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Chris Hughes

@cwhocean.bsky.social
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Physical Oceanographer at the University of Liverpool, likes dynamics, geodesy, cycling, cool, weird science.

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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following the discovery that the Bolivian tilcayo cat is a new species, I'd like to present the Graigfechan triangle-nosed cat as the next candidate. Discovered on today's bike ride.
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charkoz.bsky.social @charkoz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Oooh, oooh, you have seen this article, right? moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...
moultano.wordpress.com
Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You
An atlas of the vibrance of the real world
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I want one of these!
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Shane Elipot @selipot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Is the #AMOC currently weakening? A thread. Yes, if you fit a straight line through the time series of AMOC strength derived from the #RAPID array at 26°N, it does, at a rate approaching 1 Sv per decade over the last 20 years.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more. And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share! www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
Screenshot of someone signing "evaporation"
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."
theconversation.com
Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know
Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Worth sharing for insight into how astro publishing works (some useful ideas for others?!), but especially for the numbering of posts in the thread.
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Just got a book about Greenwich time, and got intrigued by the strange GMT+9.5 hours zone in the middle of Australia, so I had to find out more. Turns out they have 11 time zones, one used by ~200 people. Nah mate, it's too dark to play cricket at half past. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in...
en.m.wikipedia.org
Time in Australia - Wikipedia
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Dr Joanne Williams @jowilliams.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A fantastic opportunity for an open-ended senior post in sea level science in Liverpool. These do not come up very often! Closing date 19th June. @noc.ac.uk 🌊 careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/seni...
careers.noc.ac.uk
Careers | National Oceanography Centre
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Not what I guessed would be the biggest hazard in Texas - there's something to be said for tin hats. Big ones, with cushions on top!
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Dani Jones @danijones.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
US folks - please help protect trans healthcare access. Text SIGN PCCOMC to 50409 and letters will be sent to your representatives. 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ 🙏
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Wow, what an image! Space is big...
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 10/05/2025
A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 07/05/2025
There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
propublica.org
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 22/03/2025
So, speaking of Universities caving to government demands and people bringing up loyalty oaths, here's a story that involves a well known oceanographer. In 1935 Massachusetts enacted a law that required teachers in public and private schools to take a loyalty oath to teach in the state 1/n 🌊
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Massachusetts Teachers' Oath - Wikipedia
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Dr Joanne Williams @jowilliams.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Some light relief. Here's an animation of an old mechanical tide machine, summing sine waves to simulate a prediction of the tide: tide-and-time.uk/tide-predict...
tide-and-time.uk
Tide Predicting Machines – simulation of Kelvin Machine | Tide and Time
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Very atmospheric sun on a still West Kirby marina this afternoon
View of West Kirby marina
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Prof Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
1,000,000+ years of climate history! Truly mind-boggling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ancient air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice dug up
What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica.
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Chris Hughes @cwhocean.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
First day back to Liverpool after Christmas - Merseyrail have given up due to wet (whenever it rains), so I get to take the prettier route via Runcorn. This is from near Frodsham.
Geese, snow and clouds from the train near Frodsham
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