Professor, Climate Science | heatwaves | ANU Fenner School | Deputy Director Engagement & Impact, @21centuryweather | convening lead author @IPCC AR7 | co-host totally cooked podcast | @AMOS president | Climate Comms | Mother | Runner | #ADHD .. more
Professor, Climate Science | heatwaves | ANU Fenner School | Deputy Director Engagement & Impact, @21centuryweather | convening lead author @IPCC AR7 | co-host totally cooked podcast | @AMOS president | Climate Comms | Mother | Runner | #ADHD
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is an Australian climate scientist and expert in heatwave research. She was awarded a NSW Young Tall Poppy in 2013 and received the Dorothy Hill award in 2021. She has extensive science communication experience. .. more
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Im going overseas to a meeting on climate & Health - it could not be more ironic.
But I've stressed to my husband the importance of staying safe. And if (God forbid) fires ignite, get out early.
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.
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
Thinking of everyone affected by the #Victorianfires.
We are 600m above sea level - would be roughly 6deg hotter if we had no elevation.
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.
Reposted by Sonia I. Seneviratne, Andrew Watkins
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...
that was once serious cock-up by Defense!
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
Reposted by Nerilie J. Abram
Emma was a fabulous all-rounder.
Terrific scientist, articulate Communicator, brilliant advocate for women in science.
She will be deeply missed.
theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...
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
Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick
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...
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
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
Im a CLA w Fredi on Ch3, she's a brilliant scientist
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
But we had a lot of fun with this episode. This one is more for the entertainment value.
@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...
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