Reposted by Prof Helen BostockAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 9hCurrent outlook for Oct-Dec www.bom.gov.au/jsp/sco/arch... 3102
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 14hI often see people claim that because clean energy sources like solar, wind, or nuclear are manufactured using fossil fuels their emissions are high. But thats absolutely not the case: even accounting for full lifecycle emissions they are vastly better than burning coal or gas: 1222367
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockStelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🌍 A super El Niño is becoming a global stress test — from fisheries and food security to wildfire risk and coral reefs. Three recent Nature pieces trace the same story: impacts are accelerating, preparedness matters, and ecosystems need every bit of resilience we can build. #ElNino #ClimateChange 🌐🧪 12923
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 02/10/2026This is pretty wild... the average global sea surface temperature (outside of the polar regions) is still above 70°F (21.1°C) through the end of September. This is significantly above the prior record. We'll cover this in our October climate briefing: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🌊 5258115
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We are looking for a graduate director (level C - senior lecturer) for our new centre of excellence “our future oceans” 🌊 the role will involve working with me to run training and mentoring for phd and Early career tesearchers in the centre. But also opportunities to do research on ocean science.jobs.unsw.edu.auJobs - Recent Jobs 01014
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026To me it is clear we have entered the Anthropocene and humans are having a dramatic impact on the climate and environment. It is still unclear to me why the 2024 vote for defining the geological period of the Anthropocene was rejected.abc.net.auAre we in the Anthropocene Epoch? Scientists can't decideWhile the Anthropocene is a term most of us are well aware of, it is not an official geological epoch. Now a group of scientists has reignited the push to get it formally recognised. 0103
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Another field trip to teach past, present and future of coral reefs at Heron island research station successfully completed. No students lost. Most had a great time. Lots of interesting data from the field projects. Mostly great weather. Great team. Thanks to the station staff. Love my job🪸❤️🤿🌊 1140
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🌊 “Transforming before our eyes”: ocean absorbing record heat oceanographicmagazine.com/news/transfo...oceanographicmagazine.comOcean absorbing record heat and rising faster than everFrom accelerating sea-level rise to rising acidity and shifting phytoplankton, report reveals the scale of change already underway 2177
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/09/202623,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules. That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025. A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use. The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy useThe injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification 10370235
Reposted by Prof Helen Bostock𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 28/09/2026“Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym." —Bill Nye, Science Guy. 6581133
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026RIPProf Peter Barrett. He has left a long legacy of Antarctic Geoscience research in New Zealand and was a strong advocate for climate change action right up to the end. As the saying goes in Maori “Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui a Tāne" - A mighty totara has fallen in the great forest of Tane. 0130
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 26/09/2026Energy nerd Christmas was yesterday, with the release of the Australia's official energy data for 2024–25. I think the share of Australia's gas being sent offshore hit a new all-time record high for the year, which is neat unless you are running an Aussie business or home that uses energy. 28232
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On Heron Island we wear pink! Easy to spot when surveying on the reef 🪸 and when snorkelling. 🤿 the UQ marine teaching team looking fabulous! Post you most fashionable field trip photos… 0140
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockRobin Hayward 🌳 🏳️⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 15605454
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#WeekendReading: Yan et al. on the bad, terrible, not-good-at-all future projections for reef dissolution into the rest of the 21st century. (Have I mentioned it's not looking good?) 🧪🌊 Link: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi… 42719
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Another reason to bring your own cup for those take away coffees. New research by my awesome colleague Dr Elvis Okoffo. Great to see this finally out. I have been telling people over the last year….news.uq.edu.auTakeaway cups release microplastics into your coffeeSingle-use paper cups used for takeaway coffee and other beverages release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to hot liquid, University of Queensland researchers have found. 193
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockThe Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢 Hiring! PAGES (Past Global Changes) is seeking a Data Science Officer in Bern, Switzerland. Work with paleoscience data, reproducible workflows, FAIR/LiPD, statistics, ML & AI. Review starts 2 Nov 2026. Details & apply: pastglobalchanges.org/news/we-are-...pastglobalchanges.orgWe are hiring! | PAGES 1712
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 25/09/2026Are you a #ScienceArtist? We're looking for you🫵 to join us at #EGU27!🎨 Applications are now open for EGU’s #ArtistInResidence programme! ⌛ Apply by 28 October 2026. 📝 Submit your application here: egu.eu/2RM4MN 📸: Chaimae Beddad on imaggeo.egu.eu 195
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Water world 36912
