Being careful with my wording, I suspect that there could be a possibility that focusing on short term, narrow targets (eg. house building) could, possibly exacerbate future risks (eg. flooding, overheating) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We've launched our Environment in Focus inquiry, asking you for your ideas on what the committee should look in to. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/9336/th...

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Department “Away Day” today a full 1 floor “Away” from my office. It looks like being very much a full “Day” though, so that bit is accurate.

Excellent news this week that I’ve been promoted to Reader (from SL). Very happy but always amazed at how slow the academic promotion cycle is; my application went in almost 9 months ago!

New analysis from @metoffice.gov.uk showing that the record-breaking hot UK summer of 2025 has been made much more likely by human-induced climate change and such a hot summer would be expected about once every 5 years in current climate. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Some super interesting reflections from a UK (and EU) climate diplomat of the Paris Agreement period. Will definitely get hold of the book when it’s out #climatechange #climatepolicy www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Defra fellowships for 2026/27 are open applications up to 16th September: defrajobs.co.uk/roles/resear...

Storm Floris looks like it could cause a lot of disruption. Stay safe and think about how to adapt plans. news.sky.com/story/storm-...

"A weather station in the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30C (86F) on 13 days in July." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Would you know how to form a #community #flood group? What are the first steps when getting started? Any important things to consider? Download our ‘Guide to Forming a Flood Action Group’ booklet for an in-depth manual 🔨🤝 thefloodhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...

New PhD - full funding for UK/Irish applicant - start Jan 26 - Design and evaluation of multi-functional Blue Green Infrastructure under climate change tinyurl.com/42s8rade: Clare Walsh, Vassilis Glenis & myself, Newcastle Uni. Part of Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water lnkd.in/e5g6nz6V

For the 2nd time in 5 years my kids' school sports day has been cancelled because of hot weather (not Covid, that was a 3rd cancellation). I'm glad they've made the call - its too hot to make sure 100s of kids are ok - but maybe need to think about the timing in the future! #heatwave

Big step to #BeatPollution! Countries have just agreed to establish a new global science-policy panel to support the management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The panel will equip countries with the science needed #ForPeopleForPlanet: bit.ly/45z01DE

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Hooray that the big UN ocean summit this week made some progress. The two biggest ocean scandals (of many) still continue: the horribly destructive practice of bottom trawling still happens, and many Marine Protected Areas still allow fishing. More work needed! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PDRA job: latest Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities postdoc job looking at evidence and policy impact. We’re open to a range of approaches. 2 years, start ASAP, lots of collaboration opportunities. #academicjobs #researchjobs #postdoc #policyjobs qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/candidate...

I had a chat with a New Scientist writing after a presentation at EGU and, from reading it back, I was being quite frank about the issues 😬

The inter-linked risks of climate change and our waste legacy will be felt along our eroding coastlines. Nice interview of @andyrussell.bsky.social at @egu.eu. www.newscientist.com/article/2480... @newscientist.com. Details of our @qmul.ac.uk @ukri.org project at www.ukcoastalandfillresilience.org

Had a brilliant day in the Scottish Parliament yesterday (with 2 of my TRL colleagues @louisereardon.bsky.social and Ruth) meeting lots of the climate and environment experts. Lots of ideas for new collaborations!

The Climate Change Committee has published its 2025 Progress Report on adaptation! This is the first full assessment of the 3rd National Adaptation Programme (NAP) www.theccc.org.uk/publication/... I used to work at the CCC and write big chunks of these reports. It’s not good news…

My colleague Prof Spencer has been working on legacy landfill for some years now and we’re hoping to develop new ways forward with our current project www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Really interesting meeting of the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) Board yesterday... there are some really interesting analyses coming up!

It’s recess in Parliament so a great time to take some of the research group on a tour

🤬🤮🤦‍♂️: PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Always surprised how “FTSE hits lowest level since January” is treated as a crisis but “warmest year ever recorded” fails to get much interest these day. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

With Greens at 72% also that means we will have five party competition in most wards (as we did last year in nearly all constituencies). Don’t think that’s ever come close to happening before.

