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Jonathan Rosser

@jonathanrosser.bsky.social
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Climate Uncertainties, Tipping Points, Economic Impacts, Polar Oceans Researcher. Research Officer at the London School of Economics. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-rosser… Website: www.jonathanrosser.com

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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The AMOC: what is it, how is it changing and why does it matter? Been hearing a lot about the AMOC and want to know more about what it is and why it matters? My colleagues (Ruth Chapman and Georgina Kyriacou) and I at the @granthamlse.bsky.social have written an explainer on the AMOC.
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The AMOC: what is it, how is it changing and why does it matter? - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
What is the AMOC? AMOC stands for ‘Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation’. This is a giant conveyor belt moving warm, salty...
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
***Seminars on Climate Uncertainty, Decision-making, and AMOC changes*** I have really enjoyed giving seminars at Uppsala University, Stockholm University, SMHI, and Lund University over the past few weeks.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 18/02/2026
While the La Niña signature (cooling in the eastern Tropical Pacific) remained prevalent in January, there are signs it is beginning to fade in recent weeks. Elsewhere, anomalous warmth continues in the extratropics of both hemispheres. Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/opt...) 🌊
Global map showing sea surface temperature anomalies in January 2026 relative to 1982 to 2010. Most areas are warmer than average. Red is shown for warmer sea surface temperatures, and blue is shown for colder sea surface temperatures. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
*** Ocean Sciences Poster on "Uncertainty Quantification of the Regional Temperature Consequences of a Large AMOC Reduction"*** I will be presenting a poster at the Ocean Sciences Meeting #OSM next week. See this link for a sneak preview: osm26.ipostersessions.com?s=77-E2-6D-B...
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AGU - iPosterSessions - an aMuze! Interactive system
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
*** Presentation on Uncertainties in Climate Models and the Southern Ocean *** Really enjoyed presenting at the Challenger Society Ocean Modelling Special Interest Group this week. For more info see our recent preprint: essopenarchive.org/users/946271...
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Shutdown of Southern Ocean Convective Centennial Variability under Global Warming and Implications for Climate Projections
Centennial oscillations occur in the Southern Ocean in the majority of an ensemble of pre-industrial control runs of 16 CMIP6 models. These oscillations involve features such as the Antarctic Circumpo...
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ClimTip | Climate Tipping Points in the Earth System @climtip.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🌊 The Atlantic “conveyor belt” (AMOC) is weakening under climate change. A new @nature.com study suggests collapse is unlikely this century, but the risks remain very serious. Hear from lead author @jonbakerocean.bsky.social in our next webinar. 📅 2 Sep 2025, 2–3PM CEST 🔗 bit.ly/climtip-webi...
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Great article in The Economist on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the impact of potential changes in it (a key focus of my current work). www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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The shutdown of ocean currents could freeze Europe
When climate change poses a strategic threat, it needs a strategic response
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It is good to see @economist.com highlighting the importance of climate tipping points, and the work being done to understand and prepare for them. It discusses the work being done by UK groups (including the @aria-research.bsky.social project which I am part of) www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points
Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
PhD Graduation!! Very happy to finally graduate from my PhD, focusing on Southern Ocean Centennial Oscillations in the CMIP6 Ensemble”. I am incredibly grateful to all those who have supported me throughout, friends, family and colleagues (too many to name here,please check out my acknowledgements).
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I am excited to announce our new preprint "Shutdown of Southern Ocean Convective Centennial Variability under Global Warming and Implications for Climate Projections". This is the first paper on content from my PhD thesis and I am so happy that it is now submitted. essopenarchive.org/users/946271...
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Shutdown of Southern Ocean Convective Centennial Variability under Global Warming and Implications for Climate Projections
Centennial oscillations occur in the Southern Ocean in the majority of an ensemble of pre-industrial control runs of 16 CMIP6 models. These oscillations involve features such as the Antarctic Circumpo...
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
We're hiring! Research Officer on the RobustAssess project, funded by @aria-research.bsky.social . Join the @granthamlse.bsky.social and the London School of Economics as a Research Officer and work on climate tipping points and the future of climate model ensembles.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Fantastic work from the UK OBR and CCC, presented by Carbon Brief, showing how the estimated costs of climate change for the UK have increased from around 5% to 8% of GDP by 2070 under 3C of warming, while the cost of avoiding is much lower and has roughly halved since the last estimate!