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockPLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 24/09/2026New research by Kobe Vandelanotte and colleagues: "Too hot to race? Demonstrating heat stress modelling as an adaptation tool for endurance events" journals.plos.org/climate/arti...journals.plos.orgToo hot to race? Demonstrating heat stress modelling as an adaptation tool for endurance eventsHeat stress is an increasing concern as climate change drives more frequent and intense extreme heat episodes. In particular, participants in outdoor endurance events face a high risk of heat stress r... 034
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nearly half a million deaths in the next six months expected from a climate crisis-powered super-El Niño, according to the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab.reuters.com'Super' El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths, researchers sayExtreme heat caused by this year's "super-El Niño" could result in as many as 451,000 excess deaths across the globe in the six months through February 2027, researchers with the University of Chica... 14280159
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockLeverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity @anthropocenebio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We're looking for a postdoc to work on biodiversity and land use modelling. You will adapt and develop an existing land use and food system modelling and decision-support tool to incorporate biodiversity and land use. Find out more and apply by 14 Oct: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post... 0912
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list... several geology jobs advertised at the university of Sydney. Geophysics and igneous petrology lecturers - women only.timeshighereducation.comLecturer in Geology - Camperdown, Australia job with UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | 415653Opportunity to make valuable contributions to teaching and research in Geology. 035
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic... 5237131
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockAssociation for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 22/09/2026Help #ASLO recognize excellence across career stages in #aquaticscience! Nominate a colleague for the Yentsch-Schindler, Hutchinson, or Redfield Award. Awardees receive travel support to #ASLO27. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 2026 www.aslo.org/nominations-... #oceanography #limnology 011
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockEarth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich @eth-eaps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Earth and Planetary Evolution. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z... Please apply online. The closing date for applications is 15 December 2026.ethz.chAssistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Earth and Planetary EvolutionThe Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. 03149
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockUS CLIVAR @usclivar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you are planning to analyze CMIP7 Assessment Fast Track simulations, register to attend a CMIP7 Analysis Workshop! Each virtual workshop will focus on a fundamental CMIP7 science question. Learn more and register. wcrp-cmip.org/registration...wcrp-cmip.orgRegistration Open for CMIP7 Analysis Workshops - Coupled Model Intercomparison ProjectWe are pleased to invite the climate modelling community to participate in the CMIP7 Analysis Workshops, a new series of community-led virtual workshops 066
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockKen Johnson @montereyken.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🌊 With a working animation. 0115
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockAGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨NSF seeks community input on future ocean observing priorities 🌊 Read the NSF Dear Colleague Letter here: spklr.io/63326ErWSG Submit your response by 9/30 using this form: spklr.io/63328ErWSy spklr.ioRequest for Input on Future Ocean Observing PrioritiesDear Colleagues, On June 18, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its intent to continue operations and maintenance of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and to issue this Dear Colleague Letter soliciting perspectives on what ocean observation capabilities NSF should provide. 079
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 19/09/2026Want to check out the health of a lake, river, or aquifer near you? This platform shows the health of millions of lakes, rivers, & wetlands around the world. It shows pollution hotspots, drought impacts & signs of recovery. Check out the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer: ow.ly/VvK050ZP2g7 04529
Reposted by Prof Helen Bostockfluids_guru @fluidsguru.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I don’t understand the hand-wringing reaction to claims that nueral networks have a 10% chance of destroying civilisation. Fossil fuel companies have a 100% chance of initiating a mass extinction event. Maybe we could address that? 8409148
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockAGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🚨NSF seeks community input on future ocean observing priorities 🌊 Read the NSF Dear Colleague Letter here: spklr.io/63320ErWS6 Submit your response by 9/30 using this form: spklr.io/63321ErWSB spklr.ioRequest for Input on Future Ocean Observing PrioritiesDear Colleagues, On June 18, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its intent to continue operations and maintenance of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and to issue this Dear Colleague Letter soliciting perspectives on what ocean observation capabilities NSF should provide. 044
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🌊 For 100 consecutive days, from June 2 to September 10, the global ocean outside the polar regions maintained record-high average sea-surface temperatures, reaching a peak between August 22–27 at 21.18°C. And here comes El Niño. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/glob... 19819418
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Poverty kills. The level of Jobseeker kills. It is a choice governments make every year. It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed www.theguardian.com/business/gro... 6226110
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockOcean Opportunities @oceanopportunities.org · 17/09/2026You asked for ocean career profiles – and now they're here! The first 14 profiles explore what different ocean careers actually involve, how people got into them, the skills they use, and the advice they would give others. More are on the way! Explore the Ocean Career Profiles 👇 champ.ly/-d5cYh28 0208