The April issue of Weather is online! Featuring... – Storm Ciarán: an insurance viewpoint – Thunderstorms in Finland, June 2021 – Hurricane-force winds in Storm Lyly – Easter weather on Snowdon – AI weather forecasts + more! Check it out: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14778696... @rmets.org

This is cool. The Guardian recreated a searchable climate future risk tool (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, and coastal flood) for the US that was developed by FEMA but deleted by the Trump administration’s ‘climate’ purge.

“Catastrophic” - US National Institutes of Health Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change By @propublica.org #climatecrisis www.propublica.org/article/nih-...

Come and join us to work as a Climate Hub Project Manager for the northeast UK region on the Climate Ambassador project funded by the DfE - deadline to apply is 13 April jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

I have a very immediate appointment need for a junior PD position as a chapter scientist on the @ipcc.bsky.social Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Initial appointment will be 6 months so I can appoint immediately but extendable to the two years of the report cycle. (1/2)

Would you like to get stuck in with some #energy inquiries in the UK Parliament? If so, the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee is looking for a Specialist Advisor. Deadline: Friday 11th April. committees.parliament.uk/committee/66...

I confess that one reason for me not being arsed to do stuff on X now is that virtually nothing I post there gets liked or retweeted anymore. I mean, I'm somewhere between niche and dull, I know. But that's where I've always been and it didn't used to stop my tweets occasionally getting traction.

We have 25 years to meet many of our net zero targets. But it's now 40 years since we found the hole in the ozone layer, followed rapidly by the Montreal Protocol. What are the lessons that might help us today? Find out on this week's Rare Earth, on air now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Our colleagues @uniofmanchester.bsky.social are hiring a Chair in Air Pollution and Health - apply by 15 April! Lead world class atmospheric simulation chamber facilities, examine emerging pollutants, and study the impacts on non-communicable diseases. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

I might be biased but this is a fantastic #Science4Policy job opportunity for someone passionate about supporting evidence-informed policymaking and Europe's scientific community! Apply now (deadline 19 March)👇! www.egu.eu/news/1258/jo... #SciPolJobs #SciComm #SciCommJobs #Jobs #Geoscience

Heads up! The @ipcc.bsky.social is calling for nominations for Lead Authors and Review Editors for its 7th Assessment Report. More about how to become an author or review editor here 👉 bit.ly/4krWMTu More on the nomination process here 👉 bit.ly/AR7Nm Submissions close Apr 17, 2025.

Interested in volunteering to be an author for the IPCC AR7 Working Groups? Nomination process open until 17th April: apps.ipcc.ch/nominations/...

I'm featured in this month's The Actuary magazine talking about climate change attribution and the cliff edge of catastrophic global climate breakdown we still have time (just) to avoid (probably). www.theactuary.com/2025/03/07/i...

Thought a talk I did this week at @EdinburghUni might be of interest to politics students and anyone else who, like me, still thinks the Tories are worth paying attention to. This is Part One of what'll be a mega thread.

I guess it’s marginally more sophisticated than reading tea leaves for geopolitical projections but the photos are better at least. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hello Bluesky! EGU is pleased to be able to activate our account here, and share all the exciting news about the upcoming General Assembly: #EGU25, our #OpenAccess publications and more! Several of our Divisions will be making the move over from Twitter/X too, so keep an eye out for your favourites!

There will be more debate this time on the 7th Carbon Budget recommendations from @thecccuk.bsky.social . @rosahodgkin.bsky.social and I think that's a good thing @instituteforgov.bsky.social - www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/seve...

NEW – IPCC’s special report on cities is its first with majority-women authorship team | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org Read here: https://buff.ly/4gUNZXd

We have described and made available through Nature Scientific Data our global high resolution bias corrected CMIP6 derived wet-bulb and wet-bulb globe temperature data and codes. This is currently the most accurate formulation of these metrics available. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oh wow, so the Technical Support Unit for IPCC AR7 WGIII has gone?! It’s pretty late in the process to get that up and running again 🤦‍♂️

Job Alert! Permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography (Teaching & Research), specialising in peatland science. Come join our Department of Geography at The University of Manchester! Deadline 27 March 2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

NEW on Wonkhe: UCAS January deadline applicants and applications, 2025 https://bit.ly/40ZRk1d

Has the latest version of Google Gemini changed the game for LLMs being able to help with weather data rescue? @brohan.org says yes! brohan.org/AI_daily_pre...