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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 19/06/2026

For #ShowYourStripes, I chatted about the Climate Stripes with the Totally Cooked podcast team (@sarahinscience.bsky.social and @instrachan.bsky.social). Find it on your favourite podcast channel! 21centuryweather.org.au/totally-cook...

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

@sarahinscience.bsky.social on undermining CSIRO's ACCESS(AustralianCommunity Climate& Earth System Simulator) model "To put it as bluntly as I can, this is serious shit. If we don't hv an Australian climate model, we are shooting ourselves in the foot when it comes to adapting to climate change."

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To put it as bluntly as I can, this is serious shit.

If we don't have an Australian climate model, we are shooting ourselves in the foot when it comes to adapting to climate change.

It's like accessing the internet on a dial up modem - we will be using old technology, and I can assure you, we WILL be flying blind.
Looking 1000 years into the future in a post net zero world? We have the ACCESS climate model to thank for that.

Understanding our future weather to harness renewable energy? We will need the ACCESS climate model for that.

Determining the survivability of Australian people and our native wildlife during future heatwaves? We MUST have the ACCESS climate model for that.

The future is literally in our hands.

Let's do better.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I will think about this more, I don't have a robust answer for you now (maybe ever) but I will cogitate on this for some time.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

you are right - but, it is something that every day people can do, to reduce risks themselves - gives them some control and autonomy over the situation.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

honestly though I don't think that any one body is responsible. it must be collaborative & transdicsiplinary, which is unfortunately why we're not doing well at this (yet)

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

you have some incredibly interesting points, and can I just say, I agree with **ALL** of them.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This is a very good question we are grappling with. the impending CSIRO cuts will significantly reduce core knowledge + capacity. Without this, it remains to be seen how current demands + uses can be sustained. We are scratching our heads on what to do. If you can, make noise + campaign.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

so I haven't posted here in AGES, but thought I'd sure my recent TEDx talk. Would do it again in a heart beat! It's on why net zero is no longer enough, and that adaption is imperative. Massive shout-out to the ACCESS climate model, which is under grave threat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXJL...

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Why net zero isn't enough | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick | TEDxSutherland

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

It really is. I also feel really guilty that I get to escape while my family is left to deal with the heat Im going overseas to a meeting on climate & Health - it could not be more ironic.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Im travelling overseas today to attend a climate change & Health expert meeting- irony is not lost on me. But I've stressed to my husband the importance of staying safe. And if (God forbid) fires ignite, get out early.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Indeed. Heatwaves of this length aren't common in Australia (yet), usually <=5 days. We aren't in el nino, or had a +ve IOD in spring. So its severity is worrying. Mercifully, Canberra does have lower nighttime temps - one of the reasons we moved from Western Sydney.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Yeah......this ain't a great forecast. Word on the street it will rival the heatwaves of 2009 and 1939. Some inland parts of Australia will get into the high 40s. The last i checked, some models were Predicting low 50s in some inland places. Im really nervous about this one. #heatwave #Australia

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I've made the decision not to go while trump is in power. Im actually not confident I'd be let in anyway...I've said a few things on the public record he would not like. Don't like the idea of being detained, simply for saying how it is.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It's soooo windy here. Every time a door opens its like a furnace blowing in 🥵 hope you guys are ok.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's 28 degrees at 8.30am in #Canberra. My girls are making the most of outside time while they can. A north-westerly is getting stronger -not good for fire weather. Fingers crossed we see this thru unscathed. Thinking of everyone affected by the #Victorianfires.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Hard agree. Given how disparate the funding is between fire agencies and defence, they should have paid.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Current conditions in #Canberra, sun set roughly and hour ago We are 600m above sea level - would be roughly 6deg hotter if we had no elevation.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Oh my! That was 9 years ago - Sydney had its hottest summer that year (since beaten ). I watched it now with my youngest on my lap and it brought tears. My concerns have amplified since. My family has grown but we're now in Canberra & doing as much as possible to reduce carbon footprint & adapt.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I completely agree with you. Very little in the way of meaningful and permanent action

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Thank you 🤩 i really enjoy this sort of writing

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today. This heatwave is bad. The bushfires it is enabling are also bad. Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours. And this is just a taste of what's to come. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

me too - all will be revealed in the next 48 hours. that was once serious cock-up by Defense!