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockDr Vanessa Pirotta @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A national call for Australians to invest in science via @acurrentaffair9 on @channel9 Head over to restorescience.com.au to simply pen a letter to your MP- it’s super quick! #restorescience #science #womeninstem #ocean #reel 174
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My latest for the Conversation - a year on from the release of the NCRA, so what do we have to show for it (TL:DR not much). We have to do better, because we know the future we face. theconversation.com/its-been-one...theconversation.comIt’s been one year since Australia assessed its national climate risk. But have we listened?Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding. 196
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Good question 7264502362
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockGeorge Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social invites applications for in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Deadline to apply is 5pm PT on December 2, 2026. www.mbari.org/about/career...mbari.orgPostdoc Fellowships • MBARIEach year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also... 03940
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockThe Malacological Society of London @malacsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Please share mollusc friends 🐌🐙🐚🦪 It's time for our Molluscan Forum again! ⏰Wed 11th Nov 2026 🏟️Natural History Museum ⚠️Deadline for applications = 2nd October Follow link for more information: malacsoc.org.uk/molluscan-fo... 21815
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockSchmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🚨 Deep-sea fellowship opportunity! 🚨 This fellowship offers training for early career researchers in deep-sea expedition planning from start to finish. ⌛ Complete the online application form by 1 Oct 2026. cobra.bigelow.org/master-class-and-…cobra.bigelow.orgEarly Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and FellowshipYour Content Goes Here Watch the COBRA webinar about the 2023 program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFV4IdAiDk 2027 Application form here Overview of the COBRA Early 0116
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockGlobal Ocean Biogeochemistry Array @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NSF has funded over 80% of the world's BGC-Argo floats via GO-BGC, which ends in October 2026, so the global array will start shrinking. NSF is asking US researchers to weigh in on future ocean observing priorities: www.go-bgc.org/nsf/nsf-requ... 03230
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This El Niño isn’t just unusually strong, it’s unfolding in a warmer world. Evidence suggests its atmospheric “teleconnections” are shifting: places that once warmed or cooled during El Niño can now respond differently ...making historical analogues less reliable. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe super El Niño is already wreaking havoc: here’s what’s in storeThe extreme weather of this year’s mega El Niño could look different from past events. 26229
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 10/09/2026Born #OnThisDay in 1907 was geologist and palaeontologist Professor Dorothy Hill FRS. She was the first female professor at an Australian university, first female president of the Australian Academy of Science, and the first Australian woman to become Fellow of the Royal Society. #WomenInSTEM 24415
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🌊 Nationwide economic impacts of sea level rise and storm surge from global warming in Australia By 2100 under RCP4.5, SLR/S is expected to impact 267,500 properties and 2M ha of land, causing $855.1B in damages, $274.3B in property, and $580.7B in land-use loss. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNationwide economic impacts of sea level rise and storm surge from global warming in Australia - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Nationwide economic impacts of sea level rise and storm surge from global warming in Australia 0126
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockCLIVAR @wcrp-clivar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Join the upcoming webinar on Marine Heatwaves and El Niño! The 8th edition of this webinar series will host Dr. Alistair Hobday on September 9, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Read the abstract and save the link: www.clivar.org/events/mhws-... 042
Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Excited to do my first politics in the pub on the topic of warming seas amd how it will impact our relationship with the ocean 🌊, the marine ecosystems and marine economy. If you are in Brisbane this thursday -please come along. brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/polit...brisbanepowerhouse.orgPolitics in the Pub - Brisbane PowerhouseOur seas are warming, with coral bleaching, species migration and species loss, and extreme weather events becoming more frequent. Already the impacts are being felt- on fishing, tourism, recreation a... 061
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/09/2026Breaking News! Code: Hot! The Nino 3.4 SST-anomaly is rising fast, now at 2.89°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. The all-time daily peak (3.03°C, Nov. 19, 2015) is within reach in a few days. The Climate 8-Ball is sober, hasn't had a drink, waiting for the Jack of Hearts. 13239112
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You can see over the last few days the ENSO 3.4 region has jumped upward. No surprise here. A westerly wind burst is doing what it does. We are now 2.9C above avg and what’s crazy is the next closest year on this date is 1997 at 1.9C… a full 1C behind 2026… 1/ 512546
Reposted by Prof Helen BostockProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026From ancient greenhouse worlds to ice ages, Earth’s past offers vital clues to its future. Explore the 40th anniversary special collection from Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. eos.org/editors-vox/...eos.orgForty Years of Looking to Earth's Past to Understand Its Future - EosFrom ancient greenhouse worlds to ice ages, Earth's past offers vital clues to its future. Explore the 40th anniversary special collection from Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 02217