather conditions for University of Exeter, Exeter, UK as observed by a personal weather station and the weewx weather software

On day 44 down here at the @exeter.ac.uk - empslocal.ex.ac.uk/uoeweather/g...

19.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global warming must peak below 2Β°C to limit tipping point risks Global warming must peak below 2Β°C then return under 1.5Β°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous β€œtipping points”, experts say. Β  The new paper, by an international team of researchers...

Global warming must peak below 2Β°C then return under 1.5Β°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous β€œtipping points”, according to research led by Dr @paulritchie.bsky.social from @exeter.ac.uk.

news.exeter.ac.uk/global-syste...

19.02.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map showing above average groundwater over much of the UK in January 2026

Map showing above average groundwater over much of the UK in January 2026

Map showing above average precipitation over much of UK in January 2026 apart from western Scotland and northwest England and Wales

Map showing above average precipitation over much of UK in January 2026 apart from western Scotland and northwest England and Wales

Map showing some exceptionally high river flows in eastern Scotland, Northern Ireland & southern England during January 2026

Map showing some exceptionally high river flows in eastern Scotland, Northern Ireland & southern England during January 2026

Map showing variable soil moisture over UK in January 2026

Map showing variable soil moisture over UK in January 2026

Very wet January 2026 over many UK regions with flooding & some exceptionally high river flows in eastern Scotland, Northern Ireland & southern England plus rising groundwater & reservoir stocks so elevated flood risk in @ukceh.bsky.social hydrological outlook πŸŒ§οΈπŸ’¦ nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

16.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Polar Ocean Mixing by Internal Tsunamis

We are seeking a 3+ year postdoc in ocean modelling, to work on an exciting project investigating underwater tsunamis in Antarctica.

More about the project here: www.polomints.ac.uk
Read more about the post here: lnkd.in/eBjndZPv

Please share and help connect us with the best candidates!

11.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Head of School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability The University of Leeds was established in 1904 and is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK. It is renowned globally for the quality of its education and research across a huge b...

Fantastic opportunity for someone to lead the fantastic School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability @universityofleeds.bsky.social. We're a successful, big, diverse with some outsanding research and teaching. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

12.02.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK Weather Conditions Weather conditions for University of Exeter, Exeter, UK as observed by a personal weather station and the weewx weather software

31 days here as far as I can tell - empslocal.ex.ac.uk/uoeweather/g...

06.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Concept Papers from the World Climate Research Programme: The Future of Climate Research This collection of journal articles reflects the diverse and comprehensive landscape of contemporary climate science and looks into the future of the subject. Ranging from the historical foundations t...

Collection of articles now available in an ebook. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

04.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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QBOi El NiΓ±o Southern Oscillation experiments: assessing relationships between ENSO, MJO, and QBO Abstract. This study uses an ensemble of climate model experiments coordinated by the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation initiative (QBOi) to analyze the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) in the presence of eit...

For fans of the QBO, here is a new paper from Dillon Elsbury of the modelled connections between the QBO, MJO and ENSO. Other acronym connections possibly exist too! wcd.copernicus.org/articles/7/3...

04.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A hiatus in the stratosphere? - Nature Climate Change Nature Climate Change - A hiatus in the stratosphere?

Here is an old paper talking about this - www.nature.com/articles/ncl....

04.02.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Environmental Sciences Lecturer in Physical Oceano...

We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.

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...

03.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Postdoctoral Research Scientist (UPFLO project):Whiteknights Reading UK Full Time, Fixed Term (42 months) Contract

Job opportunity! 3.5-year postdoc at the Dept of Meteorology, University of Reading, to improve convective storms in high resolution models using #EarthCARE and other data, including close collaboration with both ECMWF and the Met Office - deadline 27 February: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

30.01.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Call for Abstract! Deadline: March 8, 2026.

🌎 The 13th MEC and the 6th CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel (CDP) Annual Workshop will be held jointly during April 13-16 in 2026, under the theme β€œAbrupt Changes and Tipping Points.”

www.clivar.org/events/joint...

27.01.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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State of the UK Weather and Climate Sector: Have your say Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

We need your voice.

RMetS, with the Met Office, has launched the first State of the UK Weather & Climate Sector survey.

If you work or study in weather or climate, your insight matters.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/BYKG9QJ

Please share – a strong sector needs a strong evidence base.

15.01.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 Our new @natclimate.nature.com study, led by @xuyanbin.bsky.social shows climate variations like El NiΓ±o don’t just affect weather β€” they can shape long-term human health and economic outcomes. Proud to contribute on the climate science side.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ENSO #PublicHealth

09.01.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tree downed by storm Goretti outside the Laver Building @exeter.ac.uk

09.01.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Building Interdisciplinarity from the Ground Up: Early Lessons from the Net Positive Centre - Net Positive Centre How do you create truly interdisciplinary research on climate change and health? The Net Positive Centre team shares insights from our first year inΒ Environmental Scientist magazine.Β  Why Interdiscipl...

Tackling climate and health means breaking down silos. Read more about what we've learnt in Environmental ScientistπŸ‘‡ netpositivecentre.com/news/buildin...

07.01.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 has marked several achievements and the 30th anniversary of CLIVAR. Sincerely thank our members, partners, and supporting institutions for their dedication and collaboration.

Check out our final bulletin of the year to revisit the key moments and milestones of 2025
mailchi.mp/clivar.org/c...

31.12.2025 06:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ We welcome our new logo. It is aligned to the World Climate Research Programme (@wcrpclimate.bsky.social) brand identity.

Read more: www.clivar.org/news/introdu...

30.12.2025 02:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 outlook: likely another year above 1.4Β°C The Met Office outlook for the global average temperature in 2026 suggests an extension of the run of years with a value above 1.4Β°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Met Office 2026 global temperature forecast released today: very likely a fourth consecutive year above 1.4 C and >1.5 C possible again. Highlights the vanishingly small headroom we have to stay below 1.5 C to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change.

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

18.12.2025 10:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Friends at NCAR, we're with you.

@ncar-ucar.bsky.social is a trailblazer in community modelling driven not by idealogy, but by open science. We share all our code, thoughts, ideas. These can't be shut down.

We'll fight and find every mechanism to support the ongoing CESM community.

17.12.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

The beautiful idea of NCAR, to improve understanding of our planet through a cooperative, shared and open intellectual team effort, is literally what has got me out of bed every morning for nearly two decades. This cannot, CANNOT be allowed to happen.

eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

17.12.2025 07:39 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

17.12.2025 02:50 πŸ‘ 554 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 16
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Congratulations to all @uniofexeternews.bsky.social graduates in Mathematics and Statistics and other STEM subjects.

12.12.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Epidemiology

Apply by 19 January 2026

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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