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

View from my front yard in #CANBERRA this afternoon. The fire is 300km away, in Victoria. Much of Australia is currently in a heatwave, in some places the hottest temps for >15 years. Cool change forcasted in south-east from tomorrow onwards, but this is a recipe for disaster for firefighting

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

It would be quite straightforward to do, if the total emissions are known. We're working on a webpage that can basically do this, based on our paper + more impacts included. Will be launched sometime in the new year - watch this space

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Lucy Palmer @lucindapalmer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🚨New paper on heatwaves in a net zero world 🚨 In our study, led by @sarahinscience.bsky.social, we find that the intensity, length and frequency of heatwaves do not return to pre-industrial levels under net zero - and in many regions barely improve at all. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Our research on the emissions & projected impacts of new fossil fuel projects has been making news this week. Joined by my co-authors @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social @raindrop-herder.bsky.social, we take a deeper look on the latest episode of Totally Cooked. Available wherever you get your podcasts

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Absolutely! Pushing ahead with it as fast we can but we have limited resources

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Hi Kirsty, happy for you to reach out via standard work email. but in a nut shell, if we can convert CH4 into CO2 equiv (which can be done) then we have a solid shot. we are also working on a freely available online tool & other impacts too

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

thanks, I might need to train up in Katniss-like skills..... My husband asked if there was a hit out on me already, and whether he need to look in to witness protection. I'm not entirely sure if that was all said in humor

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

(Who knows, maybe they'll come after me now too....)

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Yeah this is pretty abhorrent. It has tones of the climate wars all over again. Pretty low of them to come after IPCC authors in this way. Im a CLA w Fredi on Ch3, she's a brilliant scientist

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

deflect, deflect, deflect, and a sprinkle of rehash, that's all they are doing

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Yeah, its hardly the best 😬 But we had a lot of fun with this episode. This one is more for the entertainment value.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🔥 🔥 the latest ep of TOTALLY COOKED is out 🔥 🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social & I dissect the 2004 "blockbuster" The Day After Tomorrow. Prepare for tangents, skepticism, laughs, & maybe even some climate science. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1fJ... Spotify: lnkd.in/gGpJYCEp apple: lnkd.in/gy2CT4Wz

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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | A Totally Cooked Movie Special

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

enjoy! keen for any feedback you might have

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Thanks Kelly! Hope you enjoy the podcast as much as I enjoy making it with @instrachan.bsky.social. Im also an IPCC convening lead author this cycle. Will talk about this on the podcast at some point, im sure 😄

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🔥🔥 eps 7 & 8 of totally cooked are out🔥🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social talk to early career researchers about their journeys into their weather and climate science. bonus 🐸 & 🐍 stories. @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social ep 7 open.spotify.com/episode/4S5R... ep 8 open.spotify.com/episode/2p4D...

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

We’re doing a special episode of Totally Cooked! Is there anything about the weather or climate you really want to know or aren’t sure about? Send us YOUR questions for us to answer. comment here, send a DM or to totallycooked@21centuryweather.org.au let us know if you want to be anonymous.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I can't seem to sign up - says form is closed?

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🔥 🔥 episode 6 of TOTALLY COOKED is out! 🔥 🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social and I talk about all things hail and storms with Dr @timraupach.com Available wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify link: lnkd.in/gJBNWDHb @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social #climatechange #weatherchange #hail #climatecomms

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Im so sorry this is happening in your country 😢

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Worse. Because we should definitely know better

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

For f**ks sake. I cannot believe we're back here again. Why on earth....just WHY. They pull NOAA apart and then pull this shit....Arghggh

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🔥🔥 episode 5 of TOTALL COOKED is out🔥🔥 We interview @climatenerilie.bsky.social about all things Antarctica 🐧🐧 Available wherever your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/6762...

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Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) @amosupdates.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🔍 AMOS is looking for a new Social Media Officer If you are an ECR keen about science communication get in touch with us at comms@amos.org.au

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