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Had some fantastic conversations following my talk on "Economic impacts of AMOC tipping and uncertainty" at the Global Tipping Points Conference at University of Exeter.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Thank you so much to @bas.ac.uk and @cambridgemba.bsky.social for inviting me to speak to their Executive MBA group about the economic impacts of climate change and the use of climate information in decision-making.
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Kevin Pluck @kevpluck.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Lowest global sea ice area for the date on record 🧪
Global sea ice area chart with a yellow arrow pointing at 2/6/2025 showing 17.52 million km²
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Really looking forward to presenting my work on the Economic consequences of CMIP Diversity and Targets for CMIP7 at #EGU25, do drop by if you would like to learn more about climate model uncertainty and its relevance for economic modelling.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
EGU Presentation: "Economic Consequences of CMIP Diversity and Targets for CMIP7" I am presenting next week at #EGU25 on the economic consequences of climate and model uncertainty, do come and watch or get in touch if you are interested! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-... @egu.eu
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Abstract EGU25-12178
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Very happy to announce I have submitted the final printed and bound version of my PhD thesis “Southern Ocean Centennial Oscillations in the CMIP6 Ensemble”! It is also now accessible online: www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/f8e627.... More details in the thread:
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Had a fantastic time at the TipESM and ClimTip Joint Annual Meeting in Paris. I really enjoyed the intense discussion on tipping point impacts and behaviour, as well as thought-provoking breakout groups and storyline sessions encouraging us to think outside the box and reconsider our assumptions.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Hybrid Talk, Zoom Link Available: "Economic Impacts of Climate Tipping Points" I am very excited to be speaking at the ClimaTRACES workshop today 12:45 (Monday 10th march). Feel free to join us in person or on the zoom link available here: climatraces.org/events/works...
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Economic Impacts of Climate Tipping Points — climaTRACES Lab
This session is led by Jonathan Rosser (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey). Our weekly climaTRACES workshops is at...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
"A weaker current may also allow more warm water to penetrate southwards, exacerbating the melting of Antarctic ice shelves and contributing to global sea-level rise. Faster ice melting could then lead to further weakening of the current, commencing a vicious spiral of current slowdown."
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Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current down 20% by 2050.
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🧪🌊🧵 Despite having his job at NOAA terminated @zacklabe.com has still brought his visualisations that show the alarming recent trend in Antarctic sea-ice extent up to date. zacklabe.com/antarctic-se... 1/2
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Antarctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness
My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentrat…
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
If you would like to watch my talk on "The Economic Impacts of Climate Tipping Points" it is now available on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yvk...
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GSI & Tipping Points seminar - Dr Jonathan Rosser
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Really enjoyed speaking on "The Economic Impacts of Climate Tipping Points" as well as some results from my recent paper on the uncertainties surrounding interacting tipping points (www.nature.com/articles/s43...). Thank you for the invite!
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
January 2025 was the 18th month in a 19-month period in which the global-average temperature was more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial level. 🧵
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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 06/02/2025
Latest data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social shows: January 2025 was the warmest January globally on record 🌡️ 1.75ºC above pre-industrial level 🌊 Second highest global SST, 0.19°C below January 2024  #ClimateAction 🧪⚒️🌍
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I am really excited to be part of the ARIA Forecasting Tipping Points Programme @aria-research.bsky.social working with David Stainforth, the London School of Economics and @granthamlse.bsky.social.
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Climate tipping points could have large consequences for human society, but we still have huge uncertainty around them. @climtip.bsky.social and I have put together a thread diving into more detail around my recent research on this uncertainty and how we should approach it:
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"How to cope with climate uncertainties in strategic decisions" at Evidence Week. This week David Stainforth and I are at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with Sense about Science to present research evidence on "How to cope with climate uncertainties in strategic decisions" to parliamentarians.
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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
🆕 paper from @bas.ac.uk and PIK in @commsearth.bsky.social: "Polar ice sheets are decisive contributors to uncertainty in climate tipping projections" 👇
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Polar ice sheets are decisive contributors to uncertainty in climate tipping projections
Communications Earth & Environment - The polar ice sheets are key contributors to the uncertainty of future climate change projection, according to an analysis using an Earth system network...
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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 28/11/2024
No one likes uncertainty, but we REALLY don't like it when it's about irreversible tipping points 🫣 New research by @jonathanrosser.bsky.social shows that the polar ice sheets are some of the most sensitive parts of our climate system, and most easily tipped into irreversible change. And... 🧪🧵 1/5
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Jonathan Rosser @jonathanrosser.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New Paper: Understanding polar ice sheets is critical for predicting future climate www.nature.com/articles/s43... Image Credit: Povl Abrahamsen